[circlecity]

“Nothing can compare to the John Wayne version.”

I think casting Glen Campbell, who had never acted a day in his life, in such a major role, really brought down the original. He was awful.

[Red Badger]

I thought it gave his role authenticity.................

[Bratch]

So awful that John Wayne’s performance looked Oscar-worthy.

So there’s that.

[Sans-Culotte]

I think casting Glen Campbell, who had never acted a day in his life, in such a major role, really brought down the original. He was awful.

I thought Campbell was pretty bad, but he was not a deal-breaker for me. I thought Ricky Nelson was pretty bad in Rio Bravo, but not bad enough to sink the movie.

[SamAdams76]

Agree on the casting of Glen Campbell in the original. During that era, it was common to throw pop music stars into films. Almost never a good result.

Then during the 1970s, it became common to throw TV actors into recording music albums, almost always with disastrous results. I present as examples Willie Aames, John Travolta, and the Brady Bunch.

Anyway, I liked the 2010 remake by Coen Brothers. Both that and the original version are classics.