the virginian be one of the first well know western talkie . release in 1929 and star gary cooper who later become one of the great hero of the western genre and this movie contain all of the archetypal element of classic western film . there be a lone hero who answer to his own moral code define by his environment ( the frontier ) . a schoolmarm from out east come to civilize the west through education and and her value come into conflict with the hero she fall in love with . and there be a villain who abide by no moral code and who must be defeat by the hero to uphold his honor and his value . the classic representation of good and evil through black and white be use extensively and effectively in this film . cooper always wear white and the villain ( huston ) always wear black . however and the most morally ambiguous character and cooper friend steve and always wear a mixture of the color and and a he continue down a dark path and his color become darker and less ambivalent . this be a pretty good movie and particularly the hang scene and the shootout at the end and and basically any interaction between cooper and huston . what make the movie even more entertaining and fascinating to watch be it context . this movie be consider to be one of the very first western to represent the classic element of the western genre and and it influence on late western be quite clear . for film student and fan of the western genre alike and this be a fun film to watch and thoroughly enjoyable . ( note represent very interesting comparison can be make to later western and particularly shane and another cooper film and high noon ) .