"interested in Cynthia Ann but rather in her uncle James who had searched for her for eight years after her abduction."" Historians and film critics have speculated on the inspiration for the character of Ethan Edwards in the John Ford movie The Searchers, with many saying that the character was based on James Parker. Critics and historians noted that James W. Parker, Cynthia Ann's uncle, spent much of his life and fortune in what became an obsessive search for his niece, like Ethan Edwards in the film. In addition, the ""rescue"" of Cynthia Ann, during a Texas Ranger attack on"
"which is now widely regarded as not only one of his best films, but also by many as one of the greatest westerns, and one of the best performances of John Wayne's career. Shot on location in Monument Valley, it tells of the embittered Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards who spends years tracking down his niece, kidnapped by Comanches as a young girl. The supporting cast included Jeffrey Hunter, Ward Bond, Vera Miles and rising star Natalie Wood. It was Hunter's first film for Ford. It was very successful upon its first release and became one of the top 20"
"daughter has been kidnapped. However, co-director Zacharias Kunuk discarded the original's plot about conflicts between white people and indigenous peoples, instead using only Inuit characters. Kunuk explained racism was not an intended theme of his film. Kunuk said he watched western films in the Igloolik community hall as a boy, and declared ""The Searchers"" star John Wayne ""was our hero."" The ballet ""Martha (The Searchers)"" by Julia K. Gleich, first produced by Norte Maar for Collaborative Projects in the Arts, was inspired by the film. The Searchers The Searchers is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision Western film directed by John"
"The Conqueror (1956 film) The Conqueror is a 1956 American CinemaScope epic film directed by Dick Powell and written by Oscar Millard. The film stars John Wayne as the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and co-stars Susan Hayward, Agnes Moorehead, and Pedro Armendáriz. Produced by entrepreneur Howard Hughes, the film was principally shot near St. George, Utah. Despite the stature of the cast and a respectable box office performance, the film was a critical flop; it is often ranked as one of the worst films of the 1950s and one of the worst ever. Wayne, who was at the height of"
"Legend of the Lost Legend of the Lost is a 1957 Technicolor Italian-American adventure film produced and directed by Henry Hathaway, shot in Technirama by Jack Cardiff, and starring John Wayne, Sophia Loren, and Rossano Brazzi. The location shooting for the film took place near Tripoli, Libya. In Timbuktu, experienced guide Joe January (John Wayne) reluctantly joins a Saharan treasure hunting expedition led by Paul Bonnard (Rossano Brazzi), a man obsessed with confirming his dead father's claim to have found a lost city. Dita (Sophia Loren), a woman of dubious reputation, becomes infatuated with Paul and his willingness to overlook"
"The Law and Jake Wade The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 Metrocolor western released by MGM in CinemaScope, based on the 1956 novel by Marvin H. Albert and directed by John Sturges. The title character, Jake Wade (Robert Taylor) is a now reformed town sheriff marshal with a past that will soon catch up with him. Before he is able to marry and live peacefully with his bride-to-be, Peggy Carter (Patricia Owens), an old shadowy friend, Clint Hollister (Richard Widmark), escapes from jail. Jake is methodically stalked by his psychotic ex-partner, who makes it clear that he wants"
"the Academy Award for Best Director for John Ford, his fourth, and for Best Cinematography. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"". In the 1920s, Sean Thornton (John Wayne), an Irish-born American from Pittsburgh, travels to Ireland to reclaim his family's farm and his birthplace in Inisfree. He meets and falls in love with the fiery Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara), the sister of the bullying, loud-mouthed landowner Squire ""Red"" Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen). Danaher, who had wanted the farm"
"were created to solely produce films of the fantastique genres. The decade was equally adept at both character and realistic films. The highly noted actors James Stewart, John Wayne, and Marlon Brando were at the peak of their popularity. Stewart, starring in ""Winchester '73"", and Wayne, starring in John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy and ""The Searchers"", revitalized the western. Brando mastered versatile roles in films such as ""A Streetcar Named Desire"", ""The Wild One"" (1953), ""Julius Caesar"", ""On the Waterfront"" (1954), ""Guys and Dolls"" (1955), ""The Teahouse of the August Moon"" (1956), and ""Sayonara"" (1957). Director Alfred Hitchcock was at the"
