Hondo Man who shot Liberty Valance True grit Shootist McLintock! Sons of Katie Elder Rio Lobo Big Jake El Dorado
Notes:
Originally released as motion pictures 1953-1976. Based on: "The gift of Cochise" by Louis L'Amour (1st film), the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson (2nd film), the novel by Charles Portis (3rd film), the novel by Glendon Swarthout (4th film), "The stars in their courses" by Harry Brown (last film). Dolby digital 5.1, wide screen 1.85:1. John Wayne.
Contents:
Hondo -- The man who shot Liberty Valance -- True grit -- The shootist -- McLintock! -- The sons of Katie Elder -- Rio Lobo -- Big Jake -- El Dorado.
Summary:
A cavalry dispatch rider protects a widow and her young son from an Apache attack; two men share the task of ridding a town of a gunman; a girl hires the drunken, one-eyed, overweight marshal to find and kill the man who murdered her father and stole the family's money; a dying gunman becomes involved with a widow and her son; a wealthy cattle baron has trouble controlling his wife and daughter; the four sons of Katie Elder set out to avenge both her death and their father's murder; Union Col. Cord McNally tracks two traitors responsible for the death of his best friend; a man sets out to rescue his grandson who has been kidnapped and held for ransom by a gang; an alcoholic sheriff and his gunfighter friend battle cattle barons and businessmen in the Old West.
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