- Film Review
- Reviewed By Tom Hutchinson
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3 out of 5
This western is made memorable by the collaboration between John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn. Wayne reprises his Oscar-winning role from True Grit and Hepburn returns to the same kind of Bible-bashing spinster she portrayed in The African Queen, playing the missionary who tames the truculence of one-eyed Wayne as they search for her father's killers. The performances are wonderful, but the film relies too much on its elderly leads and is flawed by Stuart Millar's sluggish direction. It remains eminently watchable, but ultimately looks more like a cash-in on our sympathies as we watch great stars going through their paces.
Plot Summary
Western starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn. Gun-toting marshal Rooster Cogburn teams up with feisty missionary Eula Goodnight to try to bring a ruthless band of outlaws to justice.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Rooster Cogburn
- John Wayne
- Eula Goodnight
- Katharine Hepburn
- Breed
- Anthony Zerbe
- Hawk
- Richard Jordan
- Judge Parker
- John McIntire
- Wolf
- Richard Romancito
- McCoy
- Strother Martin
- Luke
- Paul Koslo
- Red
- Jack Colvin
- Rev Goodnight
- Jon Lormer
- Leroy
- Lane Smith
- Bagby
- Warren Vanders
- Nose
- Jerry Gatlin
- Hambone
- Mickey Gilbert
- Jerry
- Chuck Hayward
- Chen Lee
- Tommy Lee
Crew
- Director
- Stuart Millar
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