Favorite John Wayne Western - NOT Directed by John Ford
Favorite John Wayne Western - NOT Directed by John Ford
Red River Directed by Howard Hawks. El Dorado by Hawks, and The Dark Command by Raoul Walsh get my votes. True Grit Directed by Henry Hathaway is fairly low on my list. Tall in the Saddle, with Ella Raines, is a more entertaing film than Grit.
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I'll go with Rio Bravo. Don't get me wrong, I don't necessarily think that it is the Duke's "best" non-Ford western, but I enjoy it. I've seen it probably 20 times over the years and it is just as much fun as the first time, every visit. With a supporting cast like Dean Martin, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson and the Ford-favorite Ward Bond it is a winner all the way through.
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Earlier I stated that Rio Bravo was my fave non-Ford Wayne western but I just watched The Comancheros and it gives Rio Bravo a good run for its money. I don't know how many years it had been since I'd last seen The Comancheros but it was a LOT of fun. The supporting cast of Stuart Whitman (really good chemistry with the Duke), Lee Marvin, Jack Elam and even Patrick Wayne make this first class entertainment. It was also director Michael Curtiz's last film. A good watch, especially if you haven't seen it in awhile as was the case with me.
P.S. I love El Dorado too, Mitchum and a young Caan make for excellent support.
P.S. I love El Dorado too, Mitchum and a young Caan make for excellent support.
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HATARIHATARIHATARIHATARIHATARI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hatari, for the score, the locale, the humor, and the camaraderie.
Plus, all my best friends went to see it with me on my 7th birthday!
OOPS! But that won't qualify as a true western, so I'll go with
HONDO!
"Well, I could find you in the dark, Mrs. Lowe...."
Plus, all my best friends went to see it with me on my 7th birthday!
OOPS! But that won't qualify as a true western, so I'll go with
HONDO!
"Well, I could find you in the dark, Mrs. Lowe...."
It has to be "North to Alaska" (1960). If you like your comedy broad and unsophisticated "North to Alaska" is your kind of film. The Duke has some of his funniest screen moments in this film. There's a whole routine with Stewart Granger and Capucine trying to make Wayne jealous and with Fabian serving as a straight man to Wayne, it's a pretty funny bit of business. Wayne's facial expressions are alone worth seeing the movie.
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