{"id":36038,"date":"2024-06-22T16:45:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T20:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=36038"},"modified":"2024-06-22T21:46:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T01:46:27","slug":"john-waynes-ten-best-westerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=36038","title":{"rendered":"John Wayne&#8217;s Ten Best Westerns!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2024\/z062224johnwayne_westerns.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">John Wayne has 184 credits on his resume.\u00a0 Although he made movies in many genres, he was best known for his westerns.\u00a0 So I decided to come up with my list of his ten best&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">01.\u00a0 <em>The Searchers <\/em>(1956): <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> plays Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran with a hatred of Indians.\u00a0 <strong>John Ford<\/strong> directs.\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond<\/strong> and <strong>Natalie Wood<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When his niece is kidnapped by Comanches, Ethan Edwards vows to find her no matter how many years it takes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">02.\u00a0 <em>Stagecoach <\/em>(1939): <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> plays The Ringo Kid.\u00a0<strong> John Ford<\/strong> directs.\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carradine<\/strong> and <strong>Thomas Mitchell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When strangers on a stagecoach traveling across the frontier are attacked by Indians secrets are revealed.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not often there&#8217;s a specific scene where an actor becomes a star.\u00a0 <em>Stagecoach<\/em> has one and <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> is in it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Stagecoach<\/em> was nominated for seven <em>Academy Awards<\/em> and won two&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">nominee <em>Best Picture, <\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">nominee<em> Best Director &#8211; <\/em><strong>John Ford<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>nominee <em>Best Cinematography, Black-and-White<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Bert Glennon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>nominee <em>Best Art Direction<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Alexander Toluboff<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>nominee <em>Best Film Editing<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Otho Lovering, Dorothy Spencer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>winner <em>Best Actor in a Supporting Role<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Thomas Mitchell<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>winner <em>Best Music, Scoring<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold, Leo Shuken<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">03.\u00a0<em> Hondo<\/em> (1953): <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> plays Hondo Lane.\u00a0 <strong>John Farrow<\/strong> directs. (Final scenes directed by <strong>John Ford<\/strong> who was not credited.)\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, Michael Pate<\/strong> and <strong>James Arness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hondo Lane, a US Army Scout, comes across a woman and her six year old son living on a homestead in the middle of Indian Territory.\u00a0 Due to a broken treaty, hostilities between Indians and settlers are high. A war is brewing. Hondo encourages the woman to take her son and travel to a safer location.\u00a0 The woman refuses thinking they&#8217;re safe.\u00a0 They&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hondo<\/em> was nominated for two <em>Academy Awards<\/em><strong>.<\/strong>..<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Best Actress in a Supporting Role<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Geraldine Page<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Best Writing, Motion Picture Story<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">04.\u00a0 <em>True Grit<\/em> (1969).\u00a0 <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> plays Rooster Cogburn.\u00a0 <strong>Henry Hathaway<\/strong> directs.\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wayne plays hard-drinking U.S. Marshall Rooster Cogburn who is hired by teenager Mattie Ross to capture the man who killed her father.\u00a0 Cogburn, along with Mattie and Texas Ranger\u00a0 &#8216;La Boeuf&#8217; head into the badlands in search of Lucky Ned Pepper and his gang of outlaws.<\/p>\n<p><em>True Grit<\/em>\u00a0was nominated for two <em>Academy Awards<\/em> and one won&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>nominee for <em>Best Music, Original Song<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Elmer Bernstein<\/strong> (music), <strong>Don Black<\/strong> (lyrics)<\/li>\n<li>winner for <em>Best Actor in a Leading Role<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; <strong>John Wayne<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">05.\u00a0<em> The Cowboys<\/em> (1970).