Shane

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Cinebarre let me down AGAIN with their internet movie schedule so I went home and watched the best cowboy movie of all time.

This movie is great and it has several unanswered questions.
1. Does Shane know Marian before he goes to the valley?
2. Is he mortally wounded when he leaves the valley?
Marian (Jean Arthur) is incredible. One of the few actresses who made the transition from silent films, she is 10 years older that Alan Ladd (Shane) and Van Heflin (Joe Starrett ). She came out of retirement to make this film.
Jack Palance (Wilson) is his usual creepy self; but it is Brandon deWilde (Joey) who is stunning.
She who must be obeyed said that Joey is the ugliest child she has ever seen. I thought he looked a lot like me when I was younger.
Shane … Shane … come back.
The answer to question two is: NO he is not mortally wounded. He moves to San Francisco and becomes a hired gun – Paladin. Isn’t that a much better ending than he dies off camera!
A fun fact about Alan Ladd is that he is considered short at 5’8”, the leading ladies of the day were usually 5’10” and up so to make him look manly they dug a trench for the ladies to walk in so he would look taller.