As John Wayne usually played typical Western heroes, he needed a compelling villain to fight. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance has the best of these.
Dutton Peabody: [protesting his nomination to the statehood convention] No! No! No you don't! No! I... I'm a newspaperman, not a politician! No, politicians are my meat - I build em up and I tear em ...
The classic American Western "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" will be the subject of the next Civics and Cinema event at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Rivoli Theatre and Pizzeria.