When Cowboys Were King
THE HISTORY CHANNEL
Documentary, Approximately 100 minutes
Released 2003

From the DVD Jacket:
Inevitably violent and often highly romanticized, the Hollywood Western belongs to one of the most recognizeable genres in American cinema.

In this feature-length special, THE HISTORY CHANNEL travels back in time to trace the histioy of the Western from the early days of Edison Studios to the various B-grade Westerns and, finally, to the television aftermath of the '50s and '60s. Rare clips, as well as interviews with Bruce Dern, Carroll Baker, Ernest Borgnine, John Ritter, Ricardo Montalban, and Tom Selleck, highlight the considerable impact the Western genre has had on American culture since the early 1900s.

From Broncho Billy Anderson to John Wayne to Clint Eastwood, join THE HISTORY CHANNEL for a return to the thrilling days of yesteryear, when cowboys were king and the nineteenth-century American West provided the perfect backdrop for some of the most iconic films in history.