James Stewart made a surprising amount of westerns and whilst the likes of “The Man from Laramie” and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” are some of his better known, those lesser known ones such as “Firecreek” are by no means weaker. In fact “Firecreek” is a little gem of a western not just because James Stewart serves up a fine performance as the honorary sheriff of a quiet town or that it pitches him against Henry Fonda and his bunch of troublemakers but because it has some wonderful cinematography and some really powerful scenes which unexpectedly grab you …. Firecreek movie review.