123 mins |
Rated
PG (Violence)
Directed by John Ford
Starring Vera Miles, James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, John Carradine
Playing as part of our Fathers Day Western Double Feature alongside DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939).
"This is the West, sir. When the Legend becomes Fact, Print the Legend."
Behind the camera? John Ford, a director whose name is synonymous with “Westerns.” Gathered in front of it? An ideal cast – James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles and Lee Marvin.
Director Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of Shinbone, a town plagued by a larger-than-life nemesis, Liberty Valance (Marvin). Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid Shinbone of Valance, and he finds that he has an unlikely ally in the form of a rugged local rancher (Wayne). The two men also share the same love interest (Miles). But when the final showdown becomes inevitable, one of the two will attempt to get the gunman . . . and the other one will wind up getting the gal.'
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Playing as part of our Fathers Day Western Double Feature alongside DESTRY RIDES AGAIN (1939).
"This is the West, sir. When the Legend becomes Fact, Print the Legend."
Behind the camera? John Ford, a director whose name is synonymous with “Westerns.” Gathered in front of it? An ideal cast – James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles and Lee Marvin.
Director Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of Shinbone, a town plagued by a larger-than-life nemesis, Liberty Valance (Marvin). Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid Shinbone of Valance, and he finds that he has an unlikely ally in the form of a rugged local rancher (Wayne). The two men also share the same love interest (Miles). But when the final showdown becomes inevitable, one of the two will attempt to get the gunman . . . and the other one will wind up getting the gal.'