John Wayne Rejected 'High Noon' Over Its 'Un-American' Message, Boosting Gary Cooper's Career

John Wayne famously rejected the role, calling the Oscar-winning Western "the most un-American thing I've ever seen." ...

Gary Cooper's 'Vera Cruz' Ranked 37th Greatest Western, Influenced Spaghetti Westerns

A 1954 Gary Cooper classic that broke the mold was one of the greatest Westerns of all time and it still holds up.