Kilmer’s Doc Holliday in Tombstone added wit, while West, in his three TV roles, delivered a more classic portrayal on screen ...

and John Ireland possessed a certain aesthetic that allowed them to become part of the iconography of the genre as a whole. However, some Western stars can manage the aesthetics of the genre ...

Elements of iconography can, even by themselves, suggest entire genres. A single image of a star-shaped Sheriff’s Badge immediately suggests the Western. Where and when films in this genre ...