Flick #19 of CINEMONSTER's MannVanuary Trois.

My List of Films that I'll be watching (or have watched) plus links to those Reviews can be found here:
Slappy McGee's 3rd MannVanuary - 2024.

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The opening credits featuring several beautiful western paintings underscored by grandiose western music is a PERFECT way to start a big ol' western story like this.

Similar to "RIO BRAVO" in many ways, this movie also centers on a trio of unlikely buddies played by John Wayne as the stalwart sharpshooter, Robert Mitchum as the drunkard sheriff, and James Caan as the knife-throwing young upstart.

The story is a bit sprawling over the two hours of screentime, showing several different adventures and conflicts that this trio runs into. They always seem to be butting heads against a big money rancher and his crew... and that eventually leads us to the climatic ending as well.

Director Howard Hawks has given us a film that is grand in scope, looks absolutely beautiful and is highly enjoyable. When you think of the "Western" genre, this is the kind of movie you are thinking about.

Check it out!