Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)

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John Wayne plays a lawman who has to deal with the problems of fatherhood in a big way in Cahill: United States Marshall. Wayne is J.D. Cahill, whose singular desire to track down law breakers strains his relationship with his two teenage sons --17-year-old Danny (Gary Grimes) and 12-year-old Billy… More John Wayne plays a lawman who has to deal with the problems of fatherhood in a big way in Cahill: United States Marshall. Wayne is J.D. Cahill, whose singular desire to track down law breakers strains his relationship with his two teenage sons --17-year-old Danny (Gary Grimes) and 12-year-old Billy Joe (Clay O'Brien). The film begins as Cahill is hot on the trail of a gang of outlaws. After the big showdown, he returns to town to discover that the local bank has been robbed. The sheriff and the deputy have been killed, and four bank robbers are imprisoned in the jail. He is stunned when he finds out that one of the robbers in jail is Cahill's son Danny. It seems that during Cahill's absence from home, his two sons have been enticed into a criminal life by nefarious outlaw Abe Fraser (George Kennedy). ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Andrew V. McLaglen
Written By: Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink
Genres: Western, Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Jul 11, 1973 Wide
On DVD: Jun 3, 2003

Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
One of John Wayne's last movies is also one of his worst, a desperate effort to grab the youth market
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A minor John Wayne film that becomes a bore due to its preachy message.

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Dean M

Absolutely of the Duke's western so John Wayne and George Kennedy (as the chief baddie) made wonderful performances.
Red L

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.
xGary X

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… More
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 further. There's also some able support from Neville Brady as a sardonic indian tracker.
Henrik S

One of John Wayne's late westerns and you can tell that the golden era of the west is long bygone. Still, the Duke still got it and wouldn't it be for him, this movie would be mediocre at best. The story is another washup of the Rooser Cogburn characters, with the old… More
One of John Wayne's late westerns and you can tell that the golden era of the west is long bygone. Still, the Duke still got it and wouldn't it be for him, this movie would be mediocre at best. The story is another washup of the Rooser Cogburn characters, with the old Marshall standing alone against a bunch of bad guys (great as always, George Kennedy). However, the movie introduces a twist in the form of Marshall Cahill's two young sons who get entangled in the fight between good and evil and Cahill struggles to fulfill his duties on both ends, as a father and a Marshall. This adds a bit of depth to the role and the film but the story never leaves the area of the familiar and as such, the extra glazing of the cake quickly runs dry. Still, for fans of the Duke, this is a must and a better movie than many of his other late outputs. Wayne's son Michael produced this and no other than Andrew V. McClagen produced this. HX

Cast

            John Wayne as J.D. Cahill

            Gary Grimes as Danny Cahill

            George Kennedy as Fraser

            Neville Brand as Lightfoot

            Clay O'Brien as Billy Joe Cahill

            Marie Windsor as Mrs. Hetty Green

            Rayford Barnes as Pee Wee Simser

            Walter Barnes as Sheriff Grady

            Harry Carey Jr. as Hank

            Jackie Coogan as Charlie Smith

            Royal Dano as MacDonald

            Vance Davis as Negro

            Paul Fix as Old Man

            Dan Kemp as Joe Meehan

            Murray MacLeod as Deputy Gordine

            Pepper Martin as Hard Case

            Morgan Paull as Struther

            Denver Pyle as Denver

            Chuck Roberson as Leader of Bunch

            Dan Vadis as Brownie

            Scott Walker as Ben Tildy

            Hank Worden as Albert

            James Nusser as Doctor

            Hunter von Leer as Deputy Jim Kane

            Ken Wolger as Boy
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