For Ralphie, the Red Ryder represents the zenith of the Christmas holiday—a BB-shooting firearm that will help him manifest the Western heroes of his imagination.

Marion Shilling, 93, a 1930s leading lady who appeared opposite Buck Jones, Hoot Gibson, Tim McCoy and other B-movie heroes, died of natural causes Nov. 6 at Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

In the 1983 comedy directed by Bob Clark, all 9-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB gun. But his mother, teacher and even Santa tell him that he'll shoot his ...

Substituting for Allan Lane, who'd been called away to active military service, Bill Elliot stars in the Republic "Red Ryder" western Marshal of Laredo. This time, Red comes to the aid of a ...

RALPHIE’S QUEST for a Red Ryder BB gun in A Christmas Story strikes a chord for anyone who was ever a 9-year-old. Despite the warnings of adults that he could shoot his eye out, Ralphie cannot ...

You’ll shoot your eye out, Pops. When Daisy Outdoor Products sold out of a limited run of Red Ryder adult BB guns last week, it shouldn’t have been a surprise. The rage over childhood ...