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Damon & Brolin in talks to ride John Wayne remake -
27 October 2009
-Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to join the cast of the Coen Brothers' remake of John Waynes classic western True Grit.-
-Jeff Bridges has already signed on to play Rooster Cogburn - the role that won Wayne an Oscar - in the new version of the 1969 movie.-
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Coen brothers revive John Wayne film -
24 March 2009
-Oscar-winning moviemakers Joel and Ethan Coen are to remake John Wayne's iconic western True Grit.-
-The brothers will direct their own version of the movie, which earned Wayne his only Best Actor Oscar in 1970.-
- However, the Coens' project will be a departure f
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Worthy of classic status? 3 June 2004
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A Classic 23 February 2005
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If Carlsberg made John Wayne films 5 November 2005
John Wayne - filmography
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John Wayne Anthology
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: John Wayne
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A look at the "Duke's" 40 year film career featuring many clips from his best known roles, plus two movie features, "The Star Packer" and "Lawless Range." A career that spanned over 200 films condensed into 40 minutes.
 
57%
from 92 members
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Memories Of Hollywood
(1990)
Starring: Gene Autry, John Wayne, Shirley Temple
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Clips from fifty famous films from Hollywood's golden age set to music of master film composers such as Elmer Bernstein, Henry Mancini, Glenn Miller, Miklos Rozsa, John Morris and more.
43%
from 9 members
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The Shootist
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard
Director: Don Siegel
Certificate: 
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John Wayne, in his last film appearance, stars as famed gunfighter J.J. Brooks. After learning from Dr. Hostetler (James Stewart) that he's dying of stomach cancer and has no more than two months to live, he moves into a boarding house in Carson City run by Bond Rogers (Lauren Bacall) and her son, ..read more »
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from 1,952 member
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CBS Salutes Lucy - The First 25 Years
(1976)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Milton Berle
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The Funniest Woman on Television, Lucille Ball, first received her due at this 1976 celebration of her first 25 years on television. CBS TV wanted to show their appreciation for the legendary comedienne, so this tribute was organized featuring cast members and other favorites of early television, ..read more »
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from 6 members
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Brannigan
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson
Director: Douglas Hickox
Certificate: 
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BRANNIGAN is an Irish Chicago cop (John Wayne) who goes to London in search of an American racketeer who fled the United States to avoid a grand jury. As the search develops, so does an interesting conflict between the Chicago detective and his Scotland Yard counterpart. This action-packed search ..read more »
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from 687 members
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Rooster Cogburn And The Lady
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Jordan
Director: Stuart Millar
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Two of the most popular stars in screen history are brought together for the first time in this follow up to True Grit. The film returns John Wayne to the role of Rooster Cogburn that won him an Academy Award. Katherine Hepburn is prim Eula Goodnight, a bible thumping missionary who is out to ..read more »
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from 1,071 member
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The Cowboys - HD
(1972)
Starring: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern
Director: Mark Rydell
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After his cowhands desert him for a nearby gold rush, aging, leather-tough rancher Will Anderson (John Wayne) resorts to hiring 11 schoolboys to help him on a 400-mile cattle run. Setting off with the boys and an eloquent but equally tough black cook (Roscoe Lee Browne), Anderson must get his ..read more »
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from 22 members
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The Cowboys
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern
Director: Mark Rydell
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John Wayne had brawled bare-knuckle gunned down desperadoes, fought jungle wars and piloted the skies. But The Cowboys gave him one of the most juiciest as a leather-tough rancher who, deserted by his regular help, hires 11 greenhorn schoolboys for a cattle drive across 400 treacherous miles.
When ..read more »
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from 992 members
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The Cowboys - Blu-ray
(1972)
Starring: John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern
Director: Mark Rydell
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After his cowhands desert him for a nearby gold rush, aging, leather-tough rancher Will Anderson (John Wayne) resorts to hiring 11 schoolboys to help him on a 400-mile cattle run. Setting off with the boys and an eloquent but equally tough black cook (Roscoe Lee Browne), Anderson must get his ..read more »
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from 136 members
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The American West Of John Ford
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Tony Curtis, Henry Fonda, John Wayne
Director: John Ford
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A documentary which focuses on the director John Ford and his interest in the western film. Featuring insights from the actors who so often starred in his westerns; James Stewart, John Wayne and Henry Fonda. Introduced by Tony Curtis and featuring the original theatrical trailer for the film Vertigo.
