Quite right, actually. It's one of our ten favorite movies and we've loved it since childhood.
Why is it so good?
Well, you've got John Wayne walking around with a Springfield repeater, which is cool as all hell. He plays Frank Chance, the sheriff out on a limb holding the local crime bosses' brother (Nathan Burdette) on murder charges. Chance is on his own except for his drunk deputy, Dude, whose just hit rock-bottom and an old coot, Stumpy.
Chance's teamster friend tries to help him and gets killed for the trouble, this brings in Wheeler's hired gun, the kid Colorado who is so good he feels he doesn't have to prove it.
Then there's the lovely Angie Dickinson, a flirt whose very interested in Chance. She's no damsel by the way, but always in control and self-possessed. Also, damn....There's also Consuela, Carlos the hotelier's spicy Latina wife. We could kick off a Maryann v Ginger style debate here. We've watched Carlos closely and urge younger reader(s) to do the same. The man understands women. Two words: rojo pantalones.
From there we have a cozy little Western as Nathan Burdette tries to spring his brother.
I agree that it's a great movie but I like El Dorado and Rio Lobo just as well
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