Yep, I drew a blank on “The Searchers”. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence was fantastic. I don’t know if my favorite isn’t “The Quiet Man” though because of all of the great supporting roles. Even his lesser movies like “Big Jake” are among those which, like the “Godfather”, I can just watch over and over.
Big Jake has an enormous following! So I don’t think we can really put it in a secondary category. I love Chisum, for some reason (the theme song is great!) I would say that’s not top notch Duke, but I like it anyway.
Through my husband’s brilliant knowledge of films, I am now a major supporter of the greatness of Rio Bravo. He is a film teacher and is today showing his students: Stagecoach!
Of course, The Quiet Man is in a class of its own.
It’s so pleasant to talk about John Wayne. He just brightens up my day!
I prefer Godfather 2 to Godfather 1 but they are both absolute classics. They represent - to me - the true end of the classic period of Hollywood film. Even though it’s really post-classic.