Shane (1953)

In George Stevens' mythic western:

• the lavish background settings of Wyoming
• the legendary buck-skinned gunfighter Shane (Alan Ladd)
• the scene of Shane and Joe Starrett (Van Heflin) chopping up a huge tree stump
• young Joey's (Brandon de Wilde) idolization of his hero
• two large-scale fistfights
• the saloon brawl
• Wilson's (Jack Palance) entrance and role as a black-clothed evil gunman
• Torrey's (Elisha Cook, Jr.) brutal death in a showdown as he was hurtled backwards onto a muddy street
• Torrey's funeral scene in which his dog mourned at his master's coffin
• Marion's (Jean Arthur) long farewell handshake
• the final shootout between the evil and dark Wilson and Shane
• Joey's poignant cry after his hero ("...Come back...") as Shane rode away toward the mountains