The Western's earliest form was less prestigious.
Before the Western genre became the iconic vessel for some of the greatest movies ever made, it had a cheaper, more prolific first iteration: the B-Western. B movies are a fascinating part of film history. While the idea of inexpensive, shoddily-made films seeing nationwide releases seems remote today, the form composed a substantial portion of the cinematic market for decades.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT One of the earliest and most important versions of this phenomenon was the B-Western. As a precursor to the era which produced some of the greatest Westerns ever, it’s important to understand how it came about, what it’s main features were, and how it led to the Western in its current form. Though the genre produced few masterpieces in Hollywood, it remains a significant part of cinematic history.
A "B-Western" Was Low-Budget & Aimed At Younger Audiences In the early days of film, the primary audiences for cinematic releases were children, who would flock to Saturday matinees to see the latest releases. As such, the best moneymaking practice became cranking out films that could be produced quickly and cheaply to an audience of children. Thus, the B-Western was born.
Since the films were aimed at children, they rarely included killing, and most of the plots had an intensely moralistic tone. The vast majority of gunplay involved acts of marksmanship such as shooting a gun out of an opponent’s hand. Actors would appear in dozens of films, often wearing the same costume in every film so that shots could be reused in other titles. However, the stunt performers were the real stars.
How B-Westerns Helped Establish The Western Movie Genre By the mid-1940s, trips to movie theaters became less frequent, and demand for cheap, quick Westerns began to diminish. However, the B-Western had proven the mass appeal of the genre and functioned as a training ground for some prominent figures, including John Wayne and legendary Western filmmaker John Ford.
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