John Wayne, George Kennedy

After the late-career high of True Grit, only The Cowboys and The Shootist escaped the curse of half-baked scripts, recycled material, and lackadaisical filmmaking that characteri...( read more  read more... )zed John Wayne's last half-dozen years in movies. Cahill is no exception, but it's more energetic than The Undefeated and Chisum (likewise nominally directed by Andrew V. McLaglen), with a certain Gothic tinge. Also, the theme of a dedicated professional who lets his job keep him from being part of his children's lives appears to have had some relevance for the producer-star. Marshal Cahill's two sons (Summer of '42's Gary Grimes and the preteen Clay O'Brien) are so unhinged by paternal "negligence" that they get caught up in a twisted bank-robbery scheme with a very bad guy, a veritable bogeyman (George Kennedy). Cahill has to sort his familial crisis and several outlaw crews, with the assistance of a sardonic half-breed scout (Neville Brand) who teases him mightily. --Richard T. Jameson

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PG, 102 min.

Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen

Release Date: July 11, 1973

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DVD Release Date: June 3, 2003

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  • August 15, 2007
    Good wayne movie
  • June 17, 2007
    Is it just me or are all 70's movies simplistic? John Wayne ignores his kids who get in trouble who get rescued by John Wayne who promises to pay more attention to his kids.
  • June 8, 2007
    Made after the legend had taken over from the actor, this is typically a script that contained a John Wayne shaped hole in it , rather than a 3 dimensional character. But having said that, it's what he does best, and anyone looking for some 6 gun totin' machismo need look no furt...( read more)her. There's also some able support from Neville Brady as a sardonic indian tracker.
  • November 13, 2009
    The ONLY John Wayne film I didn't like.
  • July 25, 2009
    Saw it before and really love his movies
  • March 28, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • March 11, 2009
    Outstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor
  • October 1, 2008
    GOOD MOVIE WORTH WATCHING.
  • June 3, 2008
    JOHN WAYNE, DIED WAY BEFORE HIS TIME, SO ALL HIS MOVIES ARE CLASSICS THAT DESERVE TO BE WATCHED
  • November 4, 2007
    AWESOME ANOTHER FAVORITE

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