Talk: Bob Richard, Early Day Western Movies

Early Day Western Movies, including The Rider of the Painted Horse

A free talk by Bob Richard

Thursday, October 19, 2023
Noon–1 p.m.

Join us for the October presentation of 2023 in our “Local Lore with Bob Richard” series of free talks hosted by our McCracken Research Library.

For this talk Bob shares stories, photographs, and stills from early day western movies, including the silent film The Rider of the Painted Horse, filmed in the Cody area in 1925. Among the local actors that made up most of the cast was Will Richard, Bob’s uncle, who was cast as the villian.

With a wealth of knowledge about the Cody and Yellowstone National Park areas, Bob has a lifetime of stories to share with future generations. The “Local Lore with Bob Richard” series continues every other month throughout the year. Most talks take place on the third Thursday of the month, with the exception of June (second Thursday).

The talks in this series are gathered in this YouTube playlist.

Upcoming Local Lore talk

• December 21: History of Pahaska Teepee

About the speaker

A lifelong Wyoming resident, Richard’s varied experiences are pure West. He worked at guest ranches, guided horse and hunting trips, ranched, and for 37 years owned and operated Grub Steak Expeditions, personally touring thousands of visitors from around the world through Yellowstone and its ecosystem.

Educated at the Universities of Wyoming, Arizona, and California (Fresno), Richard has served as a teacher and school administrator, a decorated United States Marine Corps pilot in Vietnam, and, for 21 years, helped coordinate American Red Cross service and relief activities in the western United States.

Richard is the author of several books on the Cody and Yellowstone area, as well as his own family’s deep roots in the region. They feature his own photographs and often those of his father Jack Richard and uncle Ned Frost. For information on Bob’s photography and his published books, visit bobrichardphotography.com.