John Wayne Western Collection (1953)

Product Summary Publisher: Paramount Format: DVD UPC: 00097361230542 Buy.com Sku: 204235353 Item#: V2HPGJ Buy.com Sales Rank: 25216 Category Keywords: Action  Classic  Cowboys  Rating: NR     Features: DVD, Widescreen, English   Editor's Note This John Wayne collection presents nine of the Duke's greatest Westerns. In THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962), a politician recounts his friendship with a dead gunslinger. In TRUE GRIT (1969), a U.S. Marshal tracks down a murderer who has escaped into Indian territory. In HONDO (1953), a half-Indian Cavalry scout finds a young mother living on a isolated ranch in unfriendly Apache country. In MCLINTOCK (1963), a wealthy cattle baron attempts to "tame" his headstrong wife. In BIG JAKE (1971), an aging cowboy sets out to rescue his kidnapped grandson from a violent gang. In THE SHOOTIST (1976), a veteran gunfighter learns that he's dying of stomach cancer. In RIO LOBO (1970), a Union colonel is teamed with two Confederate soldiers to take down a thieving bootlegger. In THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER (1965), prodigal sons return home to attend the funeral of their murdered mother. And in EL DORADO (1967), a crooked landowner hires a gunman to scare a family into selling their land, provoking a standoff with the town sheriff. See individual titles for further plot details.   Features Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround - English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Mono - English, French Subtitles - English, French - Optional Additional Release Material - Audio Commentary - 1.Leonard Maltin, 2.Frank Thompson 3.Maureen O'Hara 4.Stefanie Powers 5.Michael Pate 6.Michael Wayne 7.Andrew McLaglen 8.Jeb Rosebrook 9.Bob Boze Bell 10.Stuart Rosebrook 11.Leonard Maltin 12. Frank Thompson - Western Historian 13.Lee Aaker- Actor Featurettes- 1.A Special Introduction by Leonard Maltin 2.True Writing 3.Working with the Duke 4.The Making of Hondo 5.The Batjac Story: The Legacy of Michael Wayne 6.Maureen O'Hara and Stefanie Powers Remember "McLintock!" 7.Profile: James Edward Grant 8.Aspen Gold: Locations of True Grit 9. A Good Ol' Fashioned Fight 10.The John Wayne Stock Company: Ward Bond 11.The Law and The Lawless 12. Wrap up with Leonard Maltin 13.Wrap Up with Leonard Matlin 14.The Corset: Don't Leave Home Without One! 15.From the Batjac Vaults 16. 2-Minute Fight School 17.The Apache Text/ Photo Gallery: Photo Gallery Trailers - Original Theatrical Release   Technical Info Release Information Studio: Paramount Release Date: 5/22/2007 Original Release Date: 1953 Catalog ID: 12305 UPC: 00097361230542 Number of Discs: 1 Audio & Video Original Language: English Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed Available Subtitles: English, French Video: Color   Cast & Crew Robert Mitchum Lee Marvin John Wayne Edward Asner John Carradine Lauren Bacall Maureen O'Hara Richard Boone James Stewart Geraldine Page    Product Image

This is a great selection of John Wayne movies. I gave this as a gift to someone who is going through chemo-therapy and cannot go outdoors. They have thoroughly enjoyed the movies.
 
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