Three civil war veterans team up with a train robbers widow to recover a cool halfmillion in hidden gold. John wayne was remarkable for being in good, even great, westerns throughout his career, even the late stages. Starring john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, ben johnson, christopher george. The train robbers written and directed by burt kennedy. Originally posted by dknelson whispering smith is not such a great movie but has good train scenes ditto for an even worse movie, kansas pacific. Train robbers, the dvd commemorative amaray john wayne stars with annmargret as a gunman who agrees to help a beautiful widow cross into mexico to retrieve a fortune in gold stolen by her late husband. Early films in which john wayne was known to feature. First to arrive is a trio of aging union army veterans. Lane john wayne, jesse ben johnson and grady rod taylor. Complete printable list of john wayne movies with images. John wayne westerns collection the train robbers hells that. First came the 1930 sound epic the big trail, a boxoffice disaster and potential careerkiller.
The film was the last film directed by howard hawks, from a script by leigh brackett. The plot concerns lane wayne and an assortment of oldtime buddies including jesse ben johnson and. Rio lobo is a 1970 american western film starring john wayne. John wayne, eleanor hunt, george gabby hayes, edward peil sr. Apr 22, 20 apart from his cinematic achievement, john wayne was also an icon of american values and ideals. Porter film, the great train robbery is a dramatization of the famous first holdup of a moving train in 1855 england. With tom mix, dorothy dwan, tony the horse, will walling. Rod taylor is billed above the title with john wayne and annmargret but has a relatively small role. I worked with him on the great train robbery fox 1927. He debuted in the movie the big trail in 1930, after appearing in too many movies as extras and unaccredited roles. American actor, director, and producer john wayne 1907 1979 began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the fox film corporation.
The train robbers 1973 cast and crew after the death of her husband, mrs. Read the the train robbers movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. I wonder if theres ever been a western as visually uncluttered as this one. Search results for train robbers stock photos and images 440. Very formulatic and average in terms of plot, but it doesnt really matter when john waynes in it. Meanwhile the towns leading citizen is planning to rob everybody blind. The train robbers is a rollicking caper from writerdirector burt kennedy, a specialist in westerns with a comic touch the rounders, support your local sheriff. Big jake full length western movie, english, john wayne, wild west film free to watch online duration. The train robbers is a 1973 western technicolor film written and directed by burt kennedy and starring john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, ben johnson. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from iowa to the warmer climate of southern california, where they tried ranching in the mojave desert.
Burt kennedys western, starring john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, ricardo montalban november 11, 2006 by emanuellevy this actionwestern, directed by burt kennedy, stars the aging john wayne, the still sexy annmargret, the still handsome rod taylor, and character actor ricardo montalban. This is john waynes movie main page we have about 40 john wayne movies to watch free. The film stars sean connery, donald sutherland, and lesleyanne down. When earp passed away on january 16, 1929, hollywood myth places young duke as one of his pallbearers. John wayne leads a cast of veteran actors, most, if not all, on a journey to get a chest of gold from a crashed train buried in the sand. All john wayne movies in order from the start imdb. John wayne starred in the classic western chisum in 1970. Cullen has hired tom to try and stop the robberies on his railroad. That little mogul was also used in the john wayne movie the train robbers, and featured very prominently in the long and exciting trainrobbery sequence in sam peckinpahs the wild bunch, where william holden and company steal army munitions off of a flatcar being hauled by the locomotive this film is the first time i remember seeing the locomotive on screen. If you can ever track down the novel whispering smith it is a bit corny, like the film, but you might enjoy its old time railroading atmosphere. Together, with drifters ben bobby vinton, sal jerry gatlin and calhoun christopher george, they plan to accompany mrs. While working as a prop boy, john wayne met wyatt earp. During the filming of the train robbers john wayne loaned.
Knowing cullens secretary holt is tipping off the gang, tom works undercover by posing as a highwayman. What locations was the train robbers with john wayne. Apparently a young john wayne is also in the cast but i couldnt spot him. The train robbers is a 1973 western technicolor film written and directed by burt kennedy and starring john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, ben johnson and ricardo montalban. The john wayne movie the shepherd of the hills1941 filming locations include big bear lake, calafornia, and branson, missouri. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh. The train robbers 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Porter is commonly referred to as the father of the story film because his 1903 movie, the great train robbery, was the first to do what.
Its a film where you can just sit back and enjoy both the ruggedness of the scenery and the main actor, the performances of the recognisable supporting cast members, and the regular action bits with all of the shootouts, horse. Even the horse showed its sympathy for the girl who just couldnt climb up. The movie was written and directed by burt kennedy. That little mogul was also used in the john wayne movie the train robbers, and featured very prominently in the long and exciting trainrobbery sequence in sam peckinpahs the wild bunch, where william holden and company steal army munitions off of a flatcar being hauled by the locomotive this film is the first time i remember seeing the. Director john ford hired john wayne as a prop boy and extra, so he had the opportunity to meet wyatt earp. The train robbers 1973 john wayne message board jwmb. He made an impact on the young actor who later credited his walk, talk, and persona to his acquaintance with wyatt earp and on one occasion he reportedly said, earp was the man who had actually done the things in his life that i was. The film was shot in technicolor with a running time of 114 minutes. The train robbers 1973 the train robbers 1973 user. Ann margaret leads the men, whom she hired, to journey with her and recover the cache. The train robbers 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors.
Lowe annmarget, a train robbers widow, to the site where her husband had hidden a gold shipment. See more ideas about john wayne movies, maureen ohara and john wayne. The train robbers is a 1973 western film starring john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor and ben johnson. Burt kennedys the train robbers is a very curious western, and it gets curiouser the more you think about it. She says her husband had taken part in a train robbery some years ago, he and two others had hidden the gold, but. John wayne was born marion robert morrison in iowa, to mary alberta brown and clyde leonard morrison, a pharmacist. The train robbersjohn wayne, annmargrett, rod taylor, ben johnson, ricardo montalban, christopher george, bobby vinton 1973. Buy the train robbers john wayne dvd from amazons movies store. Well, yes, its fairly good, in a quiet and workmanlike sort of way, although theres a plot.
The train robbers is another solid john wayne adventure, not one of his best stories but certainly watchable enough. Most of the action takes place in the high desert around durango, mexico, and kennedy goes for clean blue skies, sculpted white sand dunes and human figures arranged against the landscape in. John wayne western movies free online westerns on the. Ricardo montalban, burt kennedy, michael wayne, burt kennedy. For example, the best westerns from the late phase of waynes career after true grit are the cowboys and the shootist, his last. Great train robbery homage in chisum john wayne, 1970 video john wayne starred in the classic western chisum in 1970.
To see a complete list of the john wayne western movies we have to watch here for free. To help him bring in the gang he enlists the help of the hobo deluxe harry. I have never seen a john wayne movie that i didnt enjoy, although some of the very early stuff was a little hammy. With john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, ben johnson. When writing about film, one should always include a detailed and complete summary of the films plot. Just highlight john waynes name in the list again with your mouse arrow scroll down to the movie you want and click on the one you want to watch. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Arguably the most popular and certainly the busiest movie leading man in hollywood history, john wayne entered the film business while working as a laborer on the fox lot during summer vacations from u. But the dead mans expartners just want the gold and will kill to get it. Great train robbery homage in chisum john wayne, 1970.
Director burt kennedy lends a gentle giddyap to this softhearted john wayne western. He frequently worked in minor roles with director john ford and when raoul walsh suggested him for the lead in the big trail 1930, an epic western shot in an early widescreen process called fox grandeur, ford vouched for him. He was of english, ulsterscots, and irish ancestry. John wayne was born marion robert morrison in iowa, to mary alberta brown and clyde leonard. In one scene, rustlers ambush some cowboys and steal their herd. The musical score was composed by jerry goldsmith and the movie was filmed at cuernavaca in the mexican state of morelos and at tucson, arizona. John wayne, also known as duke, was a successful actor and filmmaker, who had dominated the world of cinema from 30s to 60s. John wayne takes apart the idea of liberals, feminists, white guilt, and black lives matter duration. They leave town as fast as they can to go looking for their own suspects in poker city. Rodeo star john scott and his gambler friend kansas charlie are wrongly accused of armed robbery. This hub is a work in progress of a complete list of john wayne movies spanning five decades from the great k and a train robbery in 1926 to waynes last. But the dead mans expartners just want the gold, and will kill to get it. The first great train robbery, released in the united states as the great train robbery, is a 1978 british heist crime film directed by michael crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel the great train robbery.
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