My own favorite scene (spoiler).

I think it was a nice touch that Joe was better at hand to hand fighting than Shane was. Shane was more gifted in every other area and it kept him from being too perfect in comparison.

The best fight scene in cinema history!

Agree with both of you. I also like the scene where everyone pitches in to help the one family whose house was set on fire. To me, that's one of the most moving film scenes ever.

"The storm cannot be stopped, but it can be survived.'"

I agree about the fight scene being a great moment, as is the final shootout, but my favorite part of the whole film is Shane riding away towards the mountains, with Joey following and calling him. "Shane, come back" is echoing in the valley, and we all, like Joey, want him to come back.

One of the few endings where you really want to see more, you really want Shane to return, just like Joey, and there is a great sadness for his leaving. I would have loved to be in the first showing of Shane on it's premier just to see the 1953 audience reaction to the ending.

This could not happen had not Alan Ladd performed the part as well as he did, making Shane a character that the viewer could really care about, as well as the rest of the family and settlers. It has to be his finest ever.

And can you imagine that Montgomery Clift was first choice for Shane with William Holden as the Dad, Joe. That would not have worked as well, regardless of both men's talents. Thank gosh they were not available.

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The Eyes of the City are Mine! Mother Pressman / Anguish (1987)

Here it is : https://streamable.com/z25j

My favourite scene in the film is Shane's Ride To Town. It must be one of the great classic scenes in movie history. For that alone, if nothing else, George Stevens deserves to be recognised as a great director.

i loved the scene before the shootout when the dog looks up and around and then walks out the bar as if he knows trouble about to happen