Walk of Fame Movie Adventures: The Westerner and Fred Stone

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Walter Brennan and Gary Cooper leaning in to talk over a bar .
Gray Cooper's head and a horse's ears.

Gary Cooper was forced to make this. He didn’t want to do it because he thought you couldn’t have a western without gunfights. There is one gunfight at the end, and I wonder if that was added to appease him.

…and it’s really more of a love story between Cooper and Walter Brennan, who plays the friendly murderous judge with charm Cooper can’t resist. Oh, you’re supposed to think he loves Doris Davenport, but Brennan’s the one he spends the most time with- and wakes up with in bed.

Composite picture. On the left, a mockup of Fred Stone's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On the Right, a black and white portrait photo of Fred Stone.

Fred Stone (Walk of Fame: 1634 Vine Street) plays Davenport’s father. He was best known as a stage performer. He was the first person to play The Scarecrow in a stage production of The Wizard of Oz.

Black and White photo of Fred Stone dressed as the Scarecrow from the stage production of The Wizard of Oz.
…and he looked pretty freaking cool!

I’m not sure how this movie connects to a movie about an Australian woman obsessed with ABBA and weddings, but here you go:

A fake poster for The Westerner mimicking the poster for Muriel's Wedding.
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