Darn, these are all good choices. I’ll admit that the first time I saw The Quiet Man I was a kid and didn’t really understand it. Add about twenty years and it moved me. So did Maureen O’Hara. ;-)
The most memorable to me was “True Grit”.A few of my shipmates and me were invited to watch a movie aboard a French warship (those guys have BEER!), and True Grit was shown with the dialog dubbed in French. We constantly snickered when John Wayne spoke in that effeminate-sounding language. The kicker was in the final scenes where Wayne takes on Robert Duvall with the French version of “Fill your hand, you S.O.B.!” We burst out laughing so hard our hosts thought we had too much “refreshment”.
Playing a cowboy is a little like country singing. Anyone can do it. To really see Wayne’s acting abilities you have to get him out of his comfort zone. That’s why “Sands of iwo Jima, Reap the Wild Wind, They were Expendable” and movies like that were some of Wayne’s best performances.
No one mentioned “Donovan’s Reef”. There aren’t any bad Duke movies in my book some of the stories aren’t my cup of tea. My fav is “Rio Brovo”. I saw it in the theater when I was in school and fell in love then. When I finally had a VCR and bought the tape I watched it every week for months, I still watch it every so often. FAVORITE. In Rio Lobo there are great background stories there.
Here’s another one: McLintock!(1963) oh, and and going back, The Quiet Man (1952). And a really horrible movie I read about that was shot in one of the worst places for a movie: near an atomic testing area!
Johnny Q Premium Member about 5 years ago
Nobody said THE SEARCHERS??
Farside99 about 5 years ago
None of those. Rio Bravo was the most fun!
sergioandrade Premium Member about 5 years ago
True Grit?
common sanse about 5 years ago
The Quiet Man
wiatr about 5 years ago
Darn, these are all good choices. I’ll admit that the first time I saw The Quiet Man I was a kid and didn’t really understand it. Add about twenty years and it moved me. So did Maureen O’Hara. ;-)
Caldonia about 5 years ago
The cat Plugger makes a rare appearance! Move over, bears and dogs! It’s kitty time!
pdking77 about 5 years ago
“The Searchers”. No question and no debate. Period.
KenDHoward1 about 5 years ago
“The Shootist” remains my personal favorite, with “True Grit” being my second choice … :)
Breadboard about 5 years ago
" McClintock " gets my vote ! The " Duke " was the man :-)
grandpa.davey about 5 years ago
The Cowboys
flyertom about 5 years ago
The most memorable to me was “True Grit”.A few of my shipmates and me were invited to watch a movie aboard a French warship (those guys have BEER!), and True Grit was shown with the dialog dubbed in French. We constantly snickered when John Wayne spoke in that effeminate-sounding language. The kicker was in the final scenes where Wayne takes on Robert Duvall with the French version of “Fill your hand, you S.O.B.!” We burst out laughing so hard our hosts thought we had too much “refreshment”.
harshco about 5 years ago
The Searchers, The Train Robbers, Fort Apache…
ajr58 about 5 years ago
Toss up between Quiet Man, and North to Alaska
ccburt about 5 years ago
The Searchers
cdarwin32025 about 5 years ago
THE SEARCHERS wins most memorable.
ctolson about 5 years ago
Don’t forget about McQ.
Nighthawks Premium Member about 5 years ago
HONDO
jr1234 about 5 years ago
True Grit, The Cowboys, Rio Bravo, McLintock
lee about 5 years ago
Love the cat plugger.
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe about 5 years ago
love having Roku for all the old ones
Lara Fabans Premium Member about 5 years ago
Gasp. It’s the SEARCHERS.
common sanse about 5 years ago
If you didn’t see “Wake of the Red Witch” you missed one of John Wayne’s best performances.
Space & Kitten about 5 years ago
I favor " True Grit “. But I gotta ask,” Did He Ever Make A Bad One ? " This makes picking " One" kinda hard to do.
captastro about 5 years ago
No, no, no. It’s “In Harms Way”
PoodleGroomer about 5 years ago
Big Jake. “I’m sorry. I thought you was dead.”
common sanse about 5 years ago
Playing a cowboy is a little like country singing. Anyone can do it. To really see Wayne’s acting abilities you have to get him out of his comfort zone. That’s why “Sands of iwo Jima, Reap the Wild Wind, They were Expendable” and movies like that were some of Wayne’s best performances.
Impkins Premium Member about 5 years ago
I guess Green Beret would be considered an “Eastern?” :)
ksu71 about 5 years ago
Everyone is forgetting Stagecoach.
craigwestlake about 5 years ago
“The Quiet Man”…
jmworacle about 5 years ago
My vote is for “Big Jake.”
car2ner about 5 years ago
I like McClintock but they could never make that movie with today’s Hollywood.
MichaelSkaggs about 5 years ago
Why has no one mentioned “The Searchers”?
oakie817 about 5 years ago
best movie ever, not only westerns, best movie ever: “Rio Bravo.” nuff said
kathleenhicks62 about 5 years ago
No one mentioned “Donovan’s Reef”. There aren’t any bad Duke movies in my book some of the stories aren’t my cup of tea. My fav is “Rio Brovo”. I saw it in the theater when I was in school and fell in love then. When I finally had a VCR and bought the tape I watched it every week for months, I still watch it every so often. FAVORITE. In Rio Lobo there are great background stories there.
tetfe about 5 years ago
Yes. True Grit.
Lyons Group, Inc. about 5 years ago
Here’s another one: McLintock!(1963) oh, and and going back, The Quiet Man (1952). And a really horrible movie I read about that was shot in one of the worst places for a movie: near an atomic testing area!
montylc2001 about 5 years ago
“In Harms Way”, “True Grit”, “The Quiet Man”.