Long before John Wayne graced the silver screen, “The Great Train Robbery”, made in 1903 and directed by Edwin S. Porter (USA), introduced the first american cowboy star, Gilbert M. Anderson, better known to audiences as “Broncho Billy” Anderson. He was far more versatile than the cowboy stars of subsequent generations as he played not only a bandit, but a passenger who was most unceremoniously shot in the back, and he showed his full range of talent by also playing a dancer in a scene which qualifies as the cinema’s first musical number.