Sunday, November 10, 2013

Movie Review: ****Cahill: U.S. Marshal

This is a John Wayne, and almost all of his movies, including this one, are classics.  This is a Western, which focuses on father-son relationships, and the problems you can have if you put yourself in the victim role.  Turns out the Marshall's (John Wayne) son's are involved in a bank robbery.  Other men are convicted of the robbery, and sentenced to hang.  That is a very interesting premise.  What will the boys do?  This situation is worse as they are in with some very bad men, Abe Fraser (George Kennedy) and his gang who will kill them if things go wrong; and likely will kill them if things go right.  Marshall Cahill is on their trail, and needs to resolve things before innocent men (at least innocent in this instance) get hanged.  He is helped by Lightfoot (Neville Brand) a half-Comanche scout.  Things do not turn out all well in the end.  This is a very good film, and I enjoyed seeing John Wayne in the double role as law-men but also father.  In this case the kids blame him for their getting into problems, because father is always away from home.

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