20 Classic Black and White Westerns Worth Revisiting According to MovieWeb

The Western genre has been a staple in the industry for about a century now. With its tales of adventure and exploitation on the legendary frontier, and through the challenges and triumphs of their protagonists, the movies have given new life to the unforgiving spirit of the American West. Perhaps no cinematic technique has the ability to enhance the genre's atmosphere quite like the contrasts of black and white. While color films use vivid hues to highlight the rugged realities of the Wild West, monochrome Westerns are more subtle. They use light and shadow to create a mood that's distinct, evocative, and pioneering. Many of the most influential works in the Western genre have emerged from the golden age of the 1930s to the 1960s. Directors at the time innovated what would become landmarks and tropes most synonymous with the genre; the movies constantly resurrected and reshaped the Western genre's conventions through the clarity of black and white cinematography." - movieweb.com

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Jesse James Under the Black Flag (1921)

The Last Round-Up (1934)

Destry Rides Again (1939)