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www.threemoviebuffs.com - : Hondo is a vintage John Wayne western from the early fifties. Running a tightly edited 83 minutes and originally filmed in 3-D and Technicolor it is also one of the better John Wayne westerns I have seen. more...
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www.sover.net - : A superb offbeat Western, set in the New Mexico of 1874. It is one of John Wayne's favorites, where John Wayne plays John Wayne. This is Wayne's first successfully produced film and made in conjunction with Warner Brothers; it was later made into a short-lived television series. The screenplay was by a Wayne regular contributor, James Edward Grant, who was evidently influenced by Shane (53). It also has the look of a John Ford film that was to soon follow suit, ''The Searchers (56).'' That should be of no surprise, since Ford was regularly on the set to help Wayne in an unofficial capacity. The film was released originally as a 3-D vehicle. Geraldine Page received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in this, her first film role; though, Wayne is clearly the star of this film. His portrayal of a complex man with deep feelings, someone who considers the truth the most important thing a man has, is accomplished in an amusingly self-deprecating way letting the viewer see both the soft and tough side to this independent man. more...
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