the man who shot liberty valance

the man who shot liberty valance is my latest film in my quest to watch all the films of jimmy stewart. it's really not a bad film. there are some great moments in it, as it focuses on the life of a small western town beset by gunslinging villains, and a lawyer who goes west and seeks to restore law and order. it is interesting to have both jimmy stewart and john wayne in the same film, and to reveal more would perhaps reveal too much about the plot, so i will stop there. as i wrote earlier, i have a love of Westerns, because they deal with the basic human condition in stark contrasts, good vs. evil, love, and facing up to your fears. jimmy stewart, as always, is as decent and honorable a man as you are likely to find on film. and i really have nothing bad to say about john wayne. maybe when i am done watching all the films of jimmy stewart, all the films directed by hitchcock, then i may start with other actors and actresses of the golden era of american film.