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Release Date: 04 June, 2002 Retail Price: $19.98 OUR Price: $14.99 You SAVE: $4.99! Cast: Complete Cast (16 total) |
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John Wayne: Western
John Wayne was a good as it gets in an action-western movie. He is believable as a man's man. He looks comfortable with weapons, fights, hero stuff. Noboy was better at this genre.
A Classic Western with the Whole Wayne Ford Troupe
This is another classic John Ford western that features the great landscape of Monument Valley and neighboring areas along with Ford and Wayne's stock troupe of actors. Familiar Ford faces include Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, and Harry Carey, Jr, along with George O'Brien (Fort Apache), Mildred Natwick (The Quiet Man), Arthur Shields (The Quiet Man), Joanne Dru (Red River) and John Agar (Fort Apache). Wayne plays a cavalry captain about to grudgingly start retirement with two young competitive Lieutenants under his wing as an Indian uprising starts up requiring him to take action in the field for the last time. Adding to the tension is Agar as a First Lieutenant Career officer and Carey as a second lieutenant and short timer vying for Joanne Dru. Wayne does a very good job playing a captain in his late 50's struggling with early morning arthritis and dealing with McLaglen chronic drinking issues (virtually in every film). McLaglen plays his typical hard nosed, free drinking Irishman that plays the good sergeant in spite of his vice and penchant for fisticuffs. Along with that is Ben Johnson playing the familiar Sergeant role with as his running stock answer when asked a question by Wayne "That's not my department". Within the regrets of retirement and internal command conflicts, Wayne must take the field but he is burdened by women from the Fort that suddenly require an evacuation ruining Wayne's field maneuvers and causing injury to a patrol he cannot met timely. The picture becomes exciting as Wayne under constant pressure from Indians who now have up to date rifles from the typically 40's 50's portrayed of a lowdown dirty rotten sutler (Ford rarely put any in good light, see Fort Apache) as Wayne must hold off pursuit, split his command and return the women safely back to the Fort. The excitement continues with a touch of sentimentality that although prevalent in the film since Wayne is also a widower, he loses command due to forced retirement but without authorization, he unofficially returns to the field to assist Agar who is in the midst of his first independent campaign. This is an excellent portrayal of army life and in particular the running joke about being promoted in the post Civil War army in "seven to ten years". Dru serves well as the privileged but hard nosed romantic interest and at times slows the action, she also contributes to what appears to be some post matrimony squabbling that is not only entertaining but adds to the inner conflict of the command. Natwick, O'Brian and Shield s play their parts fine as well as the Ford pictures made them all stars. The film also portrays the Indians in a positive light particularly showing their effective fighting methods, aversion to taking high casualties and the conflict between young and the old warriors. Collecting the trilogy is a must for all fans of Ford and Wayne.
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