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Rowdy western starring John Wayne as a tough cattle baron whose refined wife (O'Hara) returns from the east after a two-year separation. She wants a divorce and custody of their 17 year old daughter (Powers), who's been away at school. In the meantime, he's hired a housekeeper (De Carlo), whose teenage son (real-life son Patrick) promptly falls for Powers. It's a battle royal between the feisty wife and cantankerous husband but no one out-dukes the Duke. Other Wayne family members include daughter Aissa (as the housekeeper's daughter) and son Michael who produced the film.
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Typically lavish Cecil B. DeMille sea epic, set in the 1840s Florida Keys, with John Wayne as a skipper accused of deliberately wrecking his ship. Paulette Goddard is the salvage boat owner who falls for him, and Ray Milland is the lawyer who comes between them. Exciting underwater scenes include a tussle between the Duke and a giant squid; with Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward. 124 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer; biographies.
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In this film, John Wayne plays a sheriff who seeks solitude in the high country after he thinks he accidentally killed his best friend. Never out of the action for long, the Duke finds himself face to face with his best friend's daughter and feels obligated to help get her father's ranch back up and running. But sparks fly when she finds out that Wayne supposedly killed her father. The Duke must piece together the clues, find the true killers and prove his innocence.
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Who but John Wayne could get away with playing a two-fisted frontier pharmacist? The Duke must trade his pestle for a pistol, though, when he helps some settlers overcome the corrupt gunman who controls their lives. Albert Dekker, Binnie Barnes, Edgar Kennedy ... star. 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby mono; production notes; scene access; production notes.
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John Wayne hits the saddle again as a U.S. Marshal who must deal with his own young son (Gary Grimes) running afoul of the law. One of Wayne's later Westerns, Cahill: U.S. Marshal finds The Duke squaring off against legendary bad guy George Kennedy. Read More
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Synopsis: In one of John Wayne's more interesting late Westerns, "The Duke" plays Will Anderson, a crusty veteran cattleman preparing a 400-mile drive to get a herd of steers to market. Shortly before the trip is scheduled to begin, Will's crew quits when they get word of a nearby gold strike. With littleRead More
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