The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) starring Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles, Edmond O’Brien
![Jimmy Stewart as the bookish lawyer, with the newspaper editor (Edmond O'Brien) who's not afraid to take a stand against Liberty Valance -- and pays the price for it.](https://family-friendly-movies.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/61Vf64SZDxL._SL1600_-300x214.jpg)
I know that the title ‘finest western of all time’ is sure to be disputed, but I stand by it. In addition to starring three of the great actors of the 20th Century (John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and Lee Marvin), it’s a truly great story. It’s told in flashback, as Jimmy Stewart’s character is returning to the western town where he got his start. A bookish lawyer, many years ago he came to this wild west town, where there was no law. But there was a band of thugs led by Liberty Valance (played deliciously by Lee Marvin) running rampant. Jimmy Stewart plans to stop them by legal means … Only to find out that there is no one willing to enforce the law.
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