
Can a century-old short film about a wagon train still elicit a genuine laugh in the age of high-concept digital comedy? Short answer: Yes, but only if you have an appetite for the specific, rhythmic language of silent slapstick and can overlook a script that is essentially a series of loosely connected pratfalls.Westw...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

J.A. Howe

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"Can a century-old short film about a wagon train still elicit a genuine laugh in the age of high-concept digital comedy? Short answer: Yes, but only if you have an appetite for the specific, rhythmic language of silent slapstick and can overlook a script that is essentially a series of loosely connected pratfalls.Westward Bo is specifically for the cinema historian or the silent film completionist who finds joy in the physical nuances of the 1920s. It is absolutely not for anyone seeking a coher..."
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