The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw

June 15, 1919 | 30 min

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.

Genres

Western

Cast

Naomi Scott

Edgar Jones

Naomi Scott

Lucille Hutton

Naomi Scott

Neola May

Naomi Scott

Richard Cummings

Naomi Scott

Jack Walters

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