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True Grit (1969)
Wayne stars as Rooster Cogburn, the role for which he won an Oscar. After her father is murdered by outlaw Tom Chancey (Jeff Corey), 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) attempts to track down the killer. She goes to a paunchy, one-eyed marshal (Wayne) - a man of 'true grit' - and together they pursue Chancey into Native American territory. They are joined by La Boeuf (Glen Campbell), a ranger who is hoping to collect the reward on another of Chancey's murders.
El Dorado (1966)
Virtually a remake of Howard Hawks and Wayne's earlier 'Rio Bravo', 'El Dorado' brings a distinctive sixties flavour to this tale of male camaraderie and comedy in the Old West. In post-Civil War El Dorado, the town's alcoholic sheriff, J.P. Harrah (Robert Mitchum), does his best to battle the local cattle baron, Bart Jason (Edward Asner). Help is at hand, however, with the arrival of his old friend Cole Thornton (Wayne), an ex-gunfighter who helps him to rid the town of Jason and his cronies.
The Sons Of Katie Elder (1965)
Four sons are re-united when they return home to Clearwater to bury their mother. John Elder (Wayne) is the oldest brother, a gunslinger. Tom (Dean Martin) is next, a card sharp who shares his sibling's ability with a gun only when his back is to the wall. Matt (Earl Holliman) is the moody one, while the youngest is Bud (Michael Anderson Jr), upon whom the family's hopes of respectability rest.
In Harm's Way (1965)
After the Japanese launch their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during WWII, out-of-favour Captain Rockwell Torrey (Wayne) is instrumental in planning the US navy's retaliation. The top brass slowly warm to him as his strategy begins to pay dividends, whilst a thawing of relations also becomes apparent between him and his estranged son. Meanwhile, Torrey's immediate superior, Commander Paul Eddington (Kirk Douglas), suffers marital problems that bring him to the verge of a complete breakdown.
The Shootist (1976)
This tells the story of ageing gunfighter John Bernard Brooks (Wayne, in his last role) who rides into Carson City in 1901. His old friend Dr Hostleter (James Stewart) confirms that he is dying of cancer, and Brooks takes refuge in a boarding house, fending off people who either want to kill him or write his life story.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Big-city lawyer Ransom (Stewart) heads into the Wild West outpost of Shinbone to bring local outlaw Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) to justice. En route, he is met by a posse led by Valance, who beat him within an inch of his life. Passing cowboy Tom Doniphon (Wayne) rescues Ransom, gets him set up in Shinbone, and supports his efforts to be elected sheriff. Meanwhile, he also attempts to teach his clumsy proteg the fundamentals of gunslinging, so that Valance may at last be brought to book.
Rio Lobo (1970)
Howard Hawk's final film, 'Rio Lobo', stars Wayne as Union Colonel Cord McNally. During the American Civil War, McNally is first captured by and then turns the tables on Confederates Captain Cordova (Jorge Rivero) and Tuscorora (Chris Mitchum). However, when the war ends McNally returns to Texas, where he discovers that an unscrupulous sheriff is conducting a reign of terror in Rio Lobo. He finds himself forced to call upon his former Confederate enemies to help bring the rogue sheriff to justice.
Big Jake (1971)
George Sherman's western, 'Big Jake', sees Wayne playing elderly Texan Jacob McCandles, alongside a cast that includes several other Wayne family members. McCandles decides to take the law into his own hands when his grandson (played by his real-life son Ethan Wayne) is kidnapped and his estranged son shot in the process. Ready to pay the $1 million demanded as ransom, McCandles recruits his sons (Patrick Wayne and Chris Mitchum) as back-up gunslingers just in case there is any shooting.
Donovan's Reef (1963)
This was John Ford's last film dealing with World War 2. Here the story concerns three Naval veterans, Donovan (Wayne), Gilhooley (Marvin) and Dr William Dedham (Jack Warden), who 20 years on are still living on the Pacific Island they were sent to liberate. Their lives are about to be turned upside-down when Dr Dedham's daughter Amelia (whom he has never met) decides to visit to check out whether her father is fit to inherit majority shares in the family shipping business. Dr. Dedham is away on another island but has left behind his three Polynesian children and Donovan decides to pass them off as his own as well as escort Amelia around the island. This of course has its complications, as well as seeing a few fists flying, but Donovan eventually softens Amelia's cold Bostonian manner and shows her a more human side to life.
Hatari! (1961)
Wayne stars as Sean Mercer, head of a group of highly skilled professional game hunters. However, these hunters don't use bullets: they capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions - an exciting business that pits man against beast. The supporting cast includes Hardy Kruger, Red Buttons and Elsa Martinelli.
McLintock (1963)
Cattle baron George Washington McLintock (Wayne) will stop at nothing to regain the affections of his estranged wife (Maureen O'Hara) in the comedy-western, McLintock.
Island In The Sky (1953)
This is an adventure film set in post-World War II subarctic Canada, starring Wayne as Dooley, a former army pilot now flying transport missions, who is forced to crash-land his fuel-starved plane on a frozen lake after it strays from its course. A desperate game of survival begins as Dooley and his men confront a meagre food supply, limited shelter, inadequate clothing, a primitive emergency radio transmitter and an impending arctic storm. Meanwhile, Dooley's fellow pilots and their crews launch an air search of the bleak, uncharted landscape - grimly aware that the possibility of rescuing of the missing men is diminishing with every tick of the clock.
Hondo (1953)
Cavalry despatch rider Hondo Lane (Wayne) decides to help white settler Helen (Geraldine Page) and her son when the Apaches begin to rise against the white man in 'Hondo' (1953). Hondo feels his loyalties divided as he is half Native American himself, but sets about helping the settlers and remaining US cavalry escape from the Apache region to safety.
The High And The Mighty (1954)
This is an airborne adventure starring Wayne as Dan Roman, a veteran pilot haunted by his tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments, he finds himself scheduled on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying, suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return. |
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