Posts from DukePilgrim in thread „Red River (1948)“

There are a number of John Wayne Japanese press books on ebay at the moment that may be of interest to you link attached.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORT-APACHE-JOHN-WAYNE-COWBOY-JAPANESE-MOVIE-PROGRAM_W0QQitemZ280270914681QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280270914681&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Thanks for posting. How many pages does the pressbook have?

Yes dukefan1 it was the other way round.

The ending of True Grit was much better than the book. It was the ideal role for John Wayne at that time in his life. Wasnt there some thought of George C Scott playing Rooster before the role was offered to Duke?

Mike

Quote from dukefan1

Hello Parish,

In the book by Alan Le May, that is exactly how it ended. He died in the charge on the village trying to kill who he thought was little Debbie. You're right, that is the way the story should end, but I guess they wanted to end the movie on a higher note. I recommend the book, it is a great read.

Mark

This is The Searchers you are referring to.

I think Hawks original idea was for John Wayne's character to die in Red River but either he or more likely studio changed the ending.

It is a bit of a cop out but really would you have wanted to leave the cinema with poor John Wayne dead

It is amazing that his best roles apart from playing with octopuses he always ended up dead. The Shootist, The Cowboys, Sands of Iwo Jima and if original stories had been followed he would have died in The Searchers and Red River

Thank the Lord he lived in True Grit although the way the book is written Mattie Ross
is "not long for this world"


Mike

Great Clip GT. Classic Movie Yeah

Mike

Hi Chester

I think it was from around 2003. I taped it from TV. It has come out quite well surprisingly. Certainly when showing on TV via DVD it is great. I will giving it an airing via DVD projector later on. I have tweeked connections between VCR and DVD recorder and improved sharpness. I am not a real fan of colorised but that is one of the best transfers I have seen.

Mike

Thanks Chester

I have it on video so I may transfer to DVD.

Mike

Hello All

Did the colorised version of this movie ever get produced on DVD?

Mike

Sheer Brilliance a real gem of a movie and in my opinion the best of the Hawk collaborations.

On a trivia note as well as the black & white version on DVD I also have a colorised version on video. Normally, I would say avoid the colorised version like the plague but for once it is quite pleasing on the eye and quality is okay/good for watching on TV. I havent tried it via projection system so I must give it as test there.

Mike