"for John Wayne films. Dark Command Dark Command is a 1940 Western film starring Claire Trevor, John Wayne and Walter Pidgeon loosely based on Quantrill's Raiders during the American Civil War. Directed by Raoul Walsh from the novel by W. R. Burnett, ""Dark Command"" is the only film in which western icons John Wayne and Roy Rogers appear together, and was the only film Wayne and Raoul Walsh made together since Walsh discovered Wayne working as a prop mover, renamed him, and gave him his first leading role in the epic widescreen western ""The Big Trail"" a decade before. The"
"Realto Theater in New York City. The western was re-released in 1924. It is currently available on DVD. The setting is the American Wild West. The notorious outlaw leader ""Draw"" Egan (played by Hart) and his gang is chased by a posse of lawmen to his remote mountain cabin, where they are trapped. During a fierce shootout, Egan opens a trapdoor and they escape through a tunnel before the posse can overwhelm them. With a bounty on his head, Egan turns up in the dangerous frontier range town of Yellow Dog. Presenting himself by the assumed name William Blake, he"
"eleven movies with his father: ""Rio Grande"" (1950), ""The Quiet Man"" (1952), ""The Searchers"" (1956), ""The Alamo"" (1960), ""The Comancheros"" (1961), ""Donovan's Reef"" (1963), ""McLintock!"" (1963), ""The Green Berets"" (1968) and ""Big Jake"" (1971). Patrick made his film debut at age 11 in his father's film ""Rio Grande"". He followed that with films directed by family friend and iconic director John Ford: ""The Quiet Man"" (1952), ""The Sun Shines Bright"" (1953), ""The Long Gray Line"" (1955), ""Mister Roberts"" (1955) and ""The Searchers"" (1956). From 1957 to 1958, Wayne appeared as Walter on the CBS sitcom ""Mr. Adams and Eve"", starring"
"the film earned $970,000 in the US and Canada and $1,825,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $87,000. The Law and Jake Wade The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 Metrocolor western released by MGM in CinemaScope, based on the 1956 novel by Marvin H. Albert and directed by John Sturges. The title character, Jake Wade (Robert Taylor) is a now reformed town sheriff marshal with a past that will soon catch up with him. Before he is able to marry and live peacefully with his bride-to-be, Peggy Carter (Patricia Owens), an old shadowy friend, Clint Hollister (Richard Widmark),"
"John Ford John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He is renowned both for Westerns such as ""Stagecoach"" (1939), ""The Searchers"" (1956), and ""The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"" (1962), as well as adaptations of classic 20th-century American novels such as the film ""The Grapes of Wrath"" (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (in 1935, 1940, 1941, and 1952) remain a record. One of the films for which he won the award, ""How Green Was My Valley"", also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford"
"the key to Jed later revealing who killed Drune, the robbers, and what happened to the money. The Last Posse The Last Posse is a 1953 American black-and-white western film directed by Alfred L. Werker. The film stars Broderick Crawford, John Derek, Charles Bickford and Wanda Hendrix. When the anxiously awaited posse returns with neither prisoners nor the stolen money, we learn through flashbacks from three different characters, what took place. Having been cheated by Sampson Drune, a father and his two sons have robbed him and fled. A posse led by Drune took off after them and although unwanted,"
"'Neath the Arizona Skies 'Neath the Arizona Skies is a 1934 Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser, produced by Lone Star Productions, released by Monogram Pictures and starring John Wayne. Wayne's character attempts to locate a little girl's father, so that she may claim a $50,000 Indian oil claim. The film co-stars Sheila Terry and Shirley Jean Rickert. Chris Morrell (John Wayne), the guardian of half-Indian girl Nina (Shirley Jean Rickert), is helping her find her missing white father, so she can cash in on her late mother's oil lease. Outlaw Sam Black (Yakima Canutt) is after the girl"
"Winds of the Wasteland Winds of the Wasteland is a 1936 Western film, starring John Wayne and Phyllis Fraser. The film was directed by Mack V. Wright, and was released by Republic Pictures. The rights on this movie haven't been renewed, so this movie is legally free to watch on various internet sites, and Hulu.com sometimes features a colorized version under the title Stagecoach Run. The film is set in 1861. John Blair (John Wayne) and his partner, Larry Adams (Lane Chandler) are dismayed when the arrival of telegraph ends the Pony Express. Hoping to utilize their horse-riding skills, they"
"the opening credits. 'Neath the Arizona Skies 'Neath the Arizona Skies is a 1934 Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser, produced by Lone Star Productions, released by Monogram Pictures and starring John Wayne. Wayne's character attempts to locate a little girl's father, so that she may claim a $50,000 Indian oil claim. The film co-stars Sheila Terry and Shirley Jean Rickert. Chris Morrell (John Wayne), the guardian of half-Indian girl Nina (Shirley Jean Rickert), is helping her find her missing white father, so she can cash in on her late mother's oil lease. Outlaw Sam Black (Yakima Canutt) is"
"Wild Heritage Wild Heritage is a 1958 CinemaScope Eastmancolor Western film directed by Charles F. Haas starring Will Rogers, Jr., Maureen O'Sullivan, Rod McKuen, Casey Tibbs and Judi Meredith. The film tells the story of Emma Breslin (O'Sullivan) and her family, who cross the plains in a covered wagon. They make the fateful decision to pause in a lawless western town where Emma's husband, Jake (Paul Birch), is shot by rustlers Arn (John Beradino) and Jud. But folksy Judge Copeland (Rogers) persuades them to go on. At Break Wagon Hill, their wagon does just that and they decide to homestead"
"the Andes, the film was originally intended to be filmed at RKO's Estudios Churubusco in Mexico but at the last minute production was shifted to Lone Pine, California. Though successful, the film did not earn back its huge production costs of RKO's most expensive production up to that time. It ended up losing $1,035,000. Tycoon (1947 film) Tycoon is a 1947 American Technicolor romance film directed by Richard Wallace and starring John Wayne. It is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by C.E. Scoggins. Johnny Munroe (John Wayne) travels to South America to build a mountain railroad"
"is his own long-lost brother Jim Wyatt (Frank McGlynn Jr.) This revelation eventually leads John to the men responsible for the slaughter of his family. Westward Ho (1935 film) Westward Ho is a 1935 American Western film released by Republic Pictures, produced by Paul Malvern, directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne in his first film for Republic. The trio had previously filmed a series of ""Lone Star Westerns"" for Monogram Pictures until Monogram merged into Republic pictures. John Wyatt (John Wayne) vows to avenge the death of his parents at the hands of cattle rustlers. Years later,"
"Home and Away (1956 film) Home and Away is a 1956 British second feature drama film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison. It depicts the life of an ordinary working-class man after he wins the football pools. The film reunited Warner and Harrison who had previously appeared together in the Huggetts series of films. After years of doing the football pools every week, Dad George Knowles (Jack Warner) is one day stunned to find all his score draws have come up and he's won the ""Treble Chance"" jackpot. As George and family celebrate with an"
"(1949), ""The Quiet Man"" (1952), ""The Wings of Eagles"" (1957), and ""The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"" (1962) with James Stewart. The first movie in which he called someone ""Pilgrim,"" Ford's ""The Searchers"" (1956), is often considered to contain Wayne's finest and most complex performance. Wayne was nominated as the producer of Best Picture for ""The Alamo"" (1960), one of two films he directed. The other was ""The Green Berets"" (1968), the only major film made during the Vietnam War in support of the war. During the filming of ""The Green Berets"", the Degar or Montagnard people of Vietnam's Central"
"<br> Jay Silverheels ... Chingachgook <br> Walter Kingsford ... Col. Duncannon <br> Rodd Redwing ... Chief Arrowhead <br> Stephen Bekassy ... Col. Brasseau <br> Elena Verdugo ... Lokawa <br> Bruce Lester ... Capt. Clint Bradford <br> Chief Yowlachie ... Eagle Feather <br> John Hart ... French Sergeant <br> Lyle Talbot ... French Ship Captain <br> Edward Coch ... Uncas The Pathfinder (1952 film) The Pathfinder is a 1952 Technicolor adventure western film inspired by ""The Pathfinder"" by James Fenimore Cooper. Produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures the film stars George Montgomery. At the beginning of the French and Indian"
"the role of Beau Wilkes (Ashley and Melanie's son) in ""Gone with the Wind"" (1939). He later went on to appear in ""Juarez"" (1939) opposite Bette Davis, as the adoptive son of John Wayne in ""Red River"", and in ""A Streetcar Named Desire"" (1951), in which he was reunited with Vivien Leigh a dozen years after they first worked together in ""Gone with the Wind"". In ""A Streetcar Named Desire"", Kuhn played a sailor who directs Blanche to the correct streetcar which will take her to her sister's neighborhood at the beginning of the film. He is the only actor"
"Tarzan and the Lost Safari Tarzan and the Lost Safari is a 1957 action adventure film featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous jungle hero Tarzan and starring Gordon Scott, Robert Beatty, Yolande Donlan and Betta St. John. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, it was the first Tarzan film released in color, Eastman Color. It was also MGM's first ""Tarzan"" film since 1942 and filmed in Nairobi, British East Africa. The character of Jane does not appear in this motion picture. An airplane crashes in the jungle, stranding passengers Gamage Dean (Yolande Donlan), Diana Penrod (Betta St. John), ""Doodles"" Fletcher (Wilfrid Hyde-White),"
"Howard Hawks. Wayne also began producing some of his own films during this period. The most discussed of Wayne's films during the following decade remains Ford's dark Western meditation on racism, ""The Searchers"". Other popular Wayne films include the seafaring adventures ""Reap the Wild Wind"" and ""Wake of the Red Witch"" and influential war movies such as ""They Were Expendable"", ""Flying Tigers"", ""The Fighting Seabees"", and ""Sands of Iwo Jima"", for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. The 1950s would see Wayne continue as a major star although the artistic quality of his work varied"
"Southwest Passage Southwest Passage is a 1954 American Pathécolor western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Joanne Dru, Rod Cameron and John Ireland, who are determined to make a unique trek across the west, using camels as his beasts of burden. The picture was originally released in 3-D. With $20,000 in stolen gold, Clint McDonald, his girl Lilly and wounded brother Jeb head for the hills, just ahead of a posse. Lilly goes to town to find a doctor for Jeb, then returns with the best she can find, Dr. Stanton, a drunken veterinarian. Clint becomes aware of a"
"How the West Was Won (film) How the West Was Won is a 1962 American Metrocolor epic-western film. The picture was one of the last ""old-fashioned"" epic films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to enjoy great success. Set between 1839 and 1889, it follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts) as they move from western New York to the Pacific Ocean. The picture was one of only two dramatic films made in the curved-screen three-projector Cinerama process, which added to its original impact. The all-star cast includes Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory"
"alternate entry. In the meantime, Gentry, who survives the cave-in, unties himself and joins the hunt. The posse corners Smeed, who draws first, and is killed by Gentry. In the closing scene, Gentry (with his new bride, Alvarado), is presented with a new badge by Forrester and congratulated for being appointed to the position of marshal of Arizona's Northern Territory. The Broken Star The Broken Star is a 1956 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by John C. Higgins. The film stars Howard Duff, Lita Baron, Bill Williams, Douglas Fowley, Henry Calvin, Addison Richards, Joel Ashley and"
"The Last Posse The Last Posse is a 1953 American black-and-white western film directed by Alfred L. Werker. The film stars Broderick Crawford, John Derek, Charles Bickford and Wanda Hendrix. When the anxiously awaited posse returns with neither prisoners nor the stolen money, we learn through flashbacks from three different characters, what took place. Having been cheated by Sampson Drune, a father and his two sons have robbed him and fled. A posse led by Drune took off after them and although unwanted, the town's drunken Sheriff joined them. The Sheriff's influence on Jed, the adopted son of Drune, is"
"on the spot. The movie follows the trials and joys of Emma and her family, as well as those of their neighbors, the Bascombs (Donahue and Jeanette Nolan). Finally, violence reappears when Arn and Jud show up on their homestead, leading to a showdown with the Breslin Boys (McKuen, Gary Gray and George Winslow). Wild Heritage Wild Heritage is a 1958 CinemaScope Eastmancolor Western film directed by Charles F. Haas starring Will Rogers, Jr., Maureen O'Sullivan, Rod McKuen, Casey Tibbs and Judi Meredith. The film tells the story of Emma Breslin (O'Sullivan) and her family, who cross the plains in"
"The Lawless Frontier The Lawless Frontier is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George ""Gabby"" Hayes, and Earl Dwire. The movie opens with a family shooting from the window of their home, as they are robbed of their cattle. John Tobin (John Wayne) arrives home later that night and discovers his family killed and their cattle missing. Tobin sets out in search of Pandro Zanti (Earl Dwire), the local bandito, for all appearances a stereotypical Mexican outlaw, though the script is twice careful to tell us he is half white"
"made a melodrama ""Woman Obsessed"" (1959) and thriller ""Seven Thieves"" (1960). He was reunited with Wayne on the comedy-action ""northern"", ""North to Alaska"" (1960). Hathaway was one of three directors on the epic Cinerama Western, ""How the West Was Won"" (1962), directing the bulk of the film, including the river, prairie, and train robbery sequences. He went to Spain to work with Wayne again on ""Circus World"" (1964). Wayne asked Hathaway to cast John Smith in the role of Steve McCabe in the film; Smith from 1959 to 1963 had played the part of rancher Slim Sherman on NBC's ""Laramie"""