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film collaborations between Jimmy Stewart and the director, Anthony Mann. I'd not argue it though they made several other very worthwhile ones.
This one stars a very lovely Shelley Winters, before she became a bloated caricature. And it hosts a fine group of Mann's grizzled veterans, many with nicely fleshed in roles allowing a fuller appreciation for their unique skills. The alert buff will notice a very young, slender, and buff Rock Hudson as an Indian chief (and he does a nice job) and Tony Curtis in a very small but memorable cameo in which his Bronx accent is disguised.
I won't belabor you with the plot except to note Dan Duryea steals the show, as only he can, from the true villain.
When Stewart growls, "A man does what a man has to," after a particularly nasty action, he makes the line come to life with true conviction (he was a decorated bomber pilot in WWII who saw much dangerous action so when he speaks of killing and danger, it rings true).
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I was saddened to learn he was, in fact, a racist. There are stories of how poorly he treated Woody Strode, during the filming of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and his general fear and disdain for African-Americans.
-Wendell
Ford set Stewart up to look like a sap; Ford was often a mean, malicious bastard. See Bogdanovich's movie about Ford for the story.
I would like to believe the stories aren't true. He is one of my favorite actors.
There is also a story about him having a black actor fired from his early '70s television show.
-Wendell
but Woodie Strode said he didn't think JS was a racist.
Also, from Wikipedia...
"Although greatly admired as a film-maker, director John Ford was well-known for making life difficult for his long-suffering casts, sometimes using a kind of psychological warfare on his actors to extract the most powerful performances possible. When asked by Ford what he thought of the appearance of Woody Strode, an African-American, in greyed up hair, overalls and hat, Stewart remarked that "it looks a bit Uncle Remus-like". Ford then implied that Stewart was racist. On the other hand, Strode himself claimed that Stewart was "one of the nicest men you'll ever meet anywhere in the world".[1]"
Stupidity is NOT a victimless crime.
Last year my wife and I revisited quite a few westerns, and this was definitely one of the most memorable ones of the bunch.
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