James Stewart’s Western Gear as The Man from Laramie

James Stewart in The Man from Laramie (1955) Vitals James Stewart as Will Lockhart, freight hauler and former cavalry officer New Mexico, Late 1870s Film: The Man from Laramie Release Date: September 20, 1955 Director: Anthony Mann WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background Since 2008, the National Day of the Cowboy has been observed on the fourth Saturday in July to recognize the spirit of the pioneering men and women who helped establish the American West. James Stewart’s homespun persona naturally lent itself to Western cinema as the actor’s prolific Western filmography includes Destry Rides Again (1939), Winchester ’73 (1950), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and John Wayne’s swan song The Shootist (1976). Among these, Stewart recalled that his favorite Western was his eighth and final collaboration with director Anthony Mann: The Man from Laramie. Adapted from Thomas T. Flynn’s then-recent serial in The Saturday Evening Post, The Man from Laramie stars Stewart as the titular…