The villain in many a western movie wore a black hat.
There was Lee Van Cleef’s Angel Eyes from “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,” with his steely, cold gaze beneath that black hat, perfectly suited to his portrayal of a merciless bounty hunter.
Who can forget Henry Fonda’s ruthless killer Frank from “Once Upon a Time in the West,” or Jack Palance’s unscrupulous gunfighter Jack Wilson from “Shane,” or Lee Marvin’s ruthless outlaw from “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.”…