Which 1962 Western was based on Dorothy M. Johnson's short story of the same name?

The 1962 Western based on Dorothy M. Johnson’s short story of the same name is The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

Directed by John Ford, the film stars James Stewart as lawyer Ransom Stoddard and John Wayne as rancher Tom Doniphon. Its story examines how a frontier legend can eclipse the complicated truth behind it, especially after Stoddard becomes celebrated for supposedly defeating outlaw Liberty Valance.

Johnson’s original short story was published in 1953. The movie expanded and reshaped it for Ford’s themes of memory, mythmaking, law, and the transition from frontier violence to civic government. It was filmed in black and white, unusual for a major Western of its period.

A common mix-up is the similarly titled Gene Pitney song, “(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance.” The song was inspired by the film’s story but was not used in the movie. The film also marked John Wayne and James Stewart’s first screen pairing.