My ranking of the 5 Howard Hawks/John Wayne films
My ranking from best to worst of the 5 John Wayne films directed by Howard Hawks
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- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneDean MartinRicky NelsonA small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.The definitive Howard Hawks color film
- DirectorHoward HawksArthur RossonStarsJohn WayneMontgomery CliftJoanne DruDunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son."Mutiny on the Bounty" on a cattle drive. A true western classic.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneRobert MitchumJames CaanCole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher who's trying to steal their water.Hawks and Wayne's first redo of their earlier "Rio Bravo" hit with Robert Mitchum in the Dean Martin role, James Caan in the Ricky Nelson role, Charlene Holt in the Angie Dickinson role and John Wayne in the, well, John Wayne role. Great support from Michele Carey as Joey('part girl, part wildcat!' as the trailer described her character).
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneElsa MartinelliHardy KrügerA group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways.Essentially, an updating of Hawks' earlier classic "Only Angels Have Wings" involving big game hunters instead of mail pilots and set in Africa instead of South America. Wayne plays the Cary Grant role while Elsa Martinelli plays the Jean Arthur role.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneJorge RiveroJennifer O'NeillAfter the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the two traitors whose treachery caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.Hawks and Wayne's second recycling of "Rio Bravo" isn't as strong as the first 2 times around. Jennifer O'Neill though is gorgeous as the last Hawksian heroine this being his last film.