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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "thebradstevens"
<bradstevens22@h...> wrote:
> The key hard-boiled western is surely Charles
Willeford's THE
> DIFFERENCE, originally published in 1971 under the
title THE HOMBRE
> FROM SONORA (under the pseudonym 'Will
Charles').
Don't forget Frank Gruber's old westerns. He was in his
element in those.
>
> As for films, I would recommend Stan Dragoti's DIRTY
LITTLE BILLY
> (though I guess it's impossible to see these days,
unless you manage
> to catch one of the infrequent television
screenings). Monte
> Hellman's westerns are also pretty
hard-boiled.
For me, the peak is Monte Hellman's _The Shooting_. The peak
of hardboiled-noir westerns, not necessarily of westerns, of
course, though it's pretty high on the list. I'ts out on a
very good DVD. Since the good stuff has a tendency to
disappear, I suggest grabbing it.
Best,
MrT
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