Laurie is the girl from 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance', Vera Miles. She turned in a solid performance in every part she ever had and she is still with us, 93 years young.
She lived in my hometown, Pratt(KS) when she was in high school. A friend of mine’s dad spoke about how good looking she was. She won Ms Kansas in 1948.
I just realized that earlier today. That it was Vera Miles in both roles. I can’t wait to watch the whole movie again, even though she’s only in the first part.
So the one part where Ethan and Mose stop and rest and feed their horses... Marty Goes on.. and when they catch up with Marty - he's on foot; meaning Marty's horse couldn't make it
The film was shot in Monument Valley which is spread over an area where Utah and Arizona come together. They said it was west Texas at the beginning of the film but that was only for dramatic purposes. There is nothing like that in Texas. The tall, solitary rock formations are actually the cores of ancient volcanoes where the mountains have worn away leaving only the cores. Spectacular to film Westerns in that area. The landscape becomes a third character in every Western. There are "hoodoos" all over the western US and Canada, but nothing like the size of of the ones in Monument Valley. The buffalo hunting scenes were filmed in Alberta, as there were no decent sized herds left in the US in the 1950s. Along with "Tombstone," "The Searchers" is my favourite Western. 🤠💖
Thanksgiving is a celebration by (one of) the first groups of settlers from Europe, on surviving their first and particularly harsh winter. It was celebrated with the local native tribes.
The area this was filmed in is called Monument Valley. It is in the the North-East corner of Arizona. John Ford filmed many of his Westerns there, and so did a lot of other people.
Second time watching this. Can’t believe u predicted the sword joke n a few minutes later MISSED the outcome! He stabbed the posse leader. Btw, the young soldier was Wayne’s actual son
The Comanche Wars in The 19th century still have a tremendous influence on the laws of the Great State of Texas. A truly horrific, long and brutal struggle and helped more than any other conflict to form the legend and traditions of the Texas Rangers. Another (although much more stylized film) is “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), one of the most beautifully filled western movies of all time. Has John Wayne in it also.
This was a bit darker than most of John Wayne's usual Westerns. He's not really a nice guy in this one and his intentions in finding his niece are not exactly noble. But according to his standards he's doing what's right. The moral crux of the movie is whether he will carry out his intentions or whether he can see another path. The redemption theme involves Ethan's character, Deborah as well as Jeffrey Hunters character who was starting down the same path as Ethan. Powerful story very well directed and told by Mr. Ford and well acted by all. Arguably John Wayne's best acting as he goes against his usual always heroic role. He's the protagonist of the movie but definitely not the hero here.
The flat-topped rock formations go by two names. The larger ones are called mesas ( _mesa_ is Spanish for table), the narrow ones are called buttes (from the French _butte_ a mound or hillock).
Really big ones are plateaus, next in size are mesas, then buttes. The smallest ones have lots of names, including pillar, spire, tower, needle and hoodoo.
@@smg85051 Not far from the truth. He was overlooked for nominations a few times, The Shootist, The High And The Mighty, some more... Some were for political reasons, some were poor advertisement from the studio like The Shootist, which was Oscar worthy acting.
@@Sven_E07 John Wayne and Cary Grant were both at a disadvantage when it came to the Oscars because neither was ever contracted to a major film studio and therefore never had the full weight of studio campaigns to back them up. In thirty five years they only received four Oscar nominations between them when they should have had twelve.
The Searchers should've won at least six Oscars: Best Actor - Duke Best Picture - Merrian C. Cooper Best Supporting Actor - Jeffrey Hunter Best Director - John Ford Best Adapted Screenplay - Frank S. Nugent Best Cinematography - Winton C. Hoch Could've won Best Supporting Actress - Vera Miles or Olive Carey Best Musical Score - Max Steiner
When I first started watching RUclips, I never would have predicted that a Scottish woman watch classic American westerns would be one of my favorite things on RUclips. Best reactions ever.
Mac and me Wow. That was rough going. Somehow the film is even more terrible than any article written about it, any podcast that covered it, and any clips on RUclips could reflect. This tedious garbage goes on seemingly forever, with a pace that’s glacial and characters that are both unappealing and unconvincing, alien or otherwise.😮😢😱😨🙀
I think Dawn's the first reactor I've seen who can cope with the tone shifts that John Ford usually indulged in as a matter of course but which often confuse and alarm modern viewers. Ford liked silly characters and comedy as a palate cleanser - Charlie McCrory in this movie is a prime example. Most reviewers I've seen really don't like the whiplash going back and forth from seriousness to goofiness, but as bizarre as it seems older moviegoers weren't as... I was going to say 'intolerant' but that's not quite what I mean.... and set in their ways as a lot of modern ones.
The film beautifully opens and closes with the entrance scenes of the cabin. These are iconic film shots showing the genius of John Ford. At the end you see the darkness as Debbie enters, a whole new world opens to her. She is looking all around as she enters. John Wayne, on the other hand, is an outsider to civilization. He doesn't join in the welcoming scene. He is the loner who sadly must pursue a different course than domestic life. His melancholy walk outside is a brilliant piece of visual storytelling by Ford and acting by Wayne.
I’ve loved the Duke since I was a kid in the 80s-90s. In 1991 the aired the 3D version of Hondo. His daughter introduced the movie. I still have the 3D glasses and I cut the advert out of the TV Guide and kept it too.
Martin was played by Jeffrey Hunter, who played Capt Pike in the original pilot for Star Trek (TOS) and Jesus Christ in "King of Kings". He was getting pretty popular until he kicked the bucket in 1969 of a cerebral hemorrhage.
It wasn't that she didn't want to go back... what happened right after she showed up? The Comanche attacked. She was telling them to go away and leave her because _she did not want them killed_ . Ethan misinterpreted this as her having become Comanche.
One of the top 5 westerns. The movie was dedicated to legendary silent western star Harry Carey Sr. A great friend of director John Ford and John Wayne. His son, Harry Carey Jr., was the boyfriend of the murdered girl Lucy. And Carey's widow played the older woman who gave Moes his rocking chair. John Wayne's walk out the doorway at the end was from Harry Carey's way of walking and holding his forearm and done as a dedication to him.
Some answers for you. The "hills" are called Mesa's, which is Spanish for "table", because they are flat on top. The Comanche Chief named "Scar" was the person at the beginning of the movie that captured Debbie, and later made her one of his wives. And he was shot by Marty, (Jeffrey Hunter) when they rescued Debbie, (Natalie Wood) and yes he was scalped by Ethan (John Wayne), as retribution for all the past nastiness. "The Searchers" was Directed by John Ford, one of the best directors ever, he influenced the Japanese Director Akira Kurosawa, and the Italian Director Sergio Leone, who did all the Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns, and many, many others. Ford used real Native Americans, Hopi's mostly, for the Natives in the movie, and he was beloved by the Hopi for the way he treated them, and paid them. They had very few opportunities out in the Arizona desert. The location is Monument Valley, a place Ford used many times in his movies.
john wayne actually got to meet The real Wyatt Earp, his iconic swagger and manner of speach is influnced by what he saw in Earp. For John wayne movies the 1969 TRUE GRIT is a must, this is the role where John wayne won the Oscar at the acadamey awards for best actor.
No, John Wayne never met Wyatt Earp at all. That is one of those charming Old Hollywood fables. All that Wayne knew of Wyatt Earp he got second hand from director John Ford who did know Wyatt Earp.
@@Patrick-xv6qv show me some articles or something because everything I can find says yes he did while working as a prop hand so show me a quote from a credible source or what you said is irrelevant.
@@frost1977 you will find several sites that claim they met and even that Wayne was Earps coffee boy amd some even go further that they formed a close friendship and Watne was one of Earps pallbearers. Those are all myths. There are other sites that tell those were myths and the 2 never met. I am basing my comment that Wayne and Earp.met was a myth based on 2 of the several biographies I have read about John Wayne including the foremost and most accurate, John Wayne; the Life and the Legend by Scott Eyman who has written several books about actors and producers from the Golden Age of Hollywood and is considered an expert on the subject. Botj books about Wayne stated that Wayne and Earp never met and that they did was a myth fabricated by Hollywood public relations to give John Wayne more popularity, as if he needed it.
Great Reaction! The Searchers is arguably John Wayne's best Western, but in my humble opinion *Rio Bravo* is just as good, and *Red River* is even better still.
To a lot maybe of fans I suppose, but I beg to differ. The Cowboys is Wayne's best western followed by Rio Bravo, The Shootist and True Grit. The Searchers can stay in the top five though.
Many consider this Wayne's best film. A must-have in any John Wayne collection. The end scene where Wayne stands in the doorway raised his left hand, reached across his chest, and grabbed his right arm at the elbow was a moving tribute to his childhood hero, actor Harry Carey.
wow The 1st reaction Ive seen to this classic film ( and fave of SCorcese & spielberg) and your great emotional comments. SO much to say , as EThan (J Wayne) was a complicated character. SOme people say that Debbie might have been his own child as he might have been in love with his brother's wife. John ford went all out in this beautifully filmed classic. oh and Scar the Indian was shot by Marty and The preacher was stabbed by the young kid (J Wayne's oldest son) with scabbard lol,
The modern term for the Comanche's intention for Debbie was "grooming". They were grooming her to be a wife because she was too young to sexually abuse and kill. Lucy was old enough to sexually abuse and kill... so they enjoyed themselves... as they did with Martha.
One of the best westerns ever made. It's an epic. You need to watch " Stagecoach" from 1939, it was John Wayne 's first major role, and it's another classic.
If you re-watch The Searchers notice the interactions between Ethan and his sister-in-law. The way she strokes his coat, the way he kisses her goodbye on her forehead (while the Reverend Captain uncomfortably eats his donut). There was something going on when he left 7 years earlier. Maybe he was even Debbie's father.
I believe scar was killed by martin and when wayne found him dead, he scalped him. The scene when wayne chases down debbie in the sand/dirt, raises her above his head, and then cradles her, is one of most iconic scenes in film history. I remember this film was originally shown in black and white and was arguably legendary director john ford's greatest movie.
My favorite John Wayne movie, and one of the best Westerns ever made. And definitely the best ending shot with John Wayne framed in the doorway as the door closes. Don't apologize for doing Westerns on your channel, I can tell how much you like them.
The young soldier you thought would sword somebody was John Wayne's son, Patrick. He started in a few movies with his famous father. Also, John Wayne chose the name of his character Ethan for one his other son's. This is the older John Wayne. The one most of us baby boomers grew up with. Tough, salty, and full of grit and a little compassion. The one we knew as the Duke. Watch all the westerns you can stand. I love that your enthusiasm for them. In fact I've got one for you. It stars a few of my favorite actors. The movie is called BANDELERO! And it features, Jimmy Stewart George Kennedy Dean Martin Raquel Welch and Andrew Prine. It's got humor, guns, a chase element, and just a little romance to keep you going. I would end by saying that by giving a film your BEST MOVIE EVER stamp of approval is your way if saying you loved the movie. Make all of the others measure up to your standards. After all it's your channel. And we you ❤️ love spending time with you. Thanks. And Happy Mother's Day !!!
Debra was played by two actresses: Natalie Wood and her little sister, for the different age scenes. The head of the rangers was played by Ward Bond, who was a good friend of John Wayne's and was in a lot of his movies. The blonde boy in love with Lucy was Harry Carey, jr, son of John Wayne's good friend Harry Carey, sr. Wayne and Carey sr _invented_ the barroom brawl in movies, together. Old Mose was in several Wayne movies as well, including "The Alamo". "He who follows" Martin Pawley, was played by Jeffrey Hunter. Most Star Trek fans will recognize him as Captain Christopher Pike, commander of the USS Enterprise before it was given to Captain James Tiberius Kirk. Martin's love interest, Laurie, was played by Vera Miles. She played the love interest of both John Wayne and Jimmy Steward in the western "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". She was in another, modern movie with John Wayne, "Hellfighters", where she played Wayne's estranged wife. Swenson, his neighbor, was played by the same actor, John Qualan, who owned the restaurant in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". He was also in "Casablanca" and one of my favorite Jimmy Stewart movies, "Firecreek".
Henry Kleinbach, who played Scar, played the creepy landlord, Silas Barnaby, in "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. He also played a cop in "John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13".
This is a John Ford Movie and Ford used many of the same actors in his movies (the John Ford Road Company) . A demanding Director he liked to work with actors who knew how he worked and he know how to get the best out of.
Yes, it's always the case with these Hay's Code era movies that you have to ask yourself "Did something sexual happen that they are alluding to but not actually saying?" . Often if you don't realise that, you miss the whole motivation for what happens next.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE JOHN WAYNE MOVIES INCLUDING "HONDO" AND 'SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON" A BIT OF TRIVIA THE BRITISH 1960'S ROCK BAND NAMED THEMSELVES AFTER THIS MOVIE "THE SEARCHERS" ONE OF THEIR HITS WAS "LOVE POTION NUMBER 9 , AND DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE AWAY.' AND MANY MORE HITS
The back story is that Ethan and Martha were in love and that Debbie is Ethan's daughter. Also Martin is Ethan's son from another woman he loved who was killed by the Comanche and he dropped him off to be raised by Aaron and Martha. When he tells him about the scalp being his mothers, that's what he's referring to.
When I first saw _The Searchers_ I had just got back from a fortnight-long touring holiday in the United States and one of the places I stopped at was Monument Valley, where this film's exteriors were shot. What a great place Monument Valley is.
When you get back to westerns two good ones are "Fort Apache" which pair director John Ford and John Wayne once again and "Shane" Which has the iconic rancher vs settler dispute. Both are classics of course.
