Hondo (1953)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 5 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 6.9/10
Runtime: 84 mins
Synopsis:
Based on the Louis L'Amour story "The Gift of Cochise," this sparkling western has Wayne as a half-Indian Cavalry scout who, with his feral dog companion, finds a young woman and her son living on a isolated ranch in unfriendly Apache country. A poetic and exciting script, outstanding... [More]
Genre: Westerns
Starring: John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, Michael Pate, James Arness
Director: John Farrow
Screenwriter: James Edward Grant
Story: Louis L'Amour
Producer: Robert Fellows, John Wayne
Composer: Hugo Friedhofer, Alfred Newman
Screenwriter: James Edward Grant
Story: Louis L'Amour
Producer: Robert Fellows, John Wayne
Composer: Hugo Friedhofer, Alfred Newman
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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
10/29/06 09:09 AM
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06/24/06 04:29 AM
Aside from the films of Howard Hawks and John Ford, this is arguably John Wayne's best and most beloved Western
03/16/06 03:09 PM
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