Blazing Guns & Rugged Heroes - Audio Tour
Audio Tours
Curators of the special exhibit, Blazing Guns & Rugged Heroes, give a light-hearted take on the movies as they relate to Kansas history. Find out how to download these files to your MP3 player.
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Introduction by curators Laura and Blair, who explain how to use this audio tour.
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How accurate are western films when it comes to Kansas history? Not very.
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1:51 |
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The curators explore problems with the films Bad Company and Kansas Territory.
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7:04 |
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Laura tells us why she loves "Rocky" Lane and Blackjack.
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3:06 |
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The real James brothers were nothing like the Hollywood version.
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Hear about a real bad-guy turned good-guy turned bad-guy.
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3:56 |
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The exciting world premiere for Dark Command was in Lawrence, Kansas.
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2:54 |
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Quantrill was a dirty murdering snake, at least in the movie Dark Command.
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3:07 |
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Blair gives the inside scoop on the real Quantrill.
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The curators talk about Bobby Darin's only western, Gunfight in Abilene, and Blair threatens to sing.
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John Brown is curiously evil in the films Santa Fe Trail and Seven Angry Men.
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Saloon girls and tables fly across the room in this classic screen brawl from Dodge City.
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The curators are fascinated by a fake hand in Gunfight in Abilene.
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Blair and Laura struggle to describe the relationship between Marshal Dillon and Miss Kitty in TV's longest running western.
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I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle!
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Kansas had its own singing cowboy, Roy Faulkner, complete with musical saw.
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Laura discusses the mysteries behind an authentic Roy Rogers outfit featured in the exhibit.
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Blair talks about great western character actors, including Walter Brennan.
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The Cheyenne war lance in the exhibit is no movie prop, and the portrayal of Native Americans in westerns is no laughing matter.
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Blair is appalled by the way old western films stereotype minorities. |
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Judy Garland is the shortest waitress ever in the movie Harvey Girls.
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Blair thinks catfights are the only redeeming feature of movies like Woman They Almost Lynched.
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More on How to Use These Files
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