Charlie was played by Ken Curtis who became hugely famous as Festus on the long running tv show Gunsmoke. At the time of this movie, he was a member of the popular singing group Sons of the Pioneers. The song at the end of the film was one of their big hits Tumbling Tumble Weeds. Vera Miles - as mentioned in the comments played a big role in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
I wouldn't call Festus hugely famous, lol. Everytime we mentioned him, the old folks would say "No, it was Chester. Festus is just some sorry replacement for Chester". We wouldn't know what they were talking about because they had only syndicated the color episodes.
Dawn Marie, thank you for reacting to what I believe is the greatest western ever made. "The Searchers" is loosely based on a true story, which is expertly recounted in Glenn Frankel's book, "The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend." Also, if you watch closely, you'll realize Wayne's character and his brother's wife were in love with each other. In addition, Ethan was going to kill Debbie because in his mind she was no longer human, having been "tainted" by sleeping with Scar. Finally, Wayne walks away alone at the end because he's an uncivilized man living in a country that is rapidly becoming more civilized. He doesn't fit in anywhere anymore. Truly great film!
The mountains you asked about are called buttes (pronounced "byoots"). Mesas (pronounced "maysas") are much wider, flat-topped (tabletop) standing similarly to buttes.
John made some outstanding westerns and war movies. Another western you may like, but doesn't have John, and is well known is Shane. It is so fun watching you reaction to westerns you really get into the movies and the characters. Commentor Elliot N. nailed it on the name of the formations you asked about. Great reaction Lady Dawn.
I'm all in for the westerns. So many great ones out there and you've barely scratched the surface. You really need to see Dances with Wolves. As for the Native tribes there are over 500 in the US.
Loved your reactions to one of the greatest westerns ever made, Dawn Marie. Fun Movie Fact: Whenever you saw a gun jam, or mis-fire during this film, it was an actual gun jam or mis-fire. The actors then had to ad-lib their reactions and carry on, as it wasn't possible for them to re-shoot the scenes.
I've heard this movie is loosely based on the capture of 9 year old Cynthia Ann Parker in 1836.... by a Comanche tribe on an attack of Fort Parker in Texas....that for sure ain't Texas they're showing though.
the present comanche nation can be found in Oklahoma.. ps if you want to see another all time best western may i surgest the following from 1976 "The Outlaw Josey Wales" starring Clint Eastwood & chief Dan George..
Dawn, the Comanche were brutal fighters and raiders. They'd have killed Aaron and the boy, perhaps tortured them first. They'd also have had their way with Martha before killing her. They took young women as concubines. They did these things as part of their regular wars between tribes and as vengeance against first the Spanish conquistadors and then the white settlers for their western expansion. The US Cavalry would slaughter whole groups of natives, women, and children included, so the Comanche would respond in kind. They say, when Ethan and Marty meet Scar in person that Scars childrennwere killed by white men, so he's getting his revenge against any whites he feels like attacking. In the end, Martin shot and killed Scar, and Ethan scalped him as payback for what Scar did to his family. When Ethan had originally planned to kill Debbie, it was, in his mind and the minds of many other whites, to save her from being forced to marry and bear the children of her captors. But he couldn't do it. Ethan is not a good person in this movie. He's a thief (the new gold pieces), a racist (he hates natives), and is likely a killer. But his neice softens his heart at the end. Marty helps with that too, clearly, but Debbie is his soft spot. At the end he leaves because he knows he has no place there, in a peaceful, loving family. He is a man who leads a violent life and would likely bring more violence to these good people if he stayed. So he rides away so they can rebuild their lives. Its a brilliant movie. Im glad you enjoyed it.
'to save her from being forced to marry and bear the children of her captors' - you're sanitising his character in a way that makes no sense in the narrative; he tries to kill her AFTER she is rescued from her captors. It's WAY darker than that. He tries to kill her (who is strongly implied to be his daughter btw) b/c she slept with the comanche chief, he even says so, he feels she is tainted somehow. At the end he realises he can't really live around normal people harbouring hatred like this, and so that the younger people (incl. notably a mixed-race young man) might live a more hopeful life he leaves them
Love your channel and your love of westerns! This is my favorite John Wayne movie with a close second of "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon". Thank you so very much for watching these old classics!!! I love watching them because I don't have to worry about foul language and nudity being in them. I love these wholesome movies!
In western movies the tribes you'll mostly see are Apache, Comanche, Sioux, sometimes Navajo, because they are on the plains and further west. But at one time different tribes were all over the country. Thanksgiving involves the Native Americans because the English settlers were helped by them in the Massachusetts area. That tribe was a branch of the Algonquin Indians who were once plentiful on the eastern seaboard and up into Canada and the Midwest of the USA.
This movie was loosely and I mean loosely based on a true incident that happened in Texas when the Comanches, who dominated the land and other native nations. They would raid and destroy, kill, loot and take hostages. The child's name was Cynthia Parker and eventually she assimilated into the tribe, became a wife at 15 or 16 and bore a son who would later become a fierce warrior and chief, by the name of Quana Parker. My husband read a book about his life and we both watched a documentary of his life. He became a celebrity and had a large home and many kids!
John Ford directed this movie and he and Wayne both should have been nominated for Oscars for this movie which has gained more respect since both of their deaths.
Let's go home, Debbie. My favourite line in any film. Comes as such a relief. One of the very few all-time great movies not to receive a single Oscar nomination!
My all-time favorite Western movie. Many of the main actors are already mentioned by others, and were in other John Ford/John Wayne movies. We also saw here John's young son, Patrick Wayne, as the new cavalry Lieutenant. Ken Curtis was a great singer with the Sons of the Pioneers and can be heard in another Ford/Wayne movie "Rio Grande" where the Sons are the Regimental singers. He was later Festus on TV's Gunsmoke. Another great John Wayne Western is "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon". All great selections when you want to see some of the older Westerns.
there is a long synapse of the entire movie; what each movie scene represents; how two scenes are connected; the cabin represents family; we see groups of people together as family, Ethan Edwards stands alone; near the start of the movie we see Ethan Edwards lifting young Debbie Edwards in the air thinking it was her older sister; near the end the the movie we see Ethan Edwards lifting an older Debbie Edwards; at the end we see the family entering the cabin Ethan Edwards does not
This was filmed in Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona. John Ford loved to film there because it looked so good, and because he was away from his bosses in Hollywood. The young lieutenant was Patrick Wayne, John Wayne's son. Clayton (Ward Bond) got stabbed with his sword. Charlie was Ken Curtis, a singer with the Sons of the Pioneers.
If you want to see a Great Western, you need to see STAGECOACH 1939, with a young John Wayne. It was the movie that made John Wayne the Cowboy of Cowboys, and made him a Star. You mention John Wayne's walk. We walk like that, when we've had too much tequila in our margaritas. It's known as the, "John Wayne Walk." LOL,LOL,LOL.....
John Wayne did 10 movies besides this one with his second son, Patrick (Lt. Greenhill). Patrick wasn't always credited in some of the earlier films when he was a kid. In fact I think this was the 1st movie with his father that he was credited in.
The Comanche (and other tribes) were very dependent on bison for their survival; at one time, a single heard could cover an entire State. Then the railroad was coming through, and we drove them near extinction. In the past 50 years we've brought them back, to the point where we've had to cull the herds so they didn't starve. The idea of shooting more than one buffalo was to provide hardship for his enemies. "Empty bellies" as he put it.