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from 110 members
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Big Jake - Blu-ray
(1971)
Starring: John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara
Director: George Sherman
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John Wayne is Jacob McCandles, an aging cowboy in an Old West that is on the verge of modernization. When his eight-year-old grandson is kidnapped by a violent gang led by the evil John Fain (Richard Boone), Jacob's estranged wife (Maureen O' Hara) enlists his help to rescue the boy. Jacob and his ..read more »
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from 33 members
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Big Jake
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara
Director: George Sherman
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John Wayne is Jacob McCandles, an aging cowboy in an Old West that is on the verge of modernization. When his eight-year-old grandson is kidnapped by a violent gang led by the evil John Fain (Richard Boone), Jacob's estranged wife (Maureen O' Hara) enlists his help to rescue the boy. Jacob and his ..read more »
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from 1,218 member
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Rio Lobo
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: John Wayne, Jennifer O'Neill, Jorge Rivero
Director: Howard Hawks
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John Wayne, in the last of his Civil War characterizations, portrays Cord McNally, a Union Army colonel who loses a gold shipment in a Confederate raid, during which a devoted young officer is also killed. After the end of the war, McNally bears no ill-will toward the leaders of the raid, Pierre ..read more »
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from 1,056 member
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Chisum
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Glenn Corbett
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
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A tough cattle baron fights con artists, corrupt officials--even Billy the Kid--in order to keep his ranch. It comes down to the town founder John Chisum (John Wayne) against the immoral Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker) and the town isn't going to be big enough for both of them. Wayne's been here ..read more »
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from 1,524 member
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Rio Lobo - Blu-ray
(1970)
Starring: John Wayne, Jennifer O'Neill, Jorge Rivero
Director: Howard Hawks
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Howard Hawks's final film once again teams him with John Wayne, with a script by Leigh Brackett (who also wrote his EL DORADO and RIO BRAVO). The time is just after the end of the Civil War. Wayne is Union Colonel Cord McNally, who is teamed with two Confederate soldiers he captured during the war ..read more »
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from 32 members
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True Grit - Blu-ray
(1969)
Starring: John Wayne, John Wayne, Glen Campbell
Director: Henry Hathaway
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A pure Western in which a lawman tracks a criminal, TRUE GRIT, based on Charles Portis's novel, reunited John Wayne with director Henry Hathaway (THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER). Wayne is crotchety U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who would rather stay home than chase criminals. He heeds the call, though, ..read more »
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from 550 members
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True Grit
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby
Director: Henry Hathaway
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A pure Western in which a lawman tracks a criminal, TRUE GRIT, based on Charles Portis's novel, reunited John Wayne with director Henry Hathaway (THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER). Wayne is crotchety U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who would rather stay home than chase criminals. He heeds the call, though, ..read more »
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from 3,369 members
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The Green Berets - Blu-ray
(1968)
Starring: John Wayne, David Janssen, Aldo Ray
Director: John Wayne, Ray Kellogg
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One of the first American films specifically about the Vietnam War was also one of the most hawkish, offering a pro-intervention perspective at the height of the conflict. Filmed along the conventions of a World War II action drama, a gung-ho colonel battles the vicious Viet Cong while protecting ..read more »
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from 100 members
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Hellfighters
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
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Screen legend John Wayne pays tribute to oil field legend "Red" Adair, as Wayne plays Chance Buckman, a colourful Texan who tames out-of-control infernos in exotic locations around the world. He's joined by a crew that includes Jack Lomax, Joe Horn, and his assistant, Greg Parker. Between blazes ..read more »
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from 722 members
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The Green Berets
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: John Wayne, David Janssen, Aldo Ray
Director: John Wayne, Ray Kellogg
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One of the first American films specifically about the Vietnam War was also one of the most hawkish, offering a pro-intervention perspective at the height of the conflict. Filmed along the conventions of a World War II action drama, a gung-ho colonel battles the vicious Viet Cong while protecting ..read more »
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from 1,350 member
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Cast A Giant Shadow
on DVD
(1966)
Starring: Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra
Director: Melville Shavelson
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In this story of Israel's difficult struggle for statehood, Kirk Douglas plays the role of colonel David Marcus, an American military officer who defied orders and led a faction of the Israeli Army in defense of its newly formed borders.
