Sam Peckinpah saved the legacy of the American Western in the ’60s as film critics were wanting to declare the genre cinematically dead in the wake of all the amazing titles arriving from Europe as part of the Spaghetti Western wave. At this point, Hollywood studios were more than satisfied making dozens of cowboy shows for television since it was economically more viable. Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rawhide and others were keeping people at home when they wanted action on the wild frontier. Peckinpah had found a home making westerns for TV as a writer and director. He even created The Westerner series starring Brian Keith (