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Lawless Frontier, The (1934)

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The Lawless Frontier is a 1934 American western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, Shelia Terry, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes, and Earl Dwine.

Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

This fact-based drama chronicles Israel’s heroic struggle for independence under the leadership of the country’s first general (Kirk Douglas). Angie Dickinson, Frank Sinatra, Yul Brynner and John Wayne co-star.

Randy Rides Alone (1934)

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He’s a vintage John Wayne film from 1934. I always like these. Bandits lead by Matt the Mute enter a bar and kill multiple people. Randy Bowers comes to town and is framed by Matt the Mute, who is working with the sheriff (who doesn’t know the Matt is really a criminal). Randy Bowers [...]

Jet Pilot (1957)

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Another infamous flop from the creative team of producer Howard Hughes and actor John Wayne, who had also teamed on THE CONQUEROR (also available on Google Video). This film actually went into production in 1949, but wasnt finished and ready for an official release until 1957 (the year after the release of the Genghis Khan [...]

West of the Divide (1934) – John Wayne

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Here’s an old John Wayne Monogram western from 1934. This is a pretty basic b-western but the attraction is seeing a young John Wayne.

McLintock! (1963)

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McLintock! is a 1963 comedy Western starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, and loosely based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. The film is famous (or infamous) for its two spanking scenes, in which mother and daughter are each paddled with coal shovels: the daughter by her suitor, the mother by her estranged husband.

Desert Trail, The (1935)

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Rodeo star John Scott (John Wayne) and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie (Eddy Chandler) are wrongly accused of armed robbery at the Rattlesnake Gulch rodeo just after John Scott gets his rodeo prize money. The Rodeo Official is robbed and murdered by Pete (Paul Fix) a minute after Scott and Kansas Charlie leave.

American West of John Ford, The (1971)

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John Wayne, James Stewart, Henry Fonda and Andy Devine star in this documentary about filmmaking legend John Ford. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he came to be regarded as one of the finest American filmmakers of his generation. Ford’s films and personality have been highly influential, leading colleagues such as Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles to name him as one of the greatest directors of all time.

Angel and the Badman (1946)

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This is one of my favorite John Wayne Movies. Quirt Evans gets introduced to Quakers, who take him in after he gets shot over a land deal. He likes the Quakers, especially the farmers daughter played by Gail Russell.

Paradise Canyon (1935)

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John Wyatt (John Wayne) is a government agent sent to smash a counterfeiting operation near the Mexican border. Joining Doc Carter’s medicine show they arrive in the town where Curly Joe (Yakima Canutt) , who once framed Carter, resides. Learning that Curly Joe is the counterfeiter Wyatt goes after the man himself.