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from 375 members
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The Lucy Show - Vol. 3
on DVD
(1966)
Starring: Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon, Mary Jane Croft
Director: Maury Thompson
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Features four episodes from the popular comedy show:
Season 5 - Episode 7 'Lucy Gets A Room-Mate'
When Lucy decides to take in a lodger, she takes the safe option and agrees to let a librarian move in. It is not long, however, before her room-mate is taking over.
Season 5 - Episode 8 'Lucy And ..read more »
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from 31 members
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El Dorado
on DVD
(1966)
Starring: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan
Director: Howard Hawks
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Having struck pay dirt with his 1958 western Rio Bravo, Howard Hawks more or less remade the picture twice in the 1960s. The first of these rehashes was El Dorado, with Rio Bravo star John Wayne back for more. Wayne plays a gunfighter who rides into El Dorado to link up with his old pal, sheriff ..read more »
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from 1,718 member
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Charlton Heston, Pat Boone, John Wayne
Director: George Stevens
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George Stevens presents his monumental adaptation of the story of Jesus Christ starring Max von Sydow. The film concentrates on the most familiar episodes of the biblical story, including the birth of Christ in Bethlehem, Herod's (Jose Ferrer) decree of the execution of all male children in Judea, ..read more »
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from 669 members
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In Harm's Way
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal
Director: Otto Preminger
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In Harm's Way, based on James Bassett's novel Harm's Way, has enough plot in it for four movies or a good miniseries (when it was shown on network television in prime time, it was broken into two very full nights). On the morning of December 7, 1941, a heavy cruiser, commanded by Captain Rockwell ..read more »
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from 375 members
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The Sons Of Katie Elder
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Martha Hyer
Director: Henry Hathaway
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Henry Hathaway directs the 1965 psychological Western The Sons of Katie Elder. Four sons reunite in their Texas hometown to attend their mother's funeral. John (John Wayne) is the gunfighter, Tom (Dean Martin) is the gambler, Matt (Earl Holliman) is the quiet one, and Bud (Michael Anderson Jr.) is ..read more »
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from 1,658 member
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McLintock
on DVD
(1963)
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
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The battle of the sexes goes into full throttle in this madcap Western take on THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. G,W. McLintock (John Wayne) is a successful, hard-drinking, rabble-rousing cattle baron whose town is named in his honour. When Katherine (Maureen O'Hara), his estranged wife, seeks a divorce, ..read more »
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from 1,147 member
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Donovan's Reef
on DVD
(1963)
Starring: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Jack Warden
Director: John Ford
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The hilarious DONOVAN'S REEF, one of John Ford's rare but memorable forays into comedy, is set on the South Sea island of Haleakoloha, where two navy buddies have decided to stay after World War II. Michael "Guns" Donovan (John Wayne) and Aloysius "Boats" Gilhooley (Lee Marvin), who like to ..read more »
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from 851 members
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The Longest Day
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: John Wayne, Richard Burton, Henry Fonda
Director: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki
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An all-star cast has been enlisted for this epic recreation of the Allied invasion of Normandy that took place on June 6, 1944. This spectacular film noisily dramatises the viewpoints of the French, British, German, and American soldiers. Featuring Oscar winning special effects and cinematography, ..read more »
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from 6,142 members
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles
Director: John Ford
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Like Pontius Pilate, director John Ford asks What is truth? in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance--but unlike Pilate, Ford waits for an answer. The film opens in 1910, with distinguished and influential U.S. senator Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) returning to the ..read more »
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from 3,667 members
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Hatari!
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: John Wayne, Hardy Kruger, Gerard Blain
Director: Howard Hawks
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John Wayne stars as Sean Mercer, a tough trapper who travels the world to capture animals and sell them to zoos. As he and his ragtag crew roam the plains of Africa searching for giraffes and zebras, they encounter Anna Maria "Dallas" D'Allesandro (Elsa Martinelli), a beautiful photographer who ..read more »
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from 519 members
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The Comancheros
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin
Director: Michael Curtiz, Andrew V. McLaglen
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In this explosive and absorbing wild west adventure, John Wayne stars as Captain Cutter, a fearless Texas Ranger determined to crush a violent gang of gunrunners. Through unforeseen circumstances, he inlists two unlikely partners to accomplish his mission.
