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John Wayne's Best Movies - Top Ten?
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Posted on 01/10/2010 11:19:14 AM PST by JoeProBono

1 The Searchers

This John Ford Western chronicles the efforts of a Confederate veteran (Wayne) to track down the daughter of his murdered brother.

2 Rio Bravo

The Duke and Dean Martin are the pair of old friends at the heart of this Howard Hawks hit, in which the pair tussles with a local lawbreaker.

3 The Quiet Man

Wayne shows his softer side with this drama about the tempestuous affair between an Irish-American expat and an Irish woman.

4 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

In this John Ford Western, Wayne stars as a rancher who pairs up with a law school grad (James Stewart) to take down the bad guy.

5 The Shootist

The actor's last movie ever finds Wayne starring opposite Lauren Bacall and James Stewart as a gunslinger dying of cancer.

6 True Grit

Wayne's Oscar-winning turn as aging sheriff Rooster Cogburn finds him trekking into Indian territory to avenge a man's death.

7 Stagecoach

For Wayne's breakout performance, he plays good-at-heart outlaw Ringo, who wins over a group of lawmen defending an east-bound train.

8 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

This vivid, meditative Western finds Wayne portraying an aging war hero struggling with his impending retirement.

9 Red River

This early Howard Hawks Western stars Wayne as a rancher who battles mutiny among his men as he drives his cattle up the Chisholm Trail.

10 Sands of Iwo Jima

This 1949 war flick finds Wayne starring as John Stryker, a marine sergeant charged with leading his men to war.



TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hollywood; johnwayne; jpb; topten; westerns
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To: JoeProBono
Call me weird, but I liked Blood Alley
161 posted on 01/11/2010 8:41:38 AM PST by El Sordo
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162 posted on 01/11/2010 8:48:19 AM PST by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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163 posted on 01/11/2010 8:48:59 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Doomonyou

164 posted on 01/11/2010 8:52:04 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono
I remember watching that movie at the Saturday matinee about 40 years ago.
165 posted on 01/11/2010 9:05:15 AM PST by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

He was obivioulsy a man that liked a LOT of fire in his women... but that came become dangerous, part of the attraction. oh, by the way, your lady handles a gun pretty good also.....:O)


166 posted on 01/11/2010 11:27:51 AM PST by goat granny
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To: dfwgator
Cagney's greatest performance, IMHO.

He is great in that.

That's One, Two, Three (if anyone's wondering).

167 posted on 01/11/2010 11:49:20 AM PST by ConfusedAndLovingIt
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To: goat granny
It showed a less secure Duke. As the pilot of a transport plane, he shows fear of not being found and of making the right decisions.
It was a good movie and highly recommend it.
168 posted on 01/11/2010 1:17:08 PM PST by Yorlik803 (better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
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To: afnamvet
True Grit

Ned Pepper: What's your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?
Rooster Cogburn: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which’ll it be?
Ned Pepper: I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man.
Rooster Cogburn: Fill your hands, you son of a b**ch.

Only Oscar The Duke ever won.

169 posted on 01/12/2010 3:01:39 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: JoeProBono

Bookmark for later viewing (DEF-IN-ITE-LY!) :-)


170 posted on 04/18/2011 10:41:55 PM PDT by winstonwolf33
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To: JoeProBono

Heh, I see this is a very old thread, but in case I didn’t comment back then I will do so now: ‘The Sons of Katie Elder’ has to be in there somewhere. Don’t ask me what to eliminate, but it has to be in there.

FRegards,
LH


171 posted on 04/18/2011 10:51:09 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: winstonwolf33

CLICK


172 posted on 04/18/2011 10:51:24 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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173 posted on 04/18/2011 10:55:50 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono

It’s one of those movies I’ve seen 20 times and if I turn on my TV right now and it’s in progress, I’m there until it’s over. (shrug)


174 posted on 04/18/2011 11:00:42 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard
I seldom watch movies more than once, but I've seen this one couple times


175 posted on 04/18/2011 11:09:14 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JoeProBono
By the way, another of my favorite John Waybe movies is one that doesn't get mentioned very often, but I love it. John Wayne plays a college football coach, and does a terrific job with the role. I think it's actually one of his best performances:


176 posted on 04/18/2011 11:15:06 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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177 posted on 04/18/2011 11:21:37 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: All
Just finished watching The Shootist and True Grit. Both were EXCELLENT! Gonna be watching The Cowboys next. :-)

Here's an interesting list I stumbled upon: Top non-western John Wayne films.

178 posted on 04/23/2011 9:55:29 AM PDT by winstonwolf33
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The films listed in the above link has no particular order so here are the films ordered from highest IMDb score to lowest IMDb score:

• The Quiet Man 8.0
• The Longest Day 7.8
• They Were Expendable 7.3
• Hatari 7.2
• In Harm’s Way 7.1
• The Sands Of Iwo Jima 7.1
• The Long Voyage Home 7.1
• Island In The Sky 6.9
• The High And The Mighty 6.9
• The Wings Of Eagles 6.7
• Operation Pacific 6.5
• Back To Bataan 6.5
• Cast a Giant Shadow 6.3
• The Sea Chase 6.3
• Blood Alley 6.1
• McQ 5.9
• Jet Pilot 5.4


179 posted on 04/27/2011 2:32:52 PM PDT by winstonwolf33
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To: winstonwolf33
A lot of people are unaware that Wayne had a cameo in The Greatest Story Ever Told, which I suppose is technically not a 'John Wayne' movie, but which has an IMDB score of 6.3 FWIW.
180 posted on 04/27/2011 2:40:15 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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