SHANE (1952)

[BoyScoutKevin]

Somewhat funny story about this, besides the fact that this was probably the first movie I ever saw in a theater, though I was too young to remember seeing it.

My parents wanted to see it in the worst way, and as I was, at that time, too young to see it in an indoor theater, they wrapped me up in a blanket, put me in the car, and drove to the drive-in to see it. Well, they happened to live at that time in an area, where the fog comes up quickly that time of year. That's right. The film started, the fog came up, and they couldn't finish the film. The next night. They tried again. The same thing happened. The film started, the fog came up, and they couldn't finish the film. The next night, they tried to see it for a third time. And same thing happened. The film started, the fog came up, and they couldn't finish the film.
They tried a fourth time. This time the drive-in manager recognized them from the previous three attempts, said they could see it for free this, time and  waved them through. And this time, they finallly saw it all the way through to the end.

While I don't remember seeing it at the drive-in, I did see it years after that on television. It is one of the most realistic westerns I have ever seen. Heck! I think it's one of the most realistic films I've ever seen.

And now a question. When Jack Palance shoots Elisha Cook, jr. in the street, is that the first time a person was ever shown being blown backwards by the impact of the bullet?