If real cowboys didn't look like William S. Hart, they sure should have.

Growing up, there were always pictures of silent Western star William S. Hart lying around. I've always loved his profile — his face seemed to have been specially shaped to go with the hat. And his man of few words — living by a strong, rigid code — is reflected in the films of Sam Peckinpah, Randolph Scott, Clint Eastwood and a few others.

If you've never seen the land rush sequence in his last film, 1925's Tumbleweeds, you're missing out. It's incredible.