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from 874 members
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The Undefeated
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin
Director: Michael Curtiz, Andrew V. McLaglen
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In the tumultuous aftermath of the Civil War, Union Cavalry officer John Henry Thomas (Wayne) takes his heroic men west while Southerner James Langdon (Hudson) takes his soldiers to Mexico. When their paths cross, they forge an uneasy friendship that is quickyly tested as they get caught between ..read more »
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from 588 members
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North To Alaska
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs
Director: Henry Hathaway
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A tough Alaskan gold digger (John Wayne) agrees to pick up his partner's (Stewart Granger) fiancee, but when he finds her married to another man he brings back a beautiful substitute instead. With both men vying for her favor, trouble inevitably breaks out between the best friends, exacerbated by a ..read more »
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from 495 members
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The Horse Soldiers
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers
Director: John Ford
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THE HORSE SOLDIERS, John Ford's only attempt at tackling the subject of the Civil War, is based on Grierson's Raid, part of the Union's assault on Vicksburg in April 1863. After a number of failed efforts at taking the Southern stronghold, Union leaders assign Col. John Marlowe (John Wayne), a ..read more »
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from 943 members
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Rio Bravo - Blu-ray
(1959)
Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
Director: Howard Hawks
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No-nonsense Texas border sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) fights off ruthless mercenary gunmen in order to keep a murderer in custody. A ragtag band of volunteers, consisting of a singing kid, a toothless old man, a recovering alcoholic, and a spunky woman, assists. Contains an interesting sing-..read more »
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from 350 members
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Rio Bravo
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
Director: Howard Hawks
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Set in Texas during the late 1860s, Rio Bravo is a story of men (and women) and a town under siege. Presidio County Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) is holding Joe Burdette (Claude Akins), a worthless, drunken thug, for the murder of an unarmed man in a fight in a saloon -- the problem is that ..read more »
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from 3,554 members
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Rio Bravo - HD
(1959)
Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
Director: Howard Hawks
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No-nonsense Texas border sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) fights off ruthless mercenary gunmen in order to keep a murderer in custody. A ragtag band of volunteers, consisting of a singing kid, a toothless old man, a recovering alcoholic, and a spunky woman, assists. Contains an interesting sing-..read more »
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from 46 members
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The Barbarian And The Geisha
on DVD
(1958)
Starring: John Wayne, Sam Jaffe
Director: John Huston
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Set against the exotic backdrop of 19th Century Japan. John Wayne stars as a diplomat who visits Japan and discovers the pleasures of forbidden love with a beautiful young geisha.
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from 218 members
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Legend Of The Lost
on DVD
(1957)
Starring: John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi
Director: Henry Hathaway
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When Joe January is hired to search for a man and a legendary, lost treasure in the Sahara Desert accompanied by his hirer and a prostitute he little realises how much each will have to fight for survival.
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from 90 members
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The Searchers - HD
(1956)
Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Natalie Wood, John Wayne
Director: John Ford
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A classic Western regarded by many as the best of the genre, John Ford's THE SEARCHERS has been acknowledged by several directors who came into their own in the 1970s, including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Paul Schrader, and George Lucas, as a powerful influence on their work. The film stars ..read more »
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from 171 members
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The Conqueror
on DVD
(1956)
Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz
Director: Dick Powell
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John Wayne plays Mongol chieftain Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan. The Mongolian warlord must do battle against the rival tribe that killed his father, however the battle pales in comparison with Temujin's home life. He must attempt to woo the heart the heart of the red-haired Tartar prisoner ..read more »
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from 245 members
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The High And Mighty
on DVD
(1954)
Starring: John Wayne
Director: William A. Wellman
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John Wayne delivered one of his most memorable performances in THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, a suspenseful thrill ride that presaged the disaster films of the 1970s with the story of a commercial jetliner that suffers engine trouble on a transpacific flight from Honolulu to San Francisco. With pilot ..read more »
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from 145 members
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Hondo
on DVD
(1953)
Starring: John Wayne
Director: John Farrow
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John Wayne takes the title role as half-Indian US Cavalry despatch rider Hondo Lane who must fight his own brethren when he goes to the aid of a young widow and her son living alone in Apache territory.
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from 416 members
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The Quiet Man
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen
Director: John Ford
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Returning to the Ireland of his birth, director John Ford fashions a irresistable valentine to the Auld Sod in The Quiet Man. Irish-American boxer John Wayne, recovering from the trauma of having accidentally killed a man in the ring, arrives in the Irish village where he was born. Hoping to bury ..read more »
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from 2,773 members
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Operation Pacific
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond
Director: George Waggner
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World War II serves as the backdrop for this undersea tale, which dramatises the adventures and crises encountered by seamen aboard a naval submarine. At the centre of this story is the continuing love affair between a naval officer (John Wayne) and a nurse (Patricia Neal) -- who are divorced from ..read more »
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from 543 members
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Rio Grande
(1950)
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson
Director: John Ford
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John Wayne stars as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke, whose devotion to duty has cost him his marriage to his beloved Kathleen (Maureen O'Hara). Yorke gets word that his son, Jeff (Claude Jarman Jr.) -- whom he hasn't seen in 15 years -- has been dropped as a cadet from West Point, and that he lied about his ..read more »
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from 1,448 member
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She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
on DVD
(1949)
Starring: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar
Director: John Ford
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The second of John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is the only one of the three to be lensed in Technicolor. In an Oscar-calibre performance, 42-year old John Wayne plays sixtyish Cavalry Captain Nathan Brittles. In his last days before his compulsory retirement, Brittles must face ..read more »
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from 1,681 member
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3 Godfathers
on DVD
(1948)
Starring: John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Harry Carey Jr.
Director: John Ford
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John Ford had already directed one of the three previous film versions of Peter Kyne's novel under the title Marked Men (1919) with his mentor Harry Carey, a great cowboy star of the silent era who had recently died. It's not difficult to see how the story's sentimentality and Christian symbolism ..read more »
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from 472 members
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Fort Apache
on DVD
(1948)
Starring: Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Shirley Temple
Director: John Ford
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A first of John Ford's trilogy of cavalry movies set during America's struggle against the Apache Indian.
Henry Fonda plays the stubborn Colonel Thursday whose textbook methods of warfare appear as pure as suicide to everyone but him. John Wayne stars as Captain York, a soldier experienced in ..read more »
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from 1,626 member
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Red River
on DVD
(1948)
Starring: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan
Director: Howard Hawks
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RED RIVER, Howard Hawks's masterpiece, is one of the greatest Westerns ever filmed, a saga of obsession and rivalry between a man and his adoptive son amid an epic struggle for survival in the Old West. Tom Dunson (John Wayne) journeys west to Texas to build a cattle empire and adopts Matthew Garth,..read more »
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from 2,362 members
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Angel and the Badman
on DVD
(1947)
Starring: John Wayne, Harry Carey, Bruce Cabot
Director: James Edward Grant
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An old-fashioned Western with John Wayne at his best as rough womanising gunfighter Quirt Evans. He must choose between the Quaker girl he loves and the guns which always seem to attract the wrong kind of people. With beautiful landscape photography and a tender love story, this is a touching, ..read more »
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from 306 members
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Tycoon
on DVD
(1947)
Starring: John Wayne, Laraine Day, Cedric Hardwicke
Director: Richard Wallace
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Tycoon stars John Wayne as Johnny Monroe, a contractor who becomes embroiled in a personal and professional battle with a powerful millionaire Frederick Alexander who plans to build a railroad in South America. The battle heightens when Monroe falls in love with Maura, Alexander's beautiful, ..read more »
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from 108 members
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They Were Expendable
on DVD
(1945)
Starring: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed
Director: John Ford
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On the eve of war, Lt. John Brickley (Robert Montgomery) is assigned to take his Patrol Torpedo Boat Squadron to Manila Bay to defend against a possible Japanese attack in the Philippines. Once there, he finds that the top brass--amused by the idea that small crafts can be useful in combat--..read more »
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from 350 members
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Lady for a Night
on DVD
(1942)
Starring: John Wayne, Joan Blondell
Director: Leigh Jason
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Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society. When her husband is killed in an attempt on her life, she is charged with his murder.
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from 10 members
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The Spoilers
on DVD
(1942)
Starring: John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott
Director: Ray Enright
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John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott make up a potent love triangle in this Western. Wayne's gold miner and Scott's unscrupulous politician become entangled in rivalries in turn of the century America...
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from 240 members
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Reap The Wild Wind
on DVD
(1942)
Starring: Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
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John Wayne, Ray Milland, and Paulette Goddard team up with the legendary producer-director Cecil B. DeMille to create one of the greatest swashbuckling epics of all time. Adventures on the panoramic high seas highlight this tale of two men competing for the same woman. Key West in the 1840s is ..read more »
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from 206 members
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The Long Voyage Home
(1940)
Starring: John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter
Director: John Ford
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The clouds of World War II are looming in this tense drama. John Wayne plays a young Swede aboard a cargo ship, where the threat of mortal danger evokes fear, loneliness and suspicion amongst the volatile crew.
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from 302 members
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Dark Command
on DVD
(1940)
Starring: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Walter Pidgeon
Director: Raoul Walsh
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ased on a true story, Wayne plays Bob Seton, an illiterate cowboy from Texas who wins over the people of Lawrence, Kansas, in the dark days before the outbreak of the American Civil War. Walter Pidgeon co-stars as Will Cantrell, a merciless and ambitious ex-school teacher who bands together ..read more »
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from 182 members
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Winds Of The Wasteland
on DVD
(1936)
Starring: John Wayne, Phyllis Fraser, Yakima Canutt
Director: Mack V. Wright
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In 'Winds Of The Wasteland' the boss of a stagecoach company competes for government contracts in the days of the Pony Express. 'His Private Secretary' finds Dick Wallace, who is the son of a millionaire, tending to chase rather dubious women causing his father to despair of him. When he really ..read more »
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from 90 members
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Stagecoach Run
on DVD
(1936)
Starring: Sam Flint, Phyllis Fraser, Lane Chandler
Director: Mack V. Wright
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In STAGECOACH RUN (a.k.a. WINDS OF THE WASTELAND) Wayne plays a Pony Express rider who, after finding his days are numbered with the advent of the telegraph, buy a stagecoach line only to discover that it connects to a nearly abandoned mining town.
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from 20 members
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The Dawn Rider
on DVD
(1935)
Starring: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Yakima Canutt
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
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John Wayne seeks revenge on the gang responsible for killing his father whilst at the same time becoming embroiled in a love triangle with a nurse and his friend Ben in this action-packed western adventure film.
44%
from 128 members
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Dawn Rider / Texas Terror
on DVD
(1935)
Starring: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Yakima Canutt
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Certificate:
This programme features two of John Wayne's early Westerns, offering a glimpse of the Duke on his rise to legendary superstardom. In TEXAS TERROR, Wayne battles a gang of outlaws after he finds out they were responsible for the death of his best friend. In THE DAWN RIDER, the Duke seeks revenge on ..read more »
55%
from 12 members
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Texas Terror
on DVD
(1935)
Starring: John Wayne, George Gabby Hayes, Yakima Canutt
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Certificate:
Believing himself responsible for the death of his best friend, Higgins (Wayne) resigns as Sheriff. A year on, he becomes a foreman at a ranch belonging to his dead friend's daughter, and waits anxiously for her to uncover his secret. However, Higgins himself discovers the truth of his friend's ..read more »
47%
from 86 members
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Paradise Canyon
on DVD
(1935)
Starring: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Reed Howes
Director: Carl Pierson
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John Wayne plays the role of a government Secret Service agent who is assigned the task of smashing a counterfeiting ring operating near the Mexican border. When he catches the crooks, he discovers that their hideout is in a hidden underground cavern.
46%
from 117 members
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Guns Along The Trail
on DVD
(1935)
Starring: Marion Burns, Reed Howes, John Wayne
Director: Carl Pierson
Certificate:
In GUNS ALONG THE TRAIL (a.k.a. PARADISE CANYON) John Wayne plays the role of a government Secret Service agent who is assigned the task of smashing a counterfeiting ring operating near the Mexican border. When he catches the crooks, he discovers that their hideout is in a hidden underground cavern.
52%
from 12 members
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Cold Vengeance
on DVD
(1935)
Starring: Reed Howes, Bert Dillard, Yakima Canutt
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Certificate:
In COLD VENGEANCE (a.k.a. THE DAWN RIDER) John Wayne seeks revenge on the gang responsible for killing his father, whilst at the same time becoming embroiled in a love triangle with a nurse (Marion Burns) and his friend Ben (Reed Howes).
51%
from 11 members
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The Man From Utah
on DVD
(1934)
Starring: John Wayne, Polly Ann Young, George Gabby Hayes
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Certificate:
West Of The Divide: A man searching for his brother pretends to be a killer to gather information more quickly...
The Man From Utah: A John Wayne classic set at the rodeo where the Duke has to deal with the corrupt patron who has killed some of its performers.
48%
from 78 members
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Stolen Goods
on DVD
(1934)
Starring: John Wayne, Yakima Canutt, Eleanor Hunt
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Certificate:
John Wayne plays U.S. Marshall John Caruthers as he follows the trail of crooked speculators. When bandits terrorise a small town, Caruthers happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and the Sheriff accuses him of the crime. Meanwhile, unknown real estate moguls are buying up all the ..read more »
62%
from 14 members
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Randy Rides Alone
on DVD
(1934)
Starring: John Wayne, Alberta Vaughn, George Gabby Hayes
Director: Harry Fraser
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After John Wayne enters a saloon filled with murdered patrons, he finds himself accused of being the killer. In a brave attempt to prove his innocence, he sets a trap for the real criminals and comes up against a hunchback known as "Matt the Mute."
46%
from 117 members
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Star Packer / Blue Steel
on DVD
(1934)
Starring: John Wayne, George Gabby Hayes, Eleanor Hunt
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Certificate:
In 'Star Packer' a man who leads a crowd of trouble makers and calls himself 'The Shadow' gets elected as sheriff. 'Blue Steel' finds a band of ruthless outlaws trying to force out the townsfolk in a small community after gold is discovered there. But one brave man stands in their way.
50%
from 66 members
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Gold Strike River
on DVD
(1934)
Starring: George Gabby Hayes, John Wayne, Yakima Canutt
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Certificate:
GOLD STRIKE RIVER (a.k.a. THE LUCKY TEXAN) features Wayne as Jerry Mason, a young college graduate who, along with old family friend Jake Benson (George Hayes), locates a secret gold field. Returning to town with their gold, the two friends make the mistake of trusting the local assayer (Lloyd ..read more »
57%
from 12 members
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Neath The Arizona Skies
on DVD
(1934)
Starring: John Wayne, Shirley Ricketts, George Gabby Hayes
Director: Henry Frazer
Certificate:
In 'The Star Packer' a man who leads a crowd of trouble makers and calls himself 'The Shadow' gets elected as sheriff. 'Neath The Arizona Skies' finds Nina, the daughter of a rich Indian, who is due to inherit her father's oil field but needs his signature to claim the land. 'Lawless Frontier' ..read more »
46%
from 108 members
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An Innocent Man
on DVD
(1933)
Starring: John Wayne, Bob Burns, Yakima Canutt
Director: Armand Schaefer
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AN INNOCENT MAN (a.k.a. SAGEBRUSH TRAIL) casts John Wayne as an accused killer in search of the real culprit. On the run from the law, Wayne teams up with gunslinger Lane Chandler, never suspecting that Chandler is the man he is looking for. The relationship between Wayne and Chandler, at first ..read more »
48%
from 9 members
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Riders Of Destiny
on DVD
(1933)
Starring: John Wayne, Cecilia Parker, Earl Dwire
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
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Riders Of Destiny: Jerry Kincade manages the area's water supply and is forcing the ranchers to sign a contract to secure expenmsive water rates. Sinning Sandy Saunders, a government agent, plots against Kincade to overthrow the contract and impress Fay Denton.....
The Sagebrush Trail: A young ..read more »
49%
from 144 members
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His Private Secretary
on DVD
(1933)
Starring: Evalyn Knapp, John Wayne
Director: Philip H. Whitman, Philip H Whitman
Certificate:
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Dick Wallace(John Wayne), the son of a businessman, believes that life is for living while his girlfriend, Marion (Evalyn Knapp), believes that it's time that he settled down. Dick's father is keen to employ his son, but doesn't want him to settle down... especially not with a minister's daughter! ..read more »
44%
from 67 members
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Sagebrush Trail
on DVD
(1933)
Starring: John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler
Director: Armand Schaefer, Paul Malvern
Certificate:
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The story of John, a young cowboy wrongly convicted of a killing. He breaks out of jail to track down the real murderer. Befriending the real killer outlaw Bob Jones, John decides to forget the past but a fall out over a pretty girl brings the situation to ahead.
48%
from 130 members
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The Shadow Of The Eagle
on DVD
(1932)
Starring: Walter Miller, Edward Hearn, Lloyd Whitlock
Director: Ford Beebe
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In a unique role, John Wayne stars as Craig McCoy, a daredevil skywriter in hot pursuit of a most elusive criminal called the Eagle. The Duke hurtles headlong through this high-flying, breathtaking action thriller. Contains 12 episodes.
63%
from 13 members
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Hurricane Express
on DVD
(1932)
Starring: John Wayne, Tully Marshall, Shirley Grey
Director: J.P. McGowan, Armand Schaefer
Certificate:
The feature length version of the vintage serial. John Wayne plays Larry Baker, a pilot who attempts to avert a train crash, involving his father, by making an unscheduled stop in his plane. But Baker loses his job for not sticking to his schedule. Baker needs to find out what caused the HURRICANE ..read more »
48%
from 138 members
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The Big Trail
on DVD
(1930)
Starring: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, David Rollins
Director: Raoul Walsh
Certificate:
Pioneers heading for Oregon endure the hardships of weather, unfriendly strangers and internal strife in this sophisticated early sound film. Features John Wayne in his first starring role. The straightforward Western tale is now overshadowed by its place in history as an early example of Fox's ..read more »
54%
from 237 members
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Island In The Sky
on DVD
Starring: James Arness, John Wayne, Walter Abel
Director: William Wellman
Certificate:
Along with THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, John Wayne's thrilling survival epic ISLAND IN THE SKY is a Duke classic long held out of print by a legal dispute with the star's family. While both films were directed by William Wellman with a script adapted by aviation writer Ernest K. Gann from his own novel,..read more »
63%
from 143 members
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Saddles, Saloons And Six Shooters
(5 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, John Wayne
Director: D.W. Griffith, Charles Swickard, George B. Seitz
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A collection of 14 westerns. Titles include THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, THE RED MAN'S VIEW, HELL'S HINGES, THE VANISHING AMERICAN, FIGHTING CARAVANS, PAINTED DESERT,, DESERT TRAIL, TROUBLE IN TEXAS, SANTA FE TRAIL, ARIZON A BOUND, THE OUTLAW, ABILENE TOWN, DANIEL BOONE - TRAIL BLAZER and ONE EYED JACKS.
61%
from 29 members
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The Fighting Seabees
on DVD
Starring: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe
Director: Edward Ludwig
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The Pacific, 1942. Construction boss Wedge Donovan hits out at the law which prevents his workers from being armed, therefore, becoming easy prey for the Japanese. With the help of Washington he sets up an armed engineering outfit- a Construction Battalion (or Seabee). Bullheaded and impatient, ..read more »
63%
from 428 members
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John Wayne - The Early Years
on DVD
Starring: John Wayne
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Marion Morrison was his real name; John Wayne became his stage name. He starred in his first movie role in 1928 and went on to become one the film world's best loved cowboys.
51%
from 51 members
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20th Century Icons - John Wayne
on DVD
Starring: John Wayne
Director: John Wayne
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From the early days of Hollywood's silent films to the modern era of high tech movie making one thing has remained constant - the love of John Wayne and all he stood for.
53%
from 14 members
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Seven Sinners
on DVD
Starring: John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Albert Dekker
Director: Tay Garnett
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Bijou is a beautiful, man-eating cabaret singer in the South Seas who travels from one island saloon to another - usually wreaking havoc on the female-starved clientele. Then she falls in love with dashing and unsuspecting Naval officer Dan Brent. As their romance blossoms, Dan proposes marriage to ..read more »
56%
from 133 members
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War of the Wildcats / In Old California
on DVD
Starring: Albert S Rogell, John Wayne
Director: William McGann
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War Of The Wildcats (Dir. Albert S. Rogell, 1943): A cowboy battles with an oil tycoon for drilling rights on Indian lands in Oklahoma during the oil boom days.
In Old California (Dir. William McGann, 1942): Tom Craig (John Wayne) is a recent arrival to Sacramento, California where he is trying to ..read more »
58%
from 52 members
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Hollywood Song And Dance - The Musical Years
on DVD
Starring: John Wayne, Al Jolson, Peggy Lee
Director: Roy Selfe
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This programme breathes new life into the golden days of Hollywood, using film clips which trace the development of the movies from the early talkies through the pursuit of new styles. Featuring: Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Peggy Lee, John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Betty Grable, Fred Astaire, Barbara Stanwyck ..read more »
41%
from 103 members
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Young Duke - Bandits Of The Badlands
on DVD
Starring: John Wayne
Director: Thomas Carr
Certificate:
Young Duke is a collection of original Western adventure movies starring John Wayne. This DVD contains a series of five John Wayne films from the 1930's which have been updated with digital colouring. Not previously released in the UK, it's an exciting action packed collection of films which will ..read more »
57%
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For me the real flaw is with John Wayne - film star sure - but not character actor and the central performance lets the...
