Hooray! Duke marrathon turkey day; worst John Wayne Movie?

[2571]

John Wayne on TV all day today.

Two weeks ago when Maureen O'Hara died, someone here asked what was the best John Wayne movie.

If there were such a thing, what was his worst flick?

Best = TGI

Worst = Hatari

[Pisgah]

John Wayne on TV all day today.

Two weeks ago when Maureen O'Hara died, someone here asked what was the best John Wayne movie.

What was his worst?

Best = TGI

Wrst = Hatari

Gee, there are so many... but I would have to say the absolute, no-doubt-about-it, worst was "The Conqueror", when he played Genghis Khan. Really? REALLY??!!

[RIHMFIRE]

Worst.... The Conqueror Temujin, later Genghis Khan ..its so bad they wont put it on cd or tv.....

Best
Searchers Ethan Edwards......without a doubt, his best performance.....


I like hatari.....

I have 50 or 60 of his movies....

[J Miller]

One of the best: True Grit, Big Jake, MaClintok <sp, Cahill US Marshal

The WORST: The Cowboys, Branagan, the other cop flick too.



Never seen the conqueror, wish I could find a copy.


Joe

[Bill in Oregon]

Two of his best: the first that lifted him from B movies and made him a star: "Stagecoach." And his last: "The Shootist."

[jhrosier]

I liked The Shootist and McQ, didn't care for The Cowboys.

[junkbug]

You-tube strikes again:


John Wayne - The Conqueror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFzL7nDME_c

[SargeMarlin]

I have the In-laws in town and need the escape. What channel is the Duke marathon on?

[SargeMarlin]

Forgot to add my .02 on the best and worst. Never liked Hitari, so it gets my vote for the worst. Best is tough, "She wore a yellow ribbon" and "McClintock" are at the top, and then "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence", maybe not in that order.

[Blaine]

Have you ever seen all those "B" Westerns from the 30s? The ones where Yakima Knute were in every one of them? Whew...those were fun, but real stinkers.....

[mikld]

Two of his best: the first that lifted him from B movies and made him a star: "Stagecoach." And his last: "The Shootist."

I was trying hard to decide when I read Bill's post. Yep two of his best, but I would add "The Searchers"...

[2571]

Stinkers? Just showed a 1934 b&w in which he sings a LOT.

[Blaine]

Stinkers? Just showed a 1934 b&w in which he sings a LOT.

Sandy The Singing Cowboy.....I rest my case, Counselor....

[gamekeeper]

Stinkers? Just showed a 1934 b&w in which he sings a LOT.

Sandy The Singing Cowboy.....I rest my case, Counselor....

+ one...

[Griff]

They were all bad... He couldn't play any character except John Wayne.

[tman]

Stinkers? Just showed a 1934 b&w in which he sings a LOT.

Sandy The Singing Cowboy.....I rest my case, Counselor....

+ one...

+2! The Quiet Man, Shootist, Liberty Valence, Fort Apache, were some of his best.

[Hawkeye2]

I won't address any prewar movies as the few I have seen were all bad but of those made during and after the war "Flying Tigers" was the worst. I saw it when I was about 11 and with it being about the Flying Tigers, WW2, and P-40s it should have been a kid's dream movie. Boy was I disappointed! I watched it 30+ years later to see if it was as bad as I remember. It wasn't, it was even worse.

[Chuck 100 yd]

Lots of his ,and other actors, early B&W flicks were just plain corny. I still think they are better than a lot of the stuff they put out today. Hollywierd has gone to the dogs. I haven't entered a movie theater in
Over 20 years.

[Rusty]

I don't think I'd be too quick to call of his movies corny. I think it's what you compare them to. Here of late there are a lot of TV shows that are playing on networks dedicated to just that. I think today we're just used to more and faster action in what we watch. If you watch "Emergency" of "CHIPS" or any show from that era they seem to move sooo slooow by today's standards. Those show were top rated hits at the time and today they seem corny.
I know it's just me but my all time favorite movie is "The Quiet Man." As for the worst it would be a toss up between "Brannigan" and "McQ."

[M. M. Wright]

Yeah Rusty, The Quiet Man is my favorite too and I agree with Blaine that Singin' Sandy is his worst. Wasn't there one where he whistled all the time?

[Lastmohecken]

I don't know which one was the worst, but some of my favorites are Red River, Rio Bravo, Rio Lobo, Eldorodo, The Searchers, Big Jake, the Cowboys, Sands of Iwo Jiema, Hondo, Liberty Valance.

I don't care much for his old B movies, except for one favorite that I just love to watch and that one was "Tall in Saddle"

[FWiedner]

Of those I've seen, "The Conqueror" is easily the worst.

Don't think I've seen any of the really old B flicks, though.

[Ben_Rumson]

He was too old and out of shape to be creditable to me in " The Green Berets" .... made me laugh and want to cry ...
His best acting was in "Searchers"

[piller]

Island in the sky was the best. Either Jet Pilot or The Conqueror the worst. The one with Lana Turner where he played a German Sea Captain and they went down with the ship was pretty good. I liked Hatari. Circus World was bad. Randy Rides Alone was just strange.

[aussie]

The Cowboys.

[veeman]

How can anyone NOT like the Cowboys?

[Ysabel Kid]

Best: Big Jake

Worst: The Conqueror

[BruceB]

Best----Hondo

Worst---Rooster Cogburn (It's the African Queen re-set in The Indian Territory)

[JohndeFresno]

Y'all are forgetting so many early B-Movies that didn't cut the mustard by today's standards.
But for movies made after Mr. Wayne was a megastar, his worst was undeniably and unmercifully:
The Conqueror, in which he played a Texas drawling Genghis Khan

[.45colt]

You Guys are Killing Me,,,,, ... How many of his films was He told to say what was on the script ????? He was in His Early years paid to do and say exactly what was in the script....the end.
Take all of your years of working in your field, put it on display for all to see...most honest people would want to find the door quick.