as much as I think the old movie sucked balls and the new movie rocks, I really thought this was something. it's amazing even after 40 something years that most of those structures and locations are still there
@ryanmacdaddy1000 at the same time, I do wish they shot it in locations more like the book. Fort Smith is in Arkansas and the Indian Territory is Oklahoma today. the landscape in the old movie is stunning, but you can tell that it's neither. IMO, it doesn't do the story a whole lot of justice when you shoot it in locations that aren't what they are in reality
I'm from Yell County where Mattie was from. I've seen True Grit and it's one of my favorite John Wayne movies. I even read the novel True Grit by Charles Portis. John Wayne was a great actor (the best in westerns and any other genre), True Grit was a great movie, and this was a great video. Good job!
Amazing video. well Done. I love how you showed the 'final show down' but still kept true to showing us the real locations.. It was intense.. well done
I go hunting every year on the ranch this was filmed on, and the house now is boarded up and the barn i falling down, but its still very cool to see thew exact same thing from the movie
@ballygeale1 they were all within s 30 minute drive of each other, with the exception of the Shootout Field...that's farther away, about 1.5 hours from the other locations, or more. Thanks for watching!
This video is so neat! I am from Oklahoma and each year since I was a very young child my family has gone hunting just West of Ridgeway on the Dallas Divide, and we used to hunt the Horsefly ranch. Unfortunately the Horsefly ranch has become a development for housing, shame to ruin that beautiful country by chopping down the trees/animals habitat for homes. But I LOVE that country, it is so beautiful there. We eat at the True Grit every year! I love John Wayne! I love Ridgeway!
My favorite part in this movie, is when the character "Mattie Ross" is in conversation with the Horse dealer/trader man ! The characters choice of words and speech metaphor's are so wonderful. Sounds so elegant, (lol) almost Shakespeare'in in away.... Love it ! !
This has to be one of my all time favorite movies! I was in Montrose, Colorado when this was filmed. I really think the remake of this movie could never reach the status of this one. John Wayne is one of my favorite actors of all time. There can never be another! Thank you so much for the trip to the locations. I would love to visit!
I love watching before and after video like yours. It's nice to see not much has changed. This is one of my favorite John Wayne films, if I'm ever in the area I'll make sure to pay it a visit. Little side note, I just saw Glenn Campbell on his farewell tour in Reno. He sang this song really well, I could never figure why he didn't sing it for the movie.
@odflyer1 Hey thanks for watching! However, that IS him singing it for the movie in the opening credits. It actually reached #7 on the Country Charts when it came out.
More -- since they were polite and not rude, they let them have the field. They had no idea such an iconic scene would be filmed that day. Thanks!!! Great work.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together. I was a little girl when this was filmed. A very good friend of ours, Jess Passmore, knew those mountains like the back of his hand. He drove, I believe the director (or producer) around to different locations. My Dad and another friend of his were target practicing in the field the day the famous gunfight scene was shot. Someone from the filming crew came up and very politely and nicely asked them if they could have the field.
Oh Thank you for sharing this, so beautifully done, brought tears to my eyes. My Mother has seen every John Wayne movie ever made, many times over, but always loved this one. Makes me want to go there....THANK YOU
Thanks very much for posting. People say John Wayne did not deserve an Oscar for True Grit. I say fine, give him three for Red River, The Searchers and The Shootist.
We have driven right past Ridgway several times on previous vacations. But after seeing this video we decided to stop this time and eat at the True Grit Cafe. We saw some of the sights in Ridgway and the courthouse in Ouray. Thanks for putting up this video.
Sir, is there any way you could be convinced to make a similar short about the John Wayne movie "The War Wagon?" I'd happily put 100 bucks towards fuel if you can do it
Amazing video and thanks so much for taking the time. John Wayne was the epitome of your classic cowboy actor with that drawl, walk and presence along with Clint Eastwood and, Lee Van Cleef they just don't make movies like that, that stand the test of time. My daughter came home while we were watching Eldorado and says, How can he be in a movie with John Wayne when he's in Ocean 11? I laughed and said Honey that's James Caan, Scott's father - hmm she said that would explain it then :)
This is awesome and very informative! We spent time in Ridgway and Ouray several years ago and stumbled upon some of these locations of the filming. Your video brought back several good memories of John Wayne and this movie as well as our visit to this region of Colorado. Thanks for taking the time to film this video.
