This revised and greatly expanded edition of a well-established reference book presents 5105 feature length (four reels or more) Western films, from the early s

In 1989 alone, for example, there were some forty-five major motion pictures which were sequels or part of a series. The film series phenomenon crosses all genr

John Brooker writes in his Introduction: "B westerns have always been part of my life. I decided ... to tour the US by Greyhound bus and try and track down some

The Character-based film series, each complete on its own but sharing a common cast of main characters with continuing traits and a similar fituation format and

Movies and books have romanticized the life of the cowboy. To most, the heroes of countless Westerns fall into one of three categories: the strong, silent, asex