James Grant
2) Five Star
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In a blend of fiction and reality, FIVE STAR explores the relationship between two men - Primo, an actual gang leader in the East New York Bloods, and John, a young man trying to decide whether gang life is the path for him. As Primo mentors John in the w
4) McLintock!
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this westernized version of The taming of the shrew, John Wayne stars as cattle baron George McLintock and Maureen O'Hara assumes the role of his estranged wife. In an effort to get on with his life, McLintock saves a beautiful but impoverished widow from resettlement and hires her as his cook, welcoming both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly and McLintock's simple and serene lifestyle comes to halt as an unexpected turn...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter (Wayne) arrests gambler Paul Regret (Whitman) but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a violent band of gunrunners and thieves known as the Comancheros. The last film of director Michael Curtiz (Casablanca).
8) Hondo
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hondo Lane, a dispatch rider for the cavalry, encounters Angie Lowe, a woman living alone with her young son in the midst of hostile Apache territory. She presumes she is safe because the Apaches, under their chief Vittorio, have always left them alone. Later Hondo has a run-in with Angie's good-for-nothing husband and is forced to kill him. When Vittorio captures Hondo to save his life, Angie tells the Apache chief that he is her husband. In order...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Haunted by his personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is both hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, the begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline, as he leads them into one of the most treacherous battles in the Pacific.
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Quirt Evans, a notorious gunman, is wounded and nursed back to health by a Quaker family. He falls in love with their daughter, Penelope, and is influenced by their peaceful way of life. He has to choose between his violent past and his new-found love.
1947 American Western Romance Drama Film
John Wayne plays Quirt Evans, a wanted man who has a reputation as a ruthless killer. He is chased by a posse and wounded in a shootout. He arrives at a farm...
13) McLintock!
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In this legendary John Wayne film, the cattle rancher McLintock puts his brand on the territory and every woman in it! The lovely Louise Warren plays a widow who moves with her two children onto McLintock’s ranch to serve as cook, while Maureen O’Hara plays the estranged wife. Every great Western staple is accounted for: Cowboys, Indians, gun battles and fistfights. Plus, that pair of (now infamous) spanking scenes!A western version of "Taming...