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John Wayne did die in a non war movie.THIS ONE and a finer more noble and "teachable moment"has ever been scene in a movie.For years the actor who killed him was booed in restaurants and even feared bodily harm because he "shot John in the back".Well if thats not a reason to see this film than what is?
The story is simple but powerful for its time and for now.John plays a rancher who needs to run his herd of cows in but his cowboys all left for a gold strike region and now he has nobody to drive the herd.John has always played men who are very simple to understand but stedfast in a personnel morality of right and wrong and will not waver from that even it means death.Thats why many don't like him,but I do.
In this movie all thats left are boys from the local town one room school house and John must hire them.John sees the rough edges buy the boys want to be men and try hard so remembering how he was and how he failed his own boys he goes ahead with these real cowBOYS.The villains are a group of ex cons that lied to John when looking for work with his drive.Add a ex slave cook to the mix and this drive is a wild fun ride.I won't tell you all the details of Johns death but lets just say this morality play ends with the boys passage into manhood by blood and righteous vengeance YAH !!!
Too many fine actors to list all the boys but Bruce Dern in a real badass killer role and Roscoe Lee Browne as the trail drive cook.Look for a really cute cameo by Colleen Dewhurst as a madam leading a traveling bordello.Released in 1972 it ran a SHORT 131 minutes.Trailer URL follows the pix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqmy20jx5MQ
The story is simple but powerful for its time and for now.John plays a rancher who needs to run his herd of cows in but his cowboys all left for a gold strike region and now he has nobody to drive the herd.John has always played men who are very simple to understand but stedfast in a personnel morality of right and wrong and will not waver from that even it means death.Thats why many don't like him,but I do.
In this movie all thats left are boys from the local town one room school house and John must hire them.John sees the rough edges buy the boys want to be men and try hard so remembering how he was and how he failed his own boys he goes ahead with these real cowBOYS.The villains are a group of ex cons that lied to John when looking for work with his drive.Add a ex slave cook to the mix and this drive is a wild fun ride.I won't tell you all the details of Johns death but lets just say this morality play ends with the boys passage into manhood by blood and righteous vengeance YAH !!!
Too many fine actors to list all the boys but Bruce Dern in a real badass killer role and Roscoe Lee Browne as the trail drive cook.Look for a really cute cameo by Colleen Dewhurst as a madam leading a traveling bordello.Released in 1972 it ran a SHORT 131 minutes.Trailer URL follows the pix
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