Thank you for sharing! I was born out west (Arizona) and have lived in Florida now over 30 years. I still trek that way as much as I can. I would like to see True Grit Days one of these days. I was 16 years old when the movie came out and lived on a ranch with my own "pony." Miss those days. At least I still ride! All the best!
Dude! This is super kick ass awesome! All you needed was a DUI Glen Cambell mugshot and it'd have been perfect! Do the same thing for "The War Wagon" and I'll send you a 100 bucks to cover expenses! I'm serious! Excellent Job
I am really sad to hear that Glen Campbell has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. No one deserves it. Love this movie and hated the new version.
God damn Wayne is such an awful actor not to mention the supporting cast in the 69 version is awful. What were people back then thinking calling John Wayne a good actor, he is a single role actor, and very average in that respect. Coen brothers and the cast of the 2010 filme due true justice to the novel.
@dejaqwho You have some serious issues! First of all, what kind of person takes the Lord name in vane like that and then insults John Wayne????? You must not be an American or just have your head shoved too far up your butt.
@axf48529 What does American have to do with this...we are discussing John Wayne being an awful actor, and the 1969 version of the film being tottaly subpar to the Coens version with far superior actors. You don't have to take the american flag/pole and pump it up your ass in this conversation, it doesnt do anything.
@dejaqwho I don't think anyone claimed John Wayne was a great actor. He was what he was and that was a cool thing. The same thing holds true for Clint Eastwood. Maybe not great actors but they sure starred in a lot of great movies and True Grit was one of them.
incredible! thank you for taking the time to make this video, people like you keep the memories of great actors and great films alive. i look forward to watching your other vids!
Thank you for such an interesting and heart felt piece on the movie True Grit and John Wayne. His persona and charisma on screen made him int o an American icon. I think he should have got an Oscar much earlier in his acting career. He was taken for granted.through most of his career, and I think he is more popular then ever. His movies do not get boring to his fans ever. Thank you for what you did with this; the hard work you did and the great job editing it. Thank you Jeepstergal.
What an amazing video, thank you so much for taking the time to create such a beautiful video! The film "True Grit" and John Wayne have personal signifigance to me, as they probably do for many people. My Grandparents loved, loved, loved John Wayne, and of course "True Grit" was one of their favorite films. Though I never met my Grandma, as she passed away a month before I was born, I somehow feel close to her when I watch her favorite movies, or read her favorite books! Thank you again.
Thanks so much for putting this together! I lived in Gunnison for several years and met the man that doubled the Duke in many movies, including True Grit. Have visited most of the locations several times, especially Ridgway and Blue Mesa. Thanks again.
I'm really excited cuz I loved the book and the movie, and my young French husband has never yet seen this movie and loves American cinema and westerns. I forwarded this clip to him so he can see some of the great scenery still there. We are over here in France and I told him this made a huge impression on me when I was about 12. Some really corny but it's wonderful.
@JeepsterGal We are too afraid to go to the USA anymore. Last time we went together, we had a milabs experience in 2000 & he was taken to a military installation. I have a video series up on this called MISSING TIME. If you add my name, Lisa Falour, in the search, they will pop right up for you on YT. It's impossible to fly anymore, there is too much radiation now, & ships are being eaten by steel-eating nanotechnology DNA-replicating microbes. Sorry this is such a negative response, ugh.
'Traps', short for 'trappings', refers to his things. The saddle, bridle, etc. from his horse, as well as any other personal property like his gun and gold pieces which she gets back. You might enjoy reading the book by Charles Portis, you learn a lot from the book as well.
There is one major inconsistency in the shoot out and that is with John Wayne's weapons. When he begins the gallop towards the outlaw his Winchester Rifle is in his right hand and his Colt Revolver in his left. It is that way when he shoots the first outlaw. But when he shoots the second one the weapons have switched hands --- revolver is now in his right hand & rifle in his left hand --- something no one could have done while shooting on a horse at full gallop.
This movie had incredible acting and very realistic dialog. It's a shame hollywood has long since run out of idea's, so they remake every classic with a liberal in the lead role.
John Wayne was a patriot icon and there will never be another, big enough to fill his shoes or better his legacy.
