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Hulu (No Ads) $17.99. /mth. View. at Hulu. The Duke, John Wayne (even though his real name was Marion) was an icon. Still is an icon, actually. Even though he died back in 1979, he’s still one ...
Director George B. Seitz Stars Laura La Plante John Wayne June Clyde. 3. The Range Feud. 1931 1h 4m Passed. 5.6 (485) Rate. Clint Turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Judy's father, a rival rancher who was an enemy of his own father. Director D. Ross Lederman Stars Buck Jones John Wayne Susan Fleming.
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Apr 16, 2023 · 7 The Quiet Man (1952) The 1952 comedy-drama The Quiet Man is one of the rare times John Wayne didn’t star in a Western. Instead, he teamed up with Maureen O’Hara, his co-star in four other popular romantic films. The Quiet Man is the best movie they made together.
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- 10 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'
- 9 'Rio Bravo'
- 8 'El Dorado'
- 7 'Stagecoach'
- 6 'The Long Voyage Home'
- 5 'Fort Apache'
- 4 'Red River'
- 3 'Sands of Iwo Jima'
- 2 'The Comancheros'
- 1 'The Sons of Katie Elder'
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
When Senator Ransom Stoaddard (James Stewart) returns home to attend the funeral of his friend, Tom Doniphon (Wayne), questions arise about the two men's past and their involvement with a ruthless outlaw, Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) who used to terrorize the town. Stoddard recalls when he first arrived in town as a young lawyer and the events leading up to his showdown with Valance, revealing that there's much more to the now-local legend. John Ford's classic Western, The Man Who Shot Libert...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
When Sheriff John Chance arrests the son of a wealthy ranch owner, Joe Burdette (Claude Akins), for murder, his brother (John Russell) and his men are prepared to break Joe out of jail. With the help of a recovering alcoholic (Dean Martin), a young cowboy (Ricky Nelson), and an elderly spitfire (Walter Brennan), Chance defends his post and fights the outlaws off long enough until reinforcements arrive. Regarded as one of director Howard Hawks' finest films,Rio Bravo is a slow-burning Western...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Land tycoon, Bart Jason (Edward Asner) recruits a group of men to force the MacDonald family out of town to claim their land. The local sheriff, J.P. Harrah (Robert Mitchum), is too deep in a bottle to help the family, and when word about the incident reaches his friend and gunslinger, Cole Thornton, Thornton and his partner, Mississippi (James Caan) travel to El Dorado to help Harrah shape up in time to fight Jason's group of thugs. Film critic Roger Ebert gave Hawks' El Dorado three-and-a-h...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
A group of strangers in Arizona board a stagecoach headed to New Mexico when a notorious outlaw known as the Ringo Kid escapes from prison. With a dangerous criminal on the run, U.S. Marshal Curly Wilcox (George Bancroft) accompanies the stagecoach. Along the way, he finds Ringo, but instead of finding a ruthless gunslinger, he discovers a man who is worthy of a second chance when he helps the marshal protect the stagecoach and its passengers. Wayne delivers his riveting breakthrough performa...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
During World War II, the crew (Wayne, Ian Hunter, Thomas Mitchell, Barry Fitzgerald) of an English cargo ship are on a voyage from the West Indies to Baltimore where they are instructed to pick up a load of dynamite. While the dangerous cargo and the treacherous sea puts some of the men on edge, their concerns worsen when they learn that a Nazi spy is potentially among them. The Long Voyage Home marked the second collaboration between Wayne and Ford and features several stars from the directo...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
After the Civil War, Kirby York and his men think he will replace the outgoing commander of Fort Apache, but to their surprise, his replacement is a former general and an arrogant West Point graduate, Owen Thursday (Henry Fonda). Thursday arrives at the fort with his daughter (Shirley Temple), but his ignorance towards the American Indians and desire to reclaim his former glory days cause him to clash with Kirby and his new company. Fort Apache is another top-tier Western directed by Ford and...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
Thomas Dunson owns a cattle ranch in Texas, and when he needs money after the Civil War, he plans to take his cattle to Missouri, where he can get a better price. With the help of his faithful ranch hand, Groot (Brennan), and his young protégé, Matt (Montgomery Clift), they lead the cattle to their destination, but the strenuous and exhausting journey starts to take a toll on them. Red River is another Western directed by Hawks, who made a total of five movies with Wayne. While Ford directed...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
During World War II, a group of Marines stationed in the Pacific resent their commanding officer, Sergeant John Stryker (Wayne), and his brutal training methods and coarse attitude. As the fighting progresses, the Marines realize Stryker has been preparing them for the terrifying reality of combat and if they expect to survive what would become one of the war's worst battles, they must follow Stryker and his strategic battle tactics. Wayne gives an intense performance in the historical war dr...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
Texas Ranger, Jake Cutter (Wayne), is tasked with finding a gambler, Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman), who manages to escape a date at the gallows and return him to Louisiana. Cutter can track Regret down and take him into custody, but along the way, they cross paths with a group of outlaws known as the Comancheros forcing Cutter and Regret to work together to stop the lawless gunslingers. Directed by Michael Curtiz,The Comancheros is based on the 1952 novel by Paul Wellman and features Wayne in...
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100%
Four brothers (Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, and Michael Anderson Jr.) return home to attend their mother's funeral and discover that their father had gambled away the family's ranch. The brothers agree to avenge their father and win back their home, but the situation quickly takes a deadly turn into serious trouble with the local sheriff and a rival family, The Hastings. Wayne reunited with Martin six years after Rio Bravo for The Sons of Katie Elder, which also stars Dennis Hopper, Geo...
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Mar 24, 2024 · 25 'The Alamo' (1960) Image via United Artists. Even though The Alamo isn't the very best movie John Wayne starred in, it's worth highlighting because it's one of the few ones he directed. He has ...
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