Stagecoach
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Tag: John Wayne
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
“Never apologize. It’s a sign of weakness.” – John Wayne as Captain Nathan Brittles
True Grit (1969)
“Looking back is a bad habit.” – John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn
The Searchers
“I don’t believe in surrenders. Nope, I’ve still got my saber, Reverend. Didn’t beat it into no plowshare, neither.” – John Wayne as Ethan Edwards
Jimmy Stewart: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne, together in a John Ford film. There isn’t much more to ask for.
Red River
“Among the annals of the great state of Texas may be found the story of the first drive on the famous Chisholm Trail. A story of one of the great cattle herds of the world, of a man and a boy.” – Red River Title Cards
El Dorado
“Faith can move mountains, Milt. But it can’t beat a faster draw. There’s only three men I know with his kind of speed. One’s dead. The other’s me. And the third is Cole Thornton.” – Christopher George as Nelse McLeod
The Big Trail
“We can’t turn back! We’re blazing a trail that started in England. Not even the storms of the sea could turn back the first settlers. And they carried it on further.” – John Wayne as Breck Coleman
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