\u00a0 <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> plays Wil Anderson.\u00a0 <strong>Mark Rydell<\/strong> directs.\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Roscoe Lee Browne<\/strong> and <strong>Bruce Dern<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wil Anderson is left without cattle hands, when they all leave to join a gold rush.\u00a0 With no other options, Anderson hires teenagers and a few children to make the cattle drive.\u00a0 Along the way, they will deal with hostile territory, bad weather and cattle rustlers.\u00a0 Not everyone will make it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">06.\u00a0<em> Red River<\/em> (1948).\u00a0 <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> plays Thomas Dunson.\u00a0 <strong>Howard Hawks<\/strong> and <strong>Arthur Rosson<\/strong> direct.\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru<\/strong> and <strong>Walter Brennan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thomas Dunson spent fourteen years building his cattle ranch.\u00a0 He will lose it all if his cattle drive to market fails.\u00a0 The drive will be long and arduous.\u00a0 As things continue to go wrong, Dunson becomes more tyrannical and his men lean towards a mutiny.<\/p>\n<p><em>Red River<\/em>\u00a0was nominated for two <em>Academy Awards<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>nominee for <em>Best Writing, Motion Picture Story<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Borden Chase<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>nominee for \u00a0<em>Best Film Editing<\/em> &#8211; <strong>Christian Nyby<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">07.\u00a0 <em>Three Godfathers<\/em> (1948).\u00a0 <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> plays Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower.\u00a0 Directed by <strong>John Ford<\/strong>.\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Pedro Armend\u00e1riz, Harry Carrey, Jr.<\/strong> and <strong>Ward Bond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three outlaws on the run come across a dying woman and her baby.\u00a0 The woman asks the men to save her child.\u00a0 Risking their freedom and lives, the men vow to get the baby to safety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">08.\u00a0<em> The Shootist<\/em> (1976).<strong> John Wayne<\/strong> plays aging gunfighter J.B. Books.\u00a0 Directed by <em>Don Siegel<\/em>.\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone<\/strong> and <strong>Hugh O&#8217;Brien<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">J.B. Brooks is dying from terminal cancer.\u00a0 With only a couple of months to live, J.B. takes a room at a quiet boarding house owned\u00a0 by widow Bond Rogers.\u00a0 Word spreads that a gunfighter is in town.\u00a0 Soon folks looking to profit off J.B.&#8217;s reputation show up.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Shootist <\/em>was nominated for one <em>Academy Award<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>nominee <em>Best Art Direction-Set Decoration<\/em> &#8211; Robert F. Boyle Arthur, Jeph Parker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">09.\u00a0<em> The War Wagon<\/em> (1967).\u00a0 <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> plays Taw Jackson.\u00a0 Directed by <strong>Burt Kennedy<\/strong>.\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Kirk Douglas, Bruce Cabot<\/strong> and <strong>Howard Keel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three years ago Taw Jackson was set up, imprisoned and his ranch stolen by Frank Pierce.\u00a0 Now a free man, Jackson plans to get back what was his.\u00a0 He&#8217;ll start by taking down Pierce&#8217;s war wagon &#8211; an armored stagecoach that travels with gunfighters on horseback.\u00a0 The war wagon is used to transport gold found on Jackson&#8217;s land.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_____<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">10.\u00a0<em> El Dorado<\/em> (1966).\u00a0 <strong>John Wayne<\/strong> plays Cole Thorton.\u00a0 Directed by <strong>Howard Hawks<\/strong>.\u00a0 Co-starring <strong>Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Ed Asner<\/strong> and <strong>Christopher George<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bart Jason is a corrupt landowner forcing honest folks off their land around the town of El Dorado.\u00a0 When gunfighter, Cole Thorton refuses to work for him, Bart searches for another gunslinger.\u00a0 Cole knows that his old buddy, J.P. Harrah, the sheriff of El Dorado is over-matched. Harrah drinks too much and isn&#8217;t as young as he used to be.\u00a0 Cole decides to take a stand with Harrah and a young hotshot called Mississippi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Wayne has 184 credits on his resume.\u00a0 Although he made movies in many genres, he was best known for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":912,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,54,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celebs","category-movies","category-trivia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36038"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36045,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36038\/revisions\/36045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}