The Virginian "Friends" Sports stars of the day

Sports stars of the day (like Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Gussie Moran) add to the Jocks-and-Jills fun

delayed his retirement from moviemaking to guide this lavish adventure lensed on location in Scotland (including Eilean Donan Castle)

Guffman to see the opening night of the show

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unforgettable film

The Virginian "Friends" Sports stars of the dayFilmmaking's friendship with The Virginian, the laconic hero of Owen Wister's 1902 novel, is winningly renewed in this robust, observant Western that follows four previous movie versions and a TV series. Bill Pullman plays the title role and directs, steeping his film in the language and customs of the Old West, shaping it with story elements that Wister turned into staples of the Western genre and lassoing fine support from Diane Lane, John Savage,