Well thank you for this wonderful video! Wow, does this bring back memories for me of the Movie with JW & the fact that I was only 6 yrs old at the time the movie came out. In the 70's we went to Ouray CO. and what gorgeous scenry is in Colorado. My God I now want to plan a trip just to go to all the sites myself and see where my favorite John Wayne movie was filmed. I love True Grit there is only one Rooster Cogburn, & to me one movie "True Grit", & one John Wayne that won the Academy Award!
the duke died of cancer to the heart felt pain of a lot of his fans but sherlene was told by a doctor in tulsa she had cancer and almost died from the surgery later i heard on the news a dozen patients came down with food poisening some went to the i.c.u. and at least one died then again on the news a woman took a tulsa hospital to court it seams when she came out from under anisteashia she found she was being raped to find out what happened to sherlene please go to msbones 1950 a slow death
What a video, Thank you it brought back a lot memories also credit to Glen Campbell for the theme tune, I've been a fan of the Duke since having seen his first classic Stagecoach, Long live the Duke.
Very nice video. I have visited the area many times, but never knew so many things from the movie were still there to see. Gotta check out ''True Grit Day'' in Ridgway.
Ridgway was the northern terminus of the Rio Grande Southern Railway, and is named for one of its officers. It shut down in the early 1950's. The southern end was at Durango, where a historic steam train still runs.
I am from Arkansas and Dardanelle is a river city that was once one of the largest cities in Arkansas in the 1800's. It is a historical town and Dardanelle Rock ends at the north end of the city. Russellville, across the river, is the bigger city and has Arkansas Tech University. Many people have moved to Russellville as Dardanelle is bottom land as they said in the movie. Mount Nebo is to the west of Dardanelle. Overall, it is small city with lots of history. Visit it if you can.
i remember reading somewhere that the winchester rifle john wayne used in the famous "fill your hands you son of a bitch" scene had to have the underlever cocking mechanism specially cusomised for him... can anyone confirm this?
@jeffers1975 The rifle would have been a winchester 1873 model. Now that rifle came in 44-40 calibre. In other words, a .429 diameter bullet with 40 grains of black powder encased behind it. I know of a rifle that had a large loop for gloves and such but they were rare and came about later. I wouldn't doubt if "The Duke" had a customised rifle for his movie. But those didn't exist back in the day. Or if they did you are talking a fortune if you own one. Take care and enjoy the movie.
like i have been told several times, TIME STANDS STILL FOR NO MAN over a period of time everything changes. i am suprised that as many things are still the same. i loved John Wayne he was my hero. so RIP John
My late father and I used to enjoy this movie whenever it would come on... The old version... I have enjoyed the new version as well, but the older one still brings memories of my father flooding back in a good way... Thank you for the great job!!!
@AlphaGate10113 Noticed that myself. Of course, in the book he didn't have a patch. I guess the props guy figured that a patch would let people see that "Rooster" was "blind" in that eye.
John Wayne was a very great actor. No actor ever embodied the American spirit in film more than he, a few as much (e.g., Gary Cooper), but no one more. The scene when he comes up against Robert Duvall and three others and takes them all on is one of the supreme metaphors in film for how good is often alone but can still triumph over evil. The scene is immortal, as is Wayne.
Can someone PLEASE answer a question for me? In the film, Mattie Ross goes to Ft. Smith and the lady who owns the boarding house says she has "her fathers traps and some of his other personal items". My question is this:
Why did her father have traps when he was there to buy horses? Anyone? Thanks!!
@JeepsterGal traps is Personal effects; belongings; baggage: coll.: 1813 (OED). Abbr. trappings.—2. Hence, in Aus., a ‘swag’ (q.v.): from late 1850s. H., 2nd ed.—3. (Also ex 1.) In cleaning-traps, one’s cleaning-materials (polish, button stick, brushes, etc.): Army, esp. Artillery: C.20.—4. Short for mess-traps, q.v. In W.N.Glascock, Sketch-Book, 2nd series, 1834, I, 56. (Moe.)
@emjee Personal effects; belongings; baggage: coll.: 1813 (OED). Abbr. trappings.—2. Hence, in Aus., a ‘swag’ (q.v.): from late 1850s. H., 2nd ed.—3. (Also ex 1.) In cleaning-traps, one’s cleaning-materials (polish, buttonstick, brushes, etc.): Army, esp. Artillery: C.20.—4. Short for mess-traps, q.v. In W.N.Glascock, Sketch-Book, 2nd series, 1834, I, 56. (Moe.)
@emjee Personal effects; belongings; baggage: coll.: 1813 (OED). Abbr. trappings.—2. Hence, in Aus., a ‘swag’ (q.v.): from late 1850s. H., 2nd ed.—3. (Also ex 1.) In cleaning-traps