Question about cowboy movies

[Skeet 028]

I also HAVE to say. I loved that movie. Nothing was sacred in the darn thing. I remember the line the Kid said about salt of the earth everyday normal town folks ...you know....MORONS! Clevon Little almost choked on that. It had to be an unscripted line... if not it shoulda been.

Pilgrim... to be honest I like Johnny cake better...and father in law liked Johnny cake but complained about it till he died. In fact he died getting up from the dinner table at almost 102. Last meal?? Vegetable Beef soup and a pan of corn bread

 

[Kevin J.]

Second issue is when someone dies a shovel that was not in any scene before shows up to dig the grave and is not on any horse when they ride away.

Not to mentioned the 6 foot deep grave they easily dug into the rock hard prairie or desert ground with just a shovel.

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

I am amused at the old westerns where they rob the stage coach then
take the strong box, full of gold dust, and ride off holding it with one
hand. Must of been strong guys and horses to carry a few hundred
pounds of gold.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Some of the Silver Refiners made their Bars so big they were hard to steal.
You needed a wagon to haul them if you stole them.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

This just popped up on another feed.
Looks like he's got 2 Coffee Pots and a bunch of other cookware.
Course he's got a wagon to haul it and is probably cooking for a dozen or more Wranglers.

 

[UncleEd]

I am amused at the old westerns where they rob the stage coach then
take the strong box, full of gold dust, and ride off holding it with one
hand. Must of been strong guys and horses to carry a few hundred
pounds of gold.

Gold in 1880 was $20.67 an ounce.
To steal a large sum for those days, say
$50,000, you'd have to be ready to
carry just about 175 pounds. Doable
with an extra horse or mule or several
riders parceling out the weight.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I think most cowboy/western movies used the same "ricochet" sound bite.

 

[Step N. Mud]

They did use the soundbites and also the sound of horses running, but hey, it's entertainment.

Did read about stories of live 22 rounds being used in old movies like Winchester '73 and actual 22s fired at Jimmy Stewart when he was up in the rocky mountain chase scenes.

 

[Rustyt1953]

They did use the soundbites and also the sound of horses running...

Those weren't 'orses. They were coconuts.

 

[Step N. Mud]

as in Monte Python