It's the Big One with the Big Two!

Starring: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix, Arthur Hunnicutt, Michele Carey, R. G. Armstrong, Edward Asner, Christopher George

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"I'm lookin' at a tin star with a drunk pinned on it." - Cole Thornton

Why watch this? Wayne's career was in high gear when he made this rip-roaring gem.

Plot Summary: Seasoned gunfighter, Cole Thornton, rides into a town and discovers his old friend, J.P. Harrah, is the sheriff, but he's also the town drunk. Facing a ruthless landowner, Cole attempts to help his friend regain his footing and protect the town. Joined by a young gambler and an aging Indian fighter, the group must band together to face off against the landowner and his henchmen.

Dad's Preview: This is a loose remake of the successful John Wayne film Rio Bravo (1959). Here Wayne is gun-for-hire forced to play nursemaid to his drunken friend,  Sheriff J.P. Harrah. There's lots of action and great performances by James Caan, as the knife-weilding 'Mississippi', and Robert Mitchum, stumbling away as the slow-drawling, inebriated lawman.

Laurel Productions; Paramount Pictures