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Originally posted by arthurarnell@Feb 9 2006, 02:51 PM
Hi Keith

You've missed Hangman's House in which McLaglen played the leading role and Duke appeared in three scenes.

Regards

Arthur

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I just saw Hangman's House. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I love Victor McLaglan in every picture I've seen him in.

1.Hangman's House
2.Wee Willie Winkie
3. Gunga Din
4.Fort Apache
5. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.Rio Grande
7.The Quite Man

And I loved the way he called Duke "Captain Darling"

To quote Johnny Carson: "I did not know that."

I watched Clint's Man with No Name Trilogy over the Weekend. Classic.

I was so happy when I saw this poll. There is hope for this country yet.

Everyone in the cast, Duke,Dobie, Pedro Armendáriz, Ward Bond all hit just the right note.
Alas, like almost all of the John Ford/Harry Carey Westerns Marked Men seems to be lost forever.

Here in Brooklyn, NY home to THE ALTER OF LIBERTY it is raining and 50 degrees F.

I would buy JWMB logo items.

Last night I watched THE OUTLAW. The movie has two very large firm things going for it. Other then Miss Russell and the world's first cross-your-heart there are many other good things to say about this movie such as all the fine acting and good script. The scoring however, is over done and horrible, the worst case of Mickey Mousing I have ever seen.

Just check my local Target. Not a copy of THREE GODFATHERS in site.

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Originally posted by thesherrif@Dec 14 2005, 09:51 AM
Hi
I watched the good the bad and the ugly the other night!!

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I know John Wayne like Clint Eastwood and considered him his successor. Anyone know what he thought about the MAN WITH NO NAME Trilogy?

I watched NORTH TO ALASKA last night. It was a good funny movie. I did find the Cartoonish sound effects a bit much though.

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Originally posted by Senta@Dec 7 2005, 03:02 AM

I don't know much about operations of USA troops in that part of the world and can't say: is the movie historic accurate or not, but belive that it is so.
It is really great how war is shown in the movie. I had the impression that some documentary was used in the movie. Is it so?

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The combate footage in Sand of Iwo Jima is from a USMC documentary TO THE SHORES OF IWO JIMA. This includes to Actuell footage of the Famus Flag rasing of Mt. Surabachi. It is well worth seeking out.

Semper Fi

I do really hope it is released to theaters. I can't wait to see a great western on the big screen again.

I agree that a Western doesn't have to take place in the Western States rather, they have to be about the American Fronter. Hence, Last of the Mohegins and Drums Along the Mohawk take place in upper New York State of the 1770 then that was the frontier, and are there for Westerns. North to Alaska takes place in the 1900 when Alaska was the fronter is in their fore also a western.

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Originally posted by ethanedwards@Dec 6 2005, 12:38 PM
Hi Everyone,
Vera, mentioned there is no, thread relating to SANDS OF IWO JIMA
So I thought, it would be good, to start one!!Just for you Vera!!!!
Although it will feature eventually in MOVIE REVIEW OF THE WEEK
It will be a long, long time, before it's reviewed!!

SANDS OF IWO JIMA

[i]Starring:- John Wayne, John Agar,Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker,Wally Cassell,etc, etc.

REPUBLIC PICTURES. 1949

Associate Producer;-Edmund Grainger 
Directed By Allan Dwan

Truly one of Dukes finest, and his role as Sergeant John M. Stryker,
one of his greatest acting roles.
So good, that he was nominated for an Academy Award,
narrowly missing out to Broderick Crawford.
The film however, did win Academy Awards for,
Motion Picture Story, Editing and Sound.
Duke had his footprints placed at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, for the films opening,the sand used for the event, was literally from Iwo Jima!!
The film score was by Victor Young

Your comments and reviews, are welcome,
Best Wishes,
Keith

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I love this Movie. Iwo and The Alamo are my two favs. When ever I'm feeling depressed or the like, I can pop this into the VCR and I it will help to pick me up.
Plus as an Orthodox Jew I always get a kick out of Duke saying Amen to the dying solider saying Shema. (That is actually not the right response, but his heart was in the right place.)

One can almost never go wrong quoting Duke, MacArthur or Churchill.

Their likes will not be seen again. We stand on the shoulders of giants...Old soliders never die they just fade away...

I just watched (on VHS) John Ford's last silent western THREE BAD MEN. It is The Master at his best.

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Originally posted by B5Erik@Sep 30 2005, 11:46 PM
It's a shame that some of the footage is missing for the "alternate" version. (For those who haven't seen it some of the footage is missing in a bar scene during a song.)

It's a shame that the complete John Ford version wasn't saved - some of the changes made the film better, some didn't - but it would be interesting to have both versions available. The "alternate" version is a middling version with a bit of the new footage and some of Fords footage already edited out.

It's a great movie either way - even if it was historically VERY inaccurate.

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Alas there is lots of missing John Ford footage that seems to have been lost forever. Everything from 20 min from his Wagon Train episode to almost all of his silent Westerns. We could always hope they will be found someday.

THE EPISODE WAS VERY FUNNY. I GOT IT ON A 99 CENT STORE.