In 1947, actor Randolph Scott — a Hollywood staple since the early sound era — decided from that point on to devote himself entirely to Westerns. (His statement on the subject was practical, gracious and mercenary: “[Westerns] have been the mainstay of the industry ever since its beginning. And they have been good to me. Westerns are a type of picture which everybody can see and enjoy. Westerns always make money. And they always increase a star's fan following.”) And from then until his retirement in 1962, that’s just what he did — sometimes turning out three and four Westerns a year.
