Posts from ethanedwards in thread „The Train Robbers (1973)“

Greast photo of the startled trio!
Thanks for posting

Interesting observation, and of course your comments are spot on

Paula,
Thanks for this, and all the others you have posted

Great posts paula thanks

Paula thanks.Nice photo of the two

Nice shot Paula

Thanks for all your efforts.

As the last few posts, had completely drifted off-topic,
I have moved them to here the more appropriate thread
Duke's Books- Discussion

Great photos

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Trivia

* John Wayne's and Ann-Margret's character names, "Lane" and "Mrs. Lowe," are the same as Wayne's and Geraldine Page's characters' names in Hondo (1953).

Yes it's mentioned in the opening post on this movie

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a good movie but rod taylor was as good as john wayne.taylor was a very underratted actor.i 6/10

Hi ringo kid

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Thanks for your post, but to compare Rod Taylor,
to Duke, is not even worth considering.
Rod Taylor in my opinion is a good actor,
but no where in the same league as Duke!!

I'm impressed with the standard of artwork, in those days,
considering there were few if no computers!

Not at all Robbie,
I really don't know what's going on!

Not at all Robbie,
I relly don't know what's going on!

The Train Robbers is a 1973 Western film starring John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor and Ben Johnson.
The movie was written and directed by Burt Kennedy.
Rod Taylor is billed above the title with John Wayne and Ann-Margret
but has a relatively small role.[1]

Not a bad film, but not a great film.
Probably one of Duke's weakest, late films.
They at least had got the point and moved him on
from having young, love interests.
Ann-Margaret, was really just window dressing,
but Chuck Hayward and Duke sorted out her fear of horses.
but Ben, and Rod Taylor acquitted themselves well.
However I thought the film, anything but mediocre.

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The Train Robbers

The Train Robbers- Lost Footage

User Review

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A pleasant enough flick--nothing more
18 March 2007 | by planktonrules (Bradenton, Florida)
Late in his career, John Wayne made quite a few very leisurely films where he just kind of walked through the parts. Of course, considering he was pretty old and had been battling with cancer, it certainly isn't much of a surprise. What is a surprise is that he was, on occasion, able to play some of the roles he played--such as in BRANNIGAN and his final film, THE SHOOTIST. THE TRAIN ROBBERS is such a leisurely romp. Sure, they ride their horses a lot (probably too much, if you ask me), but the action scenes were pretty subdued other than a gunfight here and there and a couple punches--sort of a kinder, gentler sort of John Wayne.

This film is about a widow who wants Wayne and his friends to cross into Mexico to rescue some stolen gold and return it for the reward. Along the way, there are a lot of good moments of dialog between those in the party and, not surprisingly, the old professional Ben Johnson came off best in these scenes.

While the overall film offered few big surprises, the ending was pretty exciting and for Wayne fans this is a must-see. For others, it's a pleasant enough Western--you could certainly do a lot worse!

By the way--Two final comments. Bobby Vinton was in the movie but you'd hardly notice. Also, in one scene, a mule knocks one of them into a huge mud puddle. Only seconds later, the same guy is barely wet at all--an interesting continuity problem.

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe,
to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.

Full Cast
John Wayne ... Lane
Ann-Margret ... Mrs. Lowe
Rod Taylor ... Grady
Ben Johnson ... Jesse
Christopher George ... Calhoun
Bobby Vinton ... Ben Young
Jerry Gatlin ... Sam Turner
Ricardo Montalban ... The Pinkerton man

Writing Credits
Burt Kennedy

Original Music
Dominic Frontiere

Cinematography
William H. Clothier

Stunts
Cliff Lyons .... stunt coordinator
Denny Arnold .... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Burk .... stunts (uncredited)
Louie Elias .... stunts (uncredited)
Glory Fioramonti .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Leonard .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunts (uncredited)
'Chema' Hernandez .... head wrangler (uncredited)

Trivia
* John Wayne's and Ann-Margret's character names, "Lane" and "Mrs. Lowe," are the same as Wayne's and Geraldine Page's characters' names in Hondo (1953).

Goofs
* Crew or equipment visible: As the gang is searching for a sand-covered railroad track in a sand storm they have yet to find anything. Yet behind them, to the right of the picture, as the camera moves to the right slightly, we get a clear view of the camera dolly track, shiny and sand-free.

* Factual errors: During the era depicted, the price of gold in US dollars was fixed at $20.67 per troy ounce. $500,000 worth of gold would therefore weigh about 750 kg or 1,660 pounds avoirdupois - far too much for one man to shift or for one mule to carry, as depicted in different scenes.

* Anachronisms: During the shootout at the abandoned railroad crash site, when John Wayne is talking to Ann Margret, tire tracks can be clearly seen in the sand.

* Revealing mistakes: In the opening scene of the movie when they show you the town from a distance on a windy day, dust is only blowing from behind the buildings, and not on the roads and open areas, indicating hidden wind machines.

Memorable Quotes

Filming Location
Durango, Mexico

Watch this Clip (Spanish)