Henrys in the Movies

[RanchRoper]

Henry's pop up in movies and TV shows. Any favorites?
Personally, you can't beat Lonesome Dove's Capt McRae firing a long shot and hitting the guy dancing like a chicken...also see Henry's from time to time in the Rawhide box set I'm working my way through.

[Deadwood Dutch]

Used in the movie Silverado from 1985. Danny Glover's character says, "did you ever see what a Henry rifle can do in the hands of someone who knows how to use it?"

[Sir Henry]

The sheriff mentions "anyone with a Henry Rifle" in the movie Unforgiven.

[RanchRoper]

Hey I didn't catch that. Have to watch it again.

[Sir Henry]

Hey I didn't catch that. Have to watch it again.

I think he was talking to the reporter when he said it.

[Squatch]

The legend of Zorro. The bad guy uses a Henry. The scene where he is introduced he rides in showing it off and says. "If the Good Lord didn't have lightning he'd use a Henry Repeater."

[RanchRoper]

Haha...great quote!

[Frank V]

I like the Lonesome Dove movie, but Tom Sellick does a nice job in Crossfire Trail too.

[RanchRoper]

Selleck is picky about period correct gear and firearms in his westerns. It's all usually spot on. Part of his contract is he keeps all the custom stuff. I read he has an unreal collection. His period saddles were made by Croft Saddlery in SD. Jerry Croft passed away a couple of years ago. Selleck has a Henry in Last Stand at Saber River.

[Frank V]

Selleck is picky about period correct gear and firearms in his westerns. It's all usually spot on. Part of his contract is he keeps all the custom stuff. I read he has an unreal collection. His period saddles were made by Croft Saddlery in SD. Jerry Croft passed away a couple of years ago. Selleck has a Henry in Last Stand at Saber River.

It might have been Last Stand At Saber River? Maybe both?
Might be a good excuse to watch them again?

[RanchRoper]

I think he has a Winchester Centennial model in Crossfire; no matter, both good movies and worth watching again.

[Frank V]

I think he has a Winchester Centennial model in Crossfire; no matter, both good movies and worth watching again.

You could be right?

[JEBar]

Winchester '73 is a 1950 American Western film that stared James Stewart & Shelley Winters ===> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_'73 .... in the movie outlaw 'Dutch Henry' Brown (Stephen McNally) steals a prized Winchester 73 from his brother Lin McAdam (James Stewart) .... at one point Dutch Henry tried to bushwhack a gun runner who had won the 73 in a card game .... Dutch was resigned to having to use a Henry which he had nothing nice to say about .... in short, the move extols the virtues of a Winchester at the expense of a Henry

[RanchRoper]

Hey I just watched that on DVD last week! Great movie but I agree the Henry gets a bad rap!

[Frank V]

Great movie, I really like Jimmy Stewart!.

[RanchRoper]

Stewart always made a great cowboy, and looked right at home with a rifle in his hands.

[Frank V]

Yes he does, I think he flew bombers in WW2?

[RanchRoper]

Yes he saw active duty. Must have worried the studio bosses.

[Travlin]

Re Worried studio execs, Gene Autry flew in WW2.

[RanchRoper]

Yup, Gene was there. I have a huge collection of Autry, Roger and other B western movies. Although in the old B westerns, I could never figure out why these guys insist on shooting across canyons and all over the place with pistols, when there were perfectly good rifles around. I do like those movies though, it's the only place where you'll see cowboys, mad scientists, G-men, Indians, stagecoaches, cars and planes all in the same timeline. I guess the old west really was wild.