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Hondo (1953)

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Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: Jan 1, 1953 Wide

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Hondo is so "perfect" a John Ford western that many people assume it was directed by John Ford--or at the very least, Andrew McLaglen. Actually the director was suspense expert John Farrow, who worked with the "Duke" only twice in his career (the second film was an oddball war drama, The Sea Chase [55]). In Hondo, John Wayne plays a hard-bitten cavalry scout who is humanized by frontierswoman Geraldine Page and her young son (Lee Aaker, star of TV's Rin Tin Tin). Try as he might, Wayne can't

Unrated, 1 hr. 24 min.

Western, Classics

Directed By: John Farrow

Written By: James Edward Grant

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1953 Wide

On DVD: Oct 11, 2005

MPI Home Video

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Cast

John Wayne
Hondo Lane
Geraldine Page
Angie Lowe
Ward Bond
Buffalo
Michael Pate
Vittorio
James Arness
Lennie
Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta
Silva
Leo Gordon
Ed Lowe
Tom Irish
Lieutenant McKay
Lee Aaker
Johnny Lowe
Paul Fix
Major Sherry
Rayford Barnes
Pete
Lassie the Dog
Rodolfo Acosta

Critic Reviews for Hondo

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Directed by John Farrow in 3-D, this Western resembles George Stevens' Shane (released few months earlier), based on the premise that to become a real man every boy needs a father (biological or surrogate); the film marks Geraldine Page's screen debut

October 29, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Aside from the films of Howard Hawks and John Ford, this is arguably John Wayne's best and most beloved Western

March 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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A superb offbeat Western, set in the New Mexico of 1874.

February 13, 2001 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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I haven't seen many of John Wayne's movies, but I would imagine that most of his are like this. John is the good guy, but the movie can't decide if the natives are the bad guys or the soldiers are. What is different about this movie to many other westerns is that a lot of emphasis is on how significant a father's

July 18, 2010

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A fun movie showcasing John Wayne as an incredibly cool human being. The plot's straight-forward and the characters make sense. Even if it lacks visual magnificence, it's still extremely good and undeniably entertaining. It stands out as an early type of straight action movie, any fan of Shane should also see this to

July 5, 2010