Sagebrush Trail

Sagebrush Trail (1933)
Dir: Armand Schaefer
Staring John Wayne, Yakima Canutt

On the run after being framed for a murder, Brant (Wayne) joins into a gang of criminals. He begins to sabotage the crimes that the gang is attempting while looking for the real killer.

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
Dir: Henry Hathaway
Staring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, Michael Anderson Jr., Dennis Hopper, George Kennedy, James Gregory

Four sons return home for their mothers funeral, only to discover that the family farm had be conned away before their parents death. They set out to learn the truth to what happened.

The Shootist

The Shootist (1976)
Dir: Don Siegel
Staring John Wayne, James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard

Famed gunfighter J.B. Books (Wayne) learns that he has terminal cancer, and spends his final days in Carson City.

McLintock!

McLintock! (1963)
Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Staring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Yvonne De Carlo, Chill Willis,

Hondo review

Hondo (1953)

Dir. John Farrow

Starring: John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Michael Pate, Ward Bond

Hondo Lane (Wayne) befriends a woman (Page) and her son living near a band of warring Apaches.

Haunted Gold Review

Haunted Gold (1932)
Dir. Mack V. Wright
Staring John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Duke

John Mason (Wayne) and Janet (Terry) arrive in town after receiving mysterious notes about a mine that their fathers owned. In town they have to contend with a gang of thieves that are after the mine, and a mysterious Phantom that is haunting it.

The Big Stampede review

The Big Stampede (1932)
Dir. Tenny Wright
Staring John Wayne, Noah Beery, Duke

The governor sends John Steele (Wayne) out into the frontier to stop a gang of murderous cattle rustlers.

Ride Him, Cowboy Review

Ride Him Cowboy (1932) AKA The Hawk

Dir. Fred Allen

Staring John Wayne, Duke, Frank Hagney, Ruth Hall

John Drury (Wayne) is passing through town when he sees a horse on trial and about to be executed. He intervenes and saves the horse, then gets drawn into a manhunt for the outlaw named Hawk that has been terrorizing the area.  

North to Alaska review

North to Alaska (1960)

Dir. Henry Hathaway

Starring: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Capucine, Ernie Kovacs

After spending 3 years mining for gold in Alaska, George (Granger) sends his partner Sam McCord (Wayne) to Seattle to retrieve the French girl he had arranged to marry. Once in Seattle, Sam learns that George’s fiancée has already married someone else, and after a chance encounter with a prostitute named Angel (Capucine), he decides to bring her back to Alaska as a replacement for George. Once back in Alaska they also have to deal with claim jumpers and a sleazy con man named Frankie (Kovacs)

Blue Steel Review

Blue Steel (AKA Stolen Goods, An Innocent Man) (1934)

Dir. Robert N. Bradbury

Starring: John Wayne, George “Gabby” Hayes, Yakima Canutt

John Wayne stars as an undercover marshal on the trail of the Polka Dot Bandit, who teams up with a sheriff (Hayes) also on the hunt for the same criminal. After the pair stumble upon a wagon train robbery, they learn of a plot to swindle some homesteaders out of their land.

3 Godfathers Review

3 Godfathers (1948)

Dir. John Ford

Starring: John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond

John Ford retells the story of the 3 wise men in a western setting in this film, about 3 cowhands turned bandits who come across a dying woman that entrusts them with care of her newborn child.

Red River (1948) Review

Red River (1948)
Dir: Howard Hawks
Starring: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift