[Ads-l] adult western

[Jonathan Lighter]

A recognized film genre nowhere in OED.

1930 _Cleveland Plain Dealer_ (Cleveland, O.) (Dec. 26) 12: Reviews of
Shows..."Big Trail"-- Popular western...."Spoilers" -- Adult western.

 "Stagecoach" (1939) and "High Noon" (1952)  are often cited as the first
"adult western."

JL

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