[JoeProBono]

[afnamvet]

‘In Harm’s Way’, ‘True Grit’, “The Shootist’ and ‘The Searchers’.

[NewJerseyJoe]

I know I'm gonna catch hell for this, but here goes...

Randolph Scott was much better than John Wayne.

[quesera]

I loved “El Dorado”, too bad it’s not in the list.

[CAluvdubya]

It wasn’t a top 10 movies but the only one I don’t see even mentioned is The Sons of Katie Elder. I used to enjoy watching that one wth my dad.

[KrisKrinkle]

To all those who can't think of a bad movie he made, I submit "The Conquerers", from 1956, in which he played Gengis Kahn. If you haven't seen it, there's a reason.

[Syntyr]

“The Three Godfathers” has to be up in the top 10 somewhere...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040064/

[Reagan Man]

If you only give me ten picks, I'll have to fudge a bit.

In chronological order.

They Were Expendable
Red River
The Ford Cavalry Trilogy
Sands of Iwo Jima
The Quiet Man
The Searchers
Rio Bravo
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Shootist

[mamelukesabre]

Rio bravo is ranked way too high in that list. Iwo jima, true grit, and the shootist are ranked too low.

[MosesKnows]

Rio Bravo

I think there is a federal law or statute against mentioning Rio Bravo without also mentioning El Dorado.

We'll let it go this time but don't let it happen again.

[Oldpuppymax]

Who in the WORLD placed Rio Bravo in front of Stagecoach and the Sands of Iwo Jima??!! Not to mention the Quiet Man??!! Perhaps you should stick to your favorite “Pee Wee Herman” or “Ted and Bill’s” movies in the future.

[GrouchoTex]

I’d go with Red River as my favorite. Maybe we should go the a top 15 list?

Include:

The Cowboys

The Shootist

All 3 John Ford/Monument Valley Cavalry movies

[abb]

[RepRivFarm]

Our family favorite was always McClintock! Having raised three girls, when they got PO'd at their beaus they'd always quote the movie:

"Shoot him daddy! Shoot him! You're my father and if you love me you'll shoot him!"

[My hearts in London - Everett]

My favorite is Lady Takes A Chance with Jean Arthur where’s he’s so besotted with her that he dons an apron, but then I’m a girl!

[PLMerite]

In addition to the “traditional” JW classics:

Big Jake
Chisum
Donovan’s Reef
Hatari! (for Elsa Martinelli)
Brannigan (Jaguar chase scene)
McQ

[oldsalt]

Am I the only one who ever saw Trouble Along the Way" where the Duke played a slightly underhanded college football coach who was reformed by his daughter,(Natalie Wood),and Donna Reed? It was circa 1950 or so and was one of my faves on late night TV in later years.

I guess I'm getting old enough to have outlived a lot of other people who may have seen it!

[Shqipo]

My vote goes for “They Were Expendable.”

[madamemayhem]

the quiet man definately. after that i would include hatari! (just for the hell of it), and donovans reef (its john wayne and lee marvin), hellfighters (its john wayne and jim hutton), big jake (its john wayne, maureen ohara, and richard boone), the sons of katie elder (keep an eye out for dennis hopper), el dorado, (hey theres john wayne! with robert mitchum and james cann), gotta have true grit on that list (robert duvall and one of the greatest lines in movie history “fill your hand you son of a b!tch) and what is probably my most favorite mclintock (john wayne, maureen ohara, yvonne decarlo, a fight in a mud pit, and a butt whippin) it just does not get better than that. although i would probably put the green berets in that list somewhere, i am not a huge fan of the war movies.

[dangerdoc]

What was the one where he was a gold prospector in Alaska?

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite John Wayne film is Big Jim McClain (1952) in which the Duke chases Soviet agents around Hawaii. Another that I like is The High and the Mighty (1954), a drama set in the skies over the Pacific.