The Comanche in particular were only defeated because it became policy to slaughter bison and feral cattle (and wild horses) to starve them out. As Theodore Roosevelt himself said, the Comanche were the finest light cavalry in the world. The westward expansion of the United States was actually being pushed back by the Comanche until the concept of killing the animals they needed for food and mobility was insituted. As for bison, thank Colonel Roosevelt again. He was the one who protected the bison when the 'experts' were assuring him that there were still plenty of animals left. As president, he also created many of the national parks in the US to preserve something of the wilderness. Bison are now raised for slaughter and the meat is so damn good. More savory than beef and surprisingly tender.
One of my favorite western's and films of all time. You can @Dawn watch all the John Ford (director) John Wayne (actor) films and you will adore each and every one
Hello Dawn. This movie is rough. They filmed it in a kind of light hearted way but the story is seriously harsh. I'm so glad you enjoy the Westerns. I hope you get back to watching more. Since you recently watched the Maltese Falcon, I have a great recommendation for you. Hatari by the same director Howard Hawks with John Wayne. It's a bit different. A story about a bunch of guys who catch animals for zoos in Africa. Great soundtrack too by Henry Mancini.
I don't claim to be a historian, but yes, the fight in the Americas was over land and resources just like every other place in the world throughout history. Also, there were and are separate tribes in the Americas like in Europe, Africa, and Asia (Celts, Slavs, Franks, Normans, Saxons, et cetera). In North America you would have: Sioux, Apache, Chickasaw, Dakota, Mohicans, Seminole, et cetera.
The hills your wondering the name. Go by many. Butte or bluff. The Spanish name is mesa, meaning table top. The south west was settled by the Spanish first so the mostly still have mesa in their name. Like Grand Mesa, Bear Butte, Mesa Vejo....My family is from Colorado for a hundred years and before that my family goes back 6 generations in New Mexico
"it's the best movie ever" Will you marry me? Or short of that, let me adopt you? I'm joking, of course, but it's rare for me to find someone, especially a female type someone, who thinks this might be the best movie ever. So that's my way of saying I'm very gratified and happy that you think it's such a good movie. Now I have hope that you'll like Gone with the Wind, too. I know you're swearing off westerns for awhile, but eventually I'd like to see your reaction to "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon". If you've seen the movie "The Quiet Man", you saw Mildred Natwick who played the window Tillane... well, she plays the colonel's wife, Abby Allshard in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and even when I was a youngster I found her about the perfect woman. The world needs more women like that.
A great Western is Will Penny starring Charlton Heston. Another is The Big Country with Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston. An underrated John Wayne western is Hondo.
Tribes are similar to clans. Yes, they are mostly real. The Commanche were from Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and other places they were nomadic like many tribes following the food like buffalo and other wild game. Many other tribes like the Utes, the Apache, the Navajo were also in those areas some were peaceful at times other times not so peaceful. My only objection to this film is that many scenes were obviously on sound stages and many of the Commanche were played by white people. The extras were native, so why couldn't they find a real native to playScar instead of a blue eyed white guy.
Laurie is the girl from 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance', Vera Miles. She turned in a solid performance in every part she ever had and she is still with us, 93 years young.
She also played Lila Crane in Psycho (1960).
@Roy Phillips She was in Psycho 2 as well.
@@Madbandit77 Hitchcock also wanted her to play Madeleine/Judy in Vertigo but Miles was pregnant at the time.
She lived in my hometown, Pratt(KS) when she was in high school. A friend of mine’s dad spoke about how good looking she was. She won Ms Kansas in 1948.
I just realized that earlier today. That it was Vera Miles in both roles. I can’t wait to watch the whole movie again, even though she’s only in the first part.
So the one part where Ethan and Mose stop and rest and feed their horses... Marty Goes on.. and when they catch up with Marty - he's on foot; meaning Marty's horse couldn't make it
The film was shot in Monument Valley which is spread over an area where Utah and Arizona come together. They said it was west Texas at the beginning of the film but that was only for dramatic purposes. There is nothing like that in Texas. The tall, solitary rock formations are actually the cores of ancient volcanoes where the mountains have worn away leaving only the cores. Spectacular to film Westerns in that area. The landscape becomes a third character in every Western. There are "hoodoos" all over the western US and Canada, but nothing like the size of of the ones in Monument Valley. The buffalo hunting scenes were filmed in Alberta, as there were no decent sized herds left in the US in the 1950s. Along with "Tombstone," "The Searchers" is my favourite Western. 🤠💖
The best description of scalping, to me, is the one given in, oddly, The Last Samurai, which you NEED to watch!
The quintessential Western is SHANE.
John Wayne last Movie the Shootist. True Grit his academy award. Man who Shot liberty Valance.
Thanksgiving is a celebration by (one of) the first groups of settlers from Europe, on surviving their first and particularly harsh winter. It was celebrated with the local native tribes.
The area this was filmed in is called Monument Valley. It is in the the North-East corner of Arizona. John Ford filmed many of his Westerns there, and so did a lot of other people.
Second time watching this.
Can’t believe u predicted the sword joke n a few minutes later MISSED the outcome! He stabbed the posse leader.
Btw, the young soldier was Wayne’s actual son
The Comanche Wars in The 19th century still have a tremendous influence on the laws of the Great State of Texas. A truly horrific, long and brutal struggle and helped more than any other conflict to form the legend and traditions of the Texas Rangers.
Another (although much more stylized film) is “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), one of the most beautifully filled western movies of all time. Has John Wayne in it also.
This was a bit darker than most of John Wayne's usual Westerns. He's not really a nice guy in this one and his intentions in finding his niece are not exactly noble. But according to his standards he's doing what's right. The moral crux of the movie is whether he will carry out his intentions or whether he can see another path. The redemption theme involves Ethan's character, Deborah as well as Jeffrey Hunters character who was starting down the same path as Ethan. Powerful story very well directed and told by Mr. Ford and well acted by all. Arguably John Wayne's best acting as he goes against his usual always heroic role. He's the protagonist of the movie but definitely not the hero here.
A 🌵 cactus not a rock tower
The flat-topped rock formations go by two names. The larger ones are called mesas ( _mesa_ is Spanish for table), the narrow ones are called buttes (from the French _butte_ a mound or hillock).
Yep. We have 'em here in Colorado. They don't fall.
Like many of John Ford's westerns, "The Searchers" was shot in a place called "Monument Valley" (named for the rock formations found there).
To avoid embarrassment you should have let Dawn know the pronunciation.
Byoots, not butts.
Really big ones are plateaus, next in size are mesas, then buttes. The smallest ones have lots of names, including pillar, spire, tower, needle and hoodoo.
@@MrVvulf There's no "Y" in the pronunciation, unless you're in the deep south. Here in the west, we pronounce it "beauts" as in beauty.
The Duke should have won an oscar for this portrayal. What a redemption story!
That one and Red River as well
Should've earned at least 3 or 4 in his distinguished career
@@smg85051 Not far from the truth. He was overlooked for nominations a few times, The Shootist, The High And The Mighty, some more... Some were for political reasons, some were poor advertisement from the studio like The Shootist, which was Oscar worthy acting.
@@Sven_E07 John Wayne and Cary Grant were both at a disadvantage when it came to the Oscars because neither was ever contracted to a major film studio and therefore never had the full weight of studio campaigns to back them up. In thirty five years they only received four Oscar nominations between them when they should have had twelve.
The Searchers should've won at least six Oscars:
Best Actor - Duke
Best Picture - Merrian C. Cooper
Best Supporting Actor - Jeffrey Hunter
Best Director - John Ford
Best Adapted Screenplay - Frank S. Nugent
Best Cinematography - Winton C. Hoch
Could've won
Best Supporting Actress - Vera Miles or Olive Carey
Best Musical Score - Max Steiner
When I first started watching RUclips, I never would have predicted that a Scottish woman watch classic American westerns would be one of my favorite things on RUclips. Best reactions ever.
To use Dawn's phrasing, it's lovely to watch someone learn something of the American Western culture.
Mac and me Wow. That was rough going. Somehow the film is even more terrible than any article written about it, any podcast that covered it, and any clips on RUclips could reflect. This tedious garbage goes on seemingly forever, with a pace that’s glacial and characters that are both unappealing and unconvincing, alien or otherwise.😮😢😱😨🙀
I think Dawn's the first reactor I've seen who can cope with the tone shifts that John Ford usually indulged in as a matter of course but which often confuse and alarm modern viewers. Ford liked silly characters and comedy as a palate cleanser - Charlie McCrory in this movie is a prime example. Most reviewers I've seen really don't like the whiplash going back and forth from seriousness to goofiness, but as bizarre as it seems older moviegoers weren't as... I was going to say 'intolerant' but that's not quite what I mean.... and set in their ways as a lot of modern ones.
@@mikesilva3868 Everyone's entitled to their opinion, even when it's incredibly wrong 👍
lol same here
The film beautifully opens and closes with the entrance scenes of the cabin. These are iconic film shots showing the genius of John Ford. At the end you see the darkness as Debbie enters, a whole new world opens to her. She is looking all around as she enters. John Wayne, on the other hand, is an outsider to civilization. He doesn't join in the welcoming scene. He is the loner who sadly must pursue a different course than domestic life. His melancholy walk outside is a brilliant piece of visual storytelling by Ford and acting by Wayne.
And the song, with the lyrics.
That was my Dad's favorite John Wayne movie,,,, rip Dad.
The Searchers is one of my favorite John Wayne westerns. Probably tied with She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Rio Grande, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Shootist are probably my top three John Wayne westerns.
Hondo.
I’ve loved the Duke since I was a kid in the 80s-90s. In 1991 the aired the 3D version of Hondo. His daughter introduced the movie. I still have the 3D glasses and I cut the advert out of the TV Guide and kept it too.
Rio Bravo for me. The Searchers is a close second though
Martin was played by Jeffrey Hunter, who played Capt Pike in the original pilot for Star Trek (TOS) and Jesus Christ in "King of Kings". He was getting pretty popular until he kicked the bucket in 1969 of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Jeffrey was also in another John Ford film "Sergeant Rutledge" with Woody Strode.
Jeffrey Hunter also played Gabby Gaboldin in "Hell to Eternity". A movie well worth seeing.
It wasn't that she didn't want to go back... what happened right after she showed up? The Comanche attacked. She was telling them to go away and leave her because _she did not want them killed_ . Ethan misinterpreted this as her having become Comanche.
In the script, it explained that she didn't know the Comanches killed her family, they'd only told her they had rescued her.
"where's your horse?"
Horses are not automobiles. He rode it to death because he didn't listen to his uncle.
Although when I was young I drove my car to death. 😉
One of the top 5 westerns. The movie was dedicated to legendary silent western star Harry Carey Sr. A great friend of director John Ford and John Wayne. His son, Harry Carey Jr., was the boyfriend of the murdered girl Lucy. And Carey's widow played the older woman who gave Moes his rocking chair. John Wayne's walk out the doorway at the end was from Harry Carey's way of walking and holding his forearm and done as a dedication to him.
Some answers for you. The "hills" are called Mesa's, which is Spanish for "table", because they are flat on top. The Comanche Chief named "Scar" was the person at the beginning of the movie that captured Debbie, and later made her one of his wives. And he was shot by Marty, (Jeffrey Hunter) when they rescued Debbie, (Natalie Wood) and yes he was scalped by Ethan (John Wayne), as retribution for all the past nastiness. "The Searchers" was Directed by John Ford, one of the best directors ever, he influenced the Japanese Director Akira Kurosawa, and the Italian Director Sergio Leone, who did all the Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns, and many, many others. Ford used real Native Americans, Hopi's mostly, for the Natives in the movie, and he was beloved by the Hopi for the way he treated them, and paid them. They had very few opportunities out in the Arizona desert. The location is Monument Valley, a place Ford used many times in his movies.
The one Dawn is referring to is a butte 13:42
Though it was filmed in Monument Valley AZ, for the story it was supposed to represent TX.
@@JohnnyUtah15 You forgot, and I did too, about the "Mittens", the most famous of the rock formations.
@@bobschenkel7921 Yep, that’s them.
john wayne actually got to meet The real Wyatt Earp, his iconic swagger and manner of speach is influnced by what he saw in Earp. For John wayne movies the 1969 TRUE GRIT is a must, this is the role where John wayne won the Oscar at the acadamey awards for best actor.
Not only that, Earp told him to change his name cause nobody would ever respect a cowboy named Marion.
No, John Wayne never met Wyatt Earp at all. That is one of those charming Old Hollywood fables. All that Wayne knew of Wyatt Earp he got second hand from director John Ford who did know Wyatt Earp.
@@Patrick-xv6qv show me some articles or something because everything I can find says yes he did while working as a prop hand so show me a quote from a credible source or what you said is irrelevant.
@@frost1977 you will find several sites that claim they met and even that Wayne was Earps coffee boy amd some even go further that they formed a close friendship and Watne was one of Earps pallbearers. Those are all myths. There are other sites that tell those were myths and the 2 never met.
I am basing my comment that Wayne and Earp.met was a myth based on 2 of the several biographies I have read about John Wayne including the foremost and most accurate, John Wayne; the Life and the Legend by Scott Eyman who has written several books about actors and producers from the Golden Age of Hollywood and is considered an expert on the subject.
Botj books about Wayne stated that Wayne and Earp never met and that they did was a myth fabricated by Hollywood public relations to give John Wayne more popularity, as if he needed it.
The big rocks are called Mesa's. This was filmed in a place called Monument Valley.
John Wayne's tag line of That'll be the Day was the inspiration for Buddy Holiday's song That'll be the Day. A double eagle was a god coin worth $20.
I think you combined "Buddy Holly" and "Billie Holiday". LOL
*gold coin
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Great Reaction! The Searchers is arguably John Wayne's best Western, but in my humble opinion *Rio Bravo* is just as good, and *Red River* is even better still.
Agreed!
To a lot maybe of fans I suppose, but I beg to differ. The Cowboys is Wayne's best western followed by Rio Bravo, The Shootist and True Grit. The Searchers can stay in the top five though.
Watch all the Westerns you want! I'm here for it 😉😉
Many consider this Wayne's best film. A must-have in any John Wayne collection. The end scene where Wayne stands in the doorway raised his left hand, reached across his chest, and grabbed his right arm at the elbow was a moving tribute to his childhood hero, actor Harry Carey.
And Brad, the young man who rides off and gets himself killed, is played by Harry Carey Jr.
@@cliffchristie5865 and I believe the swedes wife is Harry Carey's widow.
@@markadams3976 Didn't know that. You probably did know that the unseasoned young cavalryman is John Wayne's son Patrick.
@@cliffchristie5865 Yes Patrick popped up in a lot of his dad's movies and only passed away a f ew weeks ago.
@@markadams3976 Oh, I didn't know Patrick just passed. I really liked his performance in "Big Jake".
"It was your mother's"
"What? How'd he know?"
Because Ethan was the one who found Martin as a baby.
Martin might just have been Ethan’s son.
@@12classics39that was my guess too. Hated the Indians that did it….that’s why he wanted to kill them all, or as many as he could.
wow The 1st reaction Ive seen to this classic film ( and fave of SCorcese & spielberg) and your great emotional comments. SO much to say , as EThan (J Wayne) was a complicated character. SOme people say that Debbie might have been his own child as he might have been in love with his brother's wife. John ford went all out in this beautifully filmed classic. oh and Scar the Indian was shot by Marty and The preacher was stabbed by the young kid (J Wayne's oldest son) with scabbard lol,
movie suggestion......SHANE 1953
The modern term for the Comanche's intention for Debbie was "grooming". They were grooming her to be a wife because she was too young to sexually abuse and kill. Lucy was old enough to sexually abuse and kill... so they enjoyed themselves... as they did with Martha.
One of the best westerns ever made. It's an epic. You need to watch " Stagecoach" from 1939, it was John Wayne 's first major role, and it's another classic.
If you re-watch The Searchers notice the interactions between Ethan and his sister-in-law. The way she strokes his coat, the way he kisses her goodbye on her forehead (while the Reverend Captain uncomfortably eats his donut). There was something going on when he left 7 years earlier. Maybe he was even Debbie's father.
Also when he returns to the burning ranch he calls out for Martha twice, but not for anyone else.
At least he believed he could be. The movie couldn’t be explicit, but the thought that his daughter was having sex with Indians fueled his hatred.
I believe scar was killed by martin and when wayne found him dead, he scalped him. The scene when wayne chases down debbie in the sand/dirt, raises her above his head, and then cradles her, is one of most iconic scenes in film history. I remember this film was originally shown in black and white and was arguably legendary director john ford's greatest movie.
My favorite John Wayne movie, and one of the best Westerns ever made. And definitely the best ending shot with John Wayne framed in the doorway as the door closes. Don't apologize for doing Westerns on your channel, I can tell how much you like them.
It might have been in B/W on your B/W TV, but it was shot in TechniColor.
This was a color film. Perhaps you saw it on a B&W TV.
@@Mac40581 it was shot in black and white. Ford did that to convey despair and stagnation.
@@normlee6566 Then why do all the original movie posters say "Technicolor"?
Steven Spielberg watches this movie every time he is about to start a new project. It's that influential.
The young soldier you thought would sword somebody was John Wayne's son, Patrick. He started in a few movies with his famous father. Also, John Wayne chose the name of his character Ethan for one his other son's. This is the older John Wayne. The one most of us baby boomers grew up with. Tough, salty, and full of grit and a little compassion. The one we knew as the Duke.
Watch all the westerns you can stand. I love that your enthusiasm for them. In fact I've got one for you. It stars a few of my favorite actors. The movie is called BANDELERO! And it features,
Jimmy Stewart
George Kennedy
Dean Martin
Raquel Welch
and Andrew Prine. It's got humor, guns, a chase element, and just a little romance to keep you going.
I would end by saying that by giving a film your BEST MOVIE EVER stamp of approval is your way if saying you loved the movie. Make all of the others measure up to your standards. After all it's your channel. And we you ❤️ love spending time with you. Thanks. And Happy Mother's Day !!!
The young lieutenant played by Patrick Wayne, DID in fact stab the good Reverend with his sword in the buttocks as alluded to in the film.
@@thomast8539 Patrick was just 15 at the time, but had shot up like a weed so could pass for 20
One of the best, if not, the greatest influential western movies ever made.
A double Egale is a Gold Dollar. Today a single Gold Double Eagle from (1868) would be worth $600 today.
A double eagle is a $20 coin , a singe eagle is $10
@@jonjofarrell4495 We're talking about an 1860 double eagle. They can go as much as $70,000. Depending on the condition of the coin.
Debra was played by two actresses: Natalie Wood and her little sister, for the different age scenes.
The head of the rangers was played by Ward Bond, who was a good friend of John Wayne's and was in a lot of his movies.
The blonde boy in love with Lucy was Harry Carey, jr, son of John Wayne's good friend Harry Carey, sr. Wayne and Carey sr _invented_ the barroom brawl in movies, together.
Old Mose was in several Wayne movies as well, including "The Alamo".
"He who follows" Martin Pawley, was played by Jeffrey Hunter. Most Star Trek fans will recognize him as Captain Christopher Pike, commander of the USS Enterprise before it was given to Captain James Tiberius Kirk.
Martin's love interest, Laurie, was played by Vera Miles. She played the love interest of both John Wayne and Jimmy Steward in the western "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". She was in another, modern movie with John Wayne, "Hellfighters", where she played Wayne's estranged wife.
Swenson, his neighbor, was played by the same actor, John Qualan, who owned the restaurant in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". He was also in "Casablanca" and one of my favorite Jimmy Stewart movies, "Firecreek".
Henry Kleinbach, who played Scar, played the creepy landlord, Silas Barnaby, in "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. He also played a cop in "John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13".
And Harry Carey Jr.'s real life mom, Olive Carey, plays Laurie's mom in this movie.
@@Madbandit77 Born Heinrich von Kleinbach, aka Henry Brandon by the 1940s.
This is a John Ford Movie and Ford used many of the same actors in his movies (the John Ford Road Company) . A demanding Director he liked to work with actors who knew how he worked and he know how to get the best out of.
And the yankee cavalryman was played by John Waynes son, Patrick.
Wow I had to like and subscribe before even watching. I've watched a lot of your reaction videos, but this is one of my favorite Westerns of all time!
You can do westerns whenever you want!
And also more Jimmy Stewart movies!
Ethan wasn't just worried about Lucy's sanity, but that she'd been despoiled by sleeping with a Comanche.
Yes, it's always the case with these Hay's Code era movies that you have to ask yourself "Did something sexual happen that they are alluding to but not actually saying?" . Often if you don't realise that, you miss the whole motivation for what happens next.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE JOHN WAYNE MOVIES INCLUDING "HONDO" AND 'SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON" A BIT OF TRIVIA THE BRITISH 1960'S ROCK BAND NAMED THEMSELVES AFTER THIS MOVIE "THE SEARCHERS" ONE OF THEIR HITS WAS "LOVE POTION NUMBER 9 , AND DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE AWAY.' AND MANY MORE HITS
"What if like their tribe is humongous, and there are like... only 10 of you guys?"
Well... that's what Texicans call "a fair fight".
The back story is that Ethan and Martha were in love and that Debbie is Ethan's daughter.
Also Martin is Ethan's son from another woman he loved who was killed by the Comanche and he dropped him off to be raised by Aaron and Martha. When he tells him about the scalp being his mothers, that's what he's referring to.
When I first saw _The Searchers_ I had just got back from a fortnight-long touring holiday in the United States and one of the places I stopped at was Monument Valley, where this film's exteriors were shot. What a great place Monument Valley is.
One of the best cowboy films, and Wayne plays such a dark role.
When you get back to westerns two good ones are "Fort Apache" which pair director John Ford and John Wayne once again and "Shane" Which has the iconic rancher vs settler dispute. Both are classics of course.
Charlie was played by Ken Curtis who became hugely famous as Festus on the long running tv show Gunsmoke. At the time of this movie, he was a member of the popular singing group Sons of the Pioneers. The song at the end of the film was one of their big hits Tumbling Tumble Weeds. Vera Miles - as mentioned in the comments played a big role in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
I wouldn't call Festus hugely famous, lol. Everytime we mentioned him, the old folks would say "No, it was Chester. Festus is just some sorry replacement for Chester". We wouldn't know what they were talking about because they had only syndicated the color episodes.
Dawn Marie, thank you for reacting to what I believe is the greatest western ever made. "The Searchers" is loosely based on a true story, which is expertly recounted in Glenn Frankel's book, "The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend." Also, if you watch closely, you'll realize Wayne's character and his brother's wife were in love with each other. In addition, Ethan was going to kill Debbie because in his mind she was no longer human, having been "tainted" by sleeping with Scar. Finally, Wayne walks away alone at the end because he's an uncivilized man living in a country that is rapidly becoming more civilized. He doesn't fit in anywhere anymore. Truly great film!
The mountains you asked about are called buttes (pronounced "byoots").
Mesas (pronounced "maysas") are much wider, flat-topped (tabletop) standing similarly to buttes.
Buddy Holly wrote the song “That’ll Be the Day” after seeing this film at the movie theater in 1956.
John made some outstanding westerns and war movies. Another western you may like, but doesn't have John, and is well known is Shane. It is so fun watching you reaction to westerns you really get into the movies and the characters. Commentor Elliot N. nailed it on the name of the formations you asked about. Great reaction Lady Dawn.
I'm all in for the westerns. So many great ones out there and you've barely scratched the surface. You really need to see Dances with Wolves. As for the Native tribes there are over 500 in the US.
Loved your reactions to one of the greatest westerns ever made, Dawn Marie.
Fun Movie Fact: Whenever you saw a gun jam, or mis-fire during this film, it was an actual gun jam or mis-fire. The actors then had to ad-lib their reactions and carry on, as it wasn't possible for them to re-shoot the scenes.
I get the feeling Debra is actually Ethan's daughter,explaining why he didn't come home sooner..
That's a Scottish Girl for you....looking at a buffalo and thinking of a burger.
Gosh young Lady can’t believe you watched this flick , you give me hope, I enjoyed your reactions 👍🙏✌️😊
I've heard this movie is loosely based on the capture of 9 year old Cynthia Ann Parker in 1836.... by a Comanche tribe on an attack of Fort Parker in Texas....that for sure ain't Texas they're showing though.
the present comanche nation can be found in Oklahoma..
ps
if you want to see another all time best western may i surgest the following from 1976 "The Outlaw Josey Wales" starring Clint Eastwood & chief Dan George..
Dawn, the Comanche were brutal fighters and raiders. They'd have killed Aaron and the boy, perhaps tortured them first. They'd also have had their way with Martha before killing her. They took young women as concubines. They did these things as part of their regular wars between tribes and as vengeance against first the Spanish conquistadors and then the white settlers for their western expansion. The US Cavalry would slaughter whole groups of natives, women, and children included, so the Comanche would respond in kind. They say, when Ethan and Marty meet Scar in person that Scars childrennwere killed by white men, so he's getting his revenge against any whites he feels like attacking. In the end, Martin shot and killed Scar, and Ethan scalped him as payback for what Scar did to his family. When Ethan had originally planned to kill Debbie, it was, in his mind and the minds of many other whites, to save her from being forced to marry and bear the children of her captors. But he couldn't do it. Ethan is not a good person in this movie. He's a thief (the new gold pieces), a racist (he hates natives), and is likely a killer. But his neice softens his heart at the end. Marty helps with that too, clearly, but Debbie is his soft spot. At the end he leaves because he knows he has no place there, in a peaceful, loving family. He is a man who leads a violent life and would likely bring more violence to these good people if he stayed. So he rides away so they can rebuild their lives. Its a brilliant movie. Im glad you enjoyed it.
'to save her from being forced to marry and bear the children of her captors' - you're sanitising his character in a way that makes no sense in the narrative; he tries to kill her AFTER she is rescued from her captors. It's WAY darker than that. He tries to kill her (who is strongly implied to be his daughter btw) b/c she slept with the comanche chief, he even says so, he feels she is tainted somehow. At the end he realises he can't really live around normal people harbouring hatred like this, and so that the younger people (incl. notably a mixed-race young man) might live a more hopeful life he leaves them
Those weird mountains are called "buttes" Pronounced "BEWtes"
Love your channel and your love of westerns! This is my favorite John Wayne movie with a close second of "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon". Thank you so very much for watching these old classics!!! I love watching them because I don't have to worry about foul language and nudity being in them. I love these wholesome movies!
In western movies the tribes you'll mostly see are Apache, Comanche, Sioux, sometimes Navajo, because they are on the plains and further west. But at one time different tribes were all over the country. Thanksgiving involves the Native Americans because the English settlers were helped by them in the Massachusetts area. That tribe was a branch of the Algonquin Indians who were once plentiful on the eastern seaboard and up into Canada and the Midwest of the USA.
This movie was loosely and I mean loosely based on a true incident that happened in Texas when the Comanches, who dominated the land and other native nations. They would raid and destroy, kill, loot and take hostages. The child's name was Cynthia Parker and eventually she assimilated into the tribe, became a wife at 15 or 16 and bore a son who would later become a fierce warrior and chief, by the name of Quana Parker. My husband read a book about his life and we both watched a documentary of his life. He became a celebrity and had a large home and many kids!
Do all the Westerns you want Dawn! You're one of the few channels that does all these classic and modern westerns.
John Ford directed this movie and he and Wayne both should have been nominated for Oscars for this movie which has gained more respect since both of their deaths.
Let's go home, Debbie. My favourite line in any film. Comes as such a relief. One of the very few all-time great movies not to receive a single Oscar nomination!
My all-time favorite Western movie. Many of the main actors are already mentioned by others, and were in other John Ford/John Wayne movies. We also saw here John's young son, Patrick Wayne, as the new cavalry Lieutenant. Ken Curtis was a great singer with the Sons of the Pioneers and can be heard in another Ford/Wayne movie "Rio Grande" where the Sons are the Regimental singers. He was later Festus on TV's Gunsmoke. Another great John Wayne Western is "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon". All great selections when you want to see some of the older Westerns.
I always suspected that John Wayne's character was martyns father
The actor that played the cavalry officer at the end, the young one that told them about scar, was Patrick Wayne. John Wayne's real son.
John Wayne in... She wore a yellow ribbon.... great film...
there is a long synapse of the entire movie; what each movie scene represents; how two scenes are connected; the cabin represents family; we see groups of people together as family, Ethan Edwards stands alone; near the start of the movie we see Ethan Edwards lifting young Debbie Edwards in the air thinking it was her older sister; near the end the the movie we see Ethan Edwards lifting an older Debbie Edwards; at the end we see the family entering the cabin Ethan Edwards does not
The best western ever.....an epic western that just becomes more epic every time you watch it.......that will be the day.
Yes, it is the best. John Ford and his cinematographer, Winton Hoch, made practically every scene look like an oil painting.
I love that you do a lot of Western content ^^
"Once upon a time in the west" is my fav of that genre
+best revenge movie i know
This was filmed in Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona. John Ford loved to film there because it looked so good, and because he was away from his bosses in Hollywood.
The young lieutenant was Patrick Wayne, John Wayne's son. Clayton (Ward Bond) got stabbed with his sword.
Charlie was Ken Curtis, a singer with the Sons of the Pioneers.
Ken Curtis married director John Ford's daughter and later was famous as Festus in the "Gunsmoke" tv series.
@@sartanawillpay7977 Never knew that!
Lt Greenhill is Pat Wayne... John Wayne's son.
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I've seen this film many, many times, but it's fun watching this lass enjoying it and her commentary is adorable
If you want to see a Great Western, you need to see STAGECOACH 1939, with a young John Wayne. It was the movie that made John Wayne the Cowboy of Cowboys, and made him a Star.
You mention John Wayne's walk. We walk like that, when we've had too much tequila in our margaritas. It's known as the, "John Wayne Walk." LOL,LOL,LOL.....
A long gone friend of mine worked for John Wayne, who told him that Tequila hurt his back because drinking too much made him fall backwards.
John Wayne did 10 movies besides this one with his second son, Patrick (Lt. Greenhill). Patrick wasn't always credited in some of the earlier films when he was a kid. In fact I think this was the 1st movie with his father that he was credited in.
The Comanche (and other tribes) were very dependent on bison for their survival; at one time, a single heard could cover an entire State. Then the railroad was coming through, and we drove them near extinction. In the past 50 years we've brought them back, to the point where we've had to cull the herds so they didn't starve.
The idea of shooting more than one buffalo was to provide hardship for his enemies. "Empty bellies" as he put it.
The Comanche in particular were only defeated because it became policy to slaughter bison and feral cattle (and wild horses) to starve them out. As Theodore Roosevelt himself said, the Comanche were the finest light cavalry in the world. The westward expansion of the United States was actually being pushed back by the Comanche until the concept of killing the animals they needed for food and mobility was insituted.
As for bison, thank Colonel Roosevelt again. He was the one who protected the bison when the 'experts' were assuring him that there were still plenty of animals left. As president, he also created many of the national parks in the US to preserve something of the wilderness. Bison are now raised for slaughter and the meat is so damn good. More savory than beef and surprisingly tender.
Rio Bravo is John Wayne's best movie in my opinion.
Charlie McCorory was played by Ben Curtis and was Festus in Gunsmoke
Fun fact Lieutenant Greenhill was played by John Wayne's son Patrick.
Fantastic Reaktions Marie 👍👍
One of my favorite western movies 😉✌️
Greets and cheers 🇭🇷
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One of my favorite western's and films of all time. You can @Dawn watch all the John Ford (director) John Wayne (actor) films and you will adore each and every one
John Wayne should have got an Oscar for this film.
Martin Pauly killed Scar when he rescued Debbie from the Teepee.
Hello Dawn. This movie is rough. They filmed it in a kind of light hearted way but the story is seriously harsh. I'm so glad you enjoy the Westerns. I hope you get back to watching more. Since you recently watched the Maltese Falcon, I have a great recommendation for you. Hatari by the same director Howard Hawks with John Wayne. It's a bit different. A story about a bunch of guys who catch animals for zoos in Africa. Great soundtrack too by Henry Mancini.
Firefly, Dawn!!! We need to finish it, you sweet, sweet Bonnie Lass!!!
Hey Dawn " Red River" with John Wayne and Montgomery Cliff
I don't claim to be a historian, but yes, the fight in the Americas was over land and resources just like every other place in the world throughout history. Also, there were and are separate tribes in the Americas like in Europe, Africa, and Asia (Celts, Slavs, Franks, Normans, Saxons, et cetera). In North America you would have: Sioux, Apache, Chickasaw, Dakota, Mohicans, Seminole, et cetera.
The hills your wondering the name. Go by many. Butte or bluff. The Spanish name is mesa, meaning table top. The south west was settled by the Spanish first so the mostly still have mesa in their name. Like Grand Mesa, Bear Butte, Mesa Vejo....My family is from Colorado for a hundred years and before that my family goes back 6 generations in New Mexico
"it's the best movie ever"
Will you marry me? Or short of that, let me adopt you?
I'm joking, of course, but it's rare for me to find someone, especially a female type someone, who thinks this might be the best movie ever.
So that's my way of saying I'm very gratified and happy that you think it's such a good movie.
Now I have hope that you'll like Gone with the Wind, too.
I know you're swearing off westerns for awhile, but eventually I'd like to see your reaction to "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon".
If you've seen the movie "The Quiet Man", you saw Mildred Natwick who played the window Tillane... well, she plays the colonel's wife, Abby Allshard in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and even when I was a youngster I found her about the perfect woman. The world needs more women like that.
A great Western is Will Penny starring Charlton Heston.
Another is The Big Country with Gregory Peck and Charlton Heston.
An underrated John Wayne western is Hondo.
Those rock formations are buttes. The film is shot in Monument Valley, in northeast Arizona.
Tribes are similar to clans. Yes, they are mostly real. The Commanche were from Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and other places they were nomadic like many tribes following the food like buffalo and other wild game. Many other tribes like the Utes, the Apache, the Navajo were also in those areas some were peaceful at times other times not so peaceful. My only objection to this film is that many scenes were obviously on sound stages and many of the Commanche were played by white people. The extras were native, so why couldn't they find a real native to playScar instead of a blue eyed white guy.