John Wayne
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
A veteran journalist presents more than 1,100 quotes from the iconic American man of action’s 172-film career that are at once inspirational, humorous, touching and revealing.
Mark Orwoll's John Wayne Speaks is an amazing compilation of John Wayne's statements and sentiments off and on screen, organized and explained in context by one of the world's leading Wayneologists
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
Rodeo racketeers: John Wayne goes undercover as John Weston, a rodeo star, to rope a gang of rodeo racketeers. This is one of the few films in which "The Duke" is a riding, roping and singing cowboy and shows the unique side of his early career.
Claim jumpers: John Wayne stars as a tough Eastener who heads out West to meet his father's mining partner, Hayes. When they strike it rich, outlaws try to jump their claim by framing Hayes for murder.
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6) True grit
Formats
Description
Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshal with an affinity for drinking, and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution....
Series
Description
An ex-Confederate soldier searches for his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family.
A Civil War veteran spends five years on the trail of a Comanche raiding party that kidnapped his dead brother's daughters. Breathtaking scenery gives a picture of frontier families separated by miles of emptiness.
9) Stagecoach
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
Nine passengers board a Cheyenne-bound stagecoach. Each has an urgent reason for the journey, and each is determined to live through the dangerous trip through Indian territory.
10) The Cowboys
Pub. Date
c1972
Description
A tough rancher, deserted by his regular help, hires 11 schoolboys for a 400 mile cattle drive.
11) The Alamo
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,00-man Mexican army--a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
12) Red River
Pub. Date
1948.
Description
A cattle baron and his adopted son head the first drive over the Chisolm trail when he can't find a local market for his herd.
14) North to Alaska
Description
Two gold prospectors in the Alaska of 1900 are battling for gold, land, and the woman they both love.
15) El Dorado
Series
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
A sheriff fights cattlemen and empire builders as he tries to tame the West.
16) The war wagon
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Taw Jackson is a rancher who is dead set on capturing an iron-clad stagecoach belonging to cattle baron West Catlin, the man who stole his fortune and good name years before. To pull off the heist, Jackson puts together a crew that includes an old character, a half-civilized Indian, a young drunk, and a cocky gunfighter. Includes production notes and original theatrical trailer.
17) McLintock!
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
In this westernized version of The taming of the shrew, John Wayne stars as cattle baron George McLintock and Maureen O'Hara assumes the role of his estranged wife. In an effort to get on with his life, McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement and hires her as his cook, welcoming both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly and McLintock's simple and serene lifestyle comes to halt as an unexpected turn...
Series
Description
The day that Katie Elder is buried, her four sons return home to Clearwater, Texas, to pay their last respects. It is a he-man story, as well as, a drama of the maternal influence of Katie Elder, her sacrifice, love and incredible valor. The hopes and aspirations for her sons are movingly communicated from beginning to conclusion.
19) Rio Lobo
Series
Pub. Date
1970.
Description
A spectacular robbery of a Union pay train by Confederate guerillas leads to the train's colonel befriending the leaders of the robbers when the war ends. Together, they seek the Union traitors responsible for a string of Confederate train robberies.
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