I have decided my collection is bare of John Wayne and that is just unacceptable. I am somewhat familiar with his films, but there are so many from so many studios I was hoping I could get some advice on where to start and what versions to get. Thanks.

TRUE GRIT!!!!!! Probably my favorite of his. Rooster Cogburn ain't bad either.

Look at that! We just opened a new forum called "DVD Reviews and Recommendations"

"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is my favorite John Wayne movie,and it's only 4.88 @ Wal Mart right now! You might also want to consider "The Searchers","Red River",and "The Quiet Man".

Thanks

Oh, sorry about the wrong forum - thanks for moving it.

Hondo
The Sons Of Katie Elder
The Shootist
True Grit

Can't go wrong with any of these titles...

Hondo
McLintock!
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Chisum
El Dorado
Island In The Sky - not a western

The Searchers
Rio Bravo
True Grit
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Sand of Iwo Jima

The Searchers.

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Red River

Wait until June and pick up the John Wayne/John Ford boxset from Warners, which will include The Searchers, Stagecoach, Fort Apache, The Long Voyage Home, The Wings of Eagles, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, They Were Expendable, and 3 Godfathers.

In the mean time, Paramount has the John Wayne Gift Set, which includes True Grit, The Shootist, El Dorado, The Sons of Katie Elder, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

The two sets will give you a pretty decent Wayne collection (13 films) for about $90.

NORTH TO ALASKA - wonderfully entertaining comedy-adventure, co-starring Stewart Granger and Capucine, directed by Henry Hathaway - with stunning photography.

Thanks for the suggestions. I am starting with:

Hondo (1953)
Island in the Sky (1953)
McLintock! (1963)

They are part of the Paramount sale at DDD/DVDplanet right now. Next I will probably grab the paramount set and then wait for the suggest WB set. I thank you for the help.

Wayne's best non-western film is The Quiet Man, but until it comes out in a decent DVD edition, pass on it for now. The current edition is a travesty!

How about some Wayne films to avoid!!!
Like "Train Robbers".
Terrrible movie. I think that made it just for the heck of making a movie.
Stupid plot. High school level acting.
Like the "bad" guys were just this big group of "riders" chasing them all over the desert!!!

How is Donovan's Reef?

I picked up that, El Dorado, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Shootist and The Sons of Katie Elder on teh WalMart sale today. I think all but DR were recommended in this thread. The description sounded good though so I figured what the heck.

I always liked Rio Grande and where is Cheyenne Autmn at?

I've always been a fan of Big Jake ( "I thought you were dead..")

Cheyanne Autumn is going out this year. June, I think.
With Richard Widmark and Carrol Baker.

Being a huge Duke fan there are several goodies I'm apt to throw in the player and enjoy; I like watching his 60's-70's films.....

Chusum
True Grit
Big Jake
McLintock!
Rio Lobo
El Dorado


And for good cheesy fun-

Brannigan

Donovan's Reef is a lot of fun, as you might expect from a cast that includes Wayne and Lee Marvin while director John Ford is operating in his lighter vein. It is, of course, very un-PC in its attitudes towards women and Pacific Islanders, but it's all in good fun. Can't speak to the DVD, though, as I've never picked it up. This movie isn't a likely candidate for any major restoration, but it's worth picking up cheap.