Hondo
Summary:
Hondo is so "perfect" a John Ford western that many people assume it was directed by John Ford--or at the very least, Andrew McLaglen. Actually the director was suspense expert John Farrow, who worked with the "Duke" only twice in his career (the second film was an oddball war drama, The Sea Chase [55]). In Hondo, John Wayne plays a hard-bitten cavalry scout who i... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Wayne - (Hondo Lane)
Geraldine Page - (Angie Lowe)
Ward Bond - (Buffalo)
Michael Pate - (Vittorio)
James Arness - (Lennie)
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Review:
Hondo is one of John Wayne's best films. Unfortunately, for many years it was not easily available, so that, while Wayne's John Ford epics became canonized, Hondo was largely forgotten. Wayne's performance is outstanding, matched in intensity by love interest Geraldine Page, in her screen debut. Page would receive an Oscar nomi... Continue >>
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