I watched " Bend in the River" last week,( maybe 3 times,) I recorded off the sat. tv. I myself, love looking at the scenery, the old wagons, I watch to see which actors can actually sit a horse! I find myself looking at the clothes even.
I really like Sam Elliot in westerns. he and that other big actor dude, I can't call his name, they demand " authenticity" in guns, tack, clothes, the correct sound of the gun going off, .......