‘Copper Canyon’: Southerners Rebuild in the Old West

This entertaining Western deviates from Southern stereotypes.

Businesswoman Lisa Roselle (Hedy Lamarr) doesn’t seem to mind Johnny Carter (Ray Milland) getting into her personal space, in “Copper Canyon.” Paramount Pictures

NR | 1h 24m | Western | 1950

Some films use propaganda to deepen rifts within the United States. Films like “Civil War” (produced by A24), which pit different factions against each other, are criticized by many as thinly veiled attempts to sow discord rather than promote unity and reconciliation.