Son of Butch
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One thing that many Western movies often get wrong is casting.
The pioneers were vibrant young men and women in their 20s and a grizzled 'old' veteran would be maybe in their late 30s.
ie General George Armstrong Custer was 36 yrs old when he died.
Davy Crockett veteran frontiersman, soldier, statesman/politician, 49.
Jesse James 34.
Johnny Ringo 32
Jim Bowie 39
Morgan Earp 30
Lt Colonel Wm "Buck" Travis age 26 when he died at the Alamo
Maybe directors/producers think actors in their 20s look too much like kids to be believable, but it would be more accurate than casting middle aged actors.
The pioneers were vibrant young men and women in their 20s and a grizzled 'old' veteran would be maybe in their late 30s.
ie General George Armstrong Custer was 36 yrs old when he died.
Davy Crockett veteran frontiersman, soldier, statesman/politician, 49.
Jesse James 34.
Johnny Ringo 32
Jim Bowie 39
Morgan Earp 30
Lt Colonel Wm "Buck" Travis age 26 when he died at the Alamo
Maybe directors/producers think actors in their 20s look too much like kids to be believable, but it would be more accurate than casting middle aged actors.