 "Western von gestern" was the collective showcase title for a number of American black-and-white Western films and serials from the 1930s to the 1950s.The adaptation script was written by Joe Hembus and Eydo von Hadeln, and the music (which featured original soundtracks, rather than using the originals' musical scores) was composed by Fred Strittmatter and Quirin Amper Jr..The featured list includes "Zorro's Black Whip" and several early films with John Wayne, Al St. John (in his popular role as "Fuzzy Jones"), Buster Crabbe and Roy Rogers ("Days of Jesse James").