MCLINTOCK! (1963) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Andrew V. McLaglen
John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne,
Stefanie Powers, Yvonne De Carlo, Chill Wills,
Bruce Cabot, Jerry Van Dyke, Strother Martin
A boisterous, broadly played western with the Duke as a cattle baron who dispenses heavy-handed doses of rugged individualism when he's not otherwise occupied drinking heavily, arguing with Maureen O'Hara and beating people up. It was movies like this that made John Wayne an icon in conservative America, idealizing homespun frontier values and patronizing anybody who's not white, male and rich. It'd be a mistake to take it too seriously, though, when the action highlight is a slapstick fistfight that leaves the entire cast slipping, falling and stumbling around in a pit of mud. It ain't subtle, but it's fun.
Andrew V. McLaglen
(1920-2014)
