Cahill: United States Marshal Reviews

1972

Rated:
70
from 801 members

The preachy and aged Duke's job as a U.S. Marshall is made difficult when several of his sons turn to a life of crime. It seems that the bank job they pull is mainly an attempt to seek some attention from their workaholic father! Read more

Starring	John Wayne, George Kennedy, Neville Brand, Gary Grimes
Director	Andrew V. McLaglen
Genres	Action/Adventure

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Critics' reviews (2) of Cahill: United States Marshal
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Director Andrew V McLaglen could always be depended upon to hammer out gruff, good-looking westerns from the most unpromising material. Here he saddles up John Wayne and a skilled supporting cast for a parable on the extent to which modern youth had been corrupted while America was away solving the problems of the world. As a political statement, it's reactionary and naive, but it nonetheless passes muster as a late Wayne vehicle, with the Duke looking every day of his 66 years as the absentee father out to teach villainous George Kennedy a lesson for enticing his teenage sons into crime.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Wayne, running to fat and covered in pancake, finds that even he has trouble with his kids in this rather slow Western.... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Cahill: United States Marshal
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Run of the mill Wayne western but still good

This is your typical John Wayne Grit Eating whiskey swilling rough tough go get 'em cowboy character acting, but still as good as ever he was and well worth watching, not as good as his True Grit/Rooster Cogburn films but a worth watching movie all the same
- - A customer from Cumbria England
  - Posted 25 Jul 2004 10:48
so so

im normaly a fan of waynes westerns but this is very sentimental and lacking in action
- - A customer from bham
  - Posted 26 Apr 2005 19:52
Average John Wayne

Not his greatest piece of work but still it's worth watching.
- - Paul Wright from TEESSIDE, England
  - Posted 20 Nov 2005 14:08
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Cahill: United States Marshal
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Average John Wayne

Not his greatest piece of work but still it's worth watching.
- - Paul Wright from TEESSIDE, England
  - Posted 20 Nov 2005 14:08
Beautiful. Interesting.

Another beautiful performace of John Wayne. Shows the necessities of life in the old west for a father having to abandon his children deo the needs of the job. A very nice to see.
- - A customer from UK
  - Posted 01 Jul 2007 18:56

1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Run of the mill Wayne western but still good

This is your typical John Wayne Grit Eating whiskey swilling rough tough go get 'em cowboy character acting, but still as good as ever he was and well worth watching, not as good as his True Grit/Rooster Cogburn films but a worth watching movie all the same
- - A customer from Cumbria England
  - Posted 25 Jul 2004 10:48
so so

im normaly a fan of waynes westerns but this is very sentimental and lacking in action
- - A customer from bham
  - Posted 26 Apr 2005 19:52
Average John Wayne

Not his greatest piece of work but still it's worth watching.
- - Paul Wright from TEESSIDE, England
  - Posted 20 Nov 2005 14:08
Beautiful. Interesting.

Another beautiful performace of John Wayne. Shows the necessities of life in the old west for a father having to abandon his children deo the needs of the job. A very nice to see.
- - A customer from UK
  - Posted 01 Jul 2007 18:56
[Highly rated reviewer]

cahill united states marshal

very good typical john wayne classic
- - ricky
  - Posted 13 Nov 2007 11:07

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Critics' reviews (2)
Director Andrew V McLaglen could always be depended upon to hammer out gruff, good-looking westerns from the most unpromising material. Here he saddles up John Wayne and a skilled supporting cast for a parable on the extent to which modern youth had been corrupted while America was away solving the problems of the world. As a political statement, it's reactionary and naive, but it nonetheless passes muster as a late Wayne vehicle, with the Duke looking every day of his 66 years as the absentee father out to teach villainous George Kennedy a lesson for enticing his teenage sons into crime.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Wayne, running to fat and covered in pancake, finds that even he has trouble with his kids in this rather slow Western.... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008