(The Last Outlaw)

Content: The Last Outlaw (1919) proved very tantalizing. An end-of-the-West Western, it shows its grizzled hero revisiting the town of his youthful exploits. But now, in an anticipation of Ride the High Country (1962), civilization has taken over. Cars chase Bud off the streets and the theatre features movies (Universal Bluebirds at that, a bit of product placement). Ford heightens the contrast by letting us into the hero’s memory, introduced by the title: “Memories of the past flashing back to him”—the earliest reference to the term “flashback” I recall seeing in the movies.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Western

Runtime:

30 minutes

Year:

1919

Directors:

John Ford

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Production companies:

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Actors:

Bud Coburn

Idaleen Coburn

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Sherriff Brownlo

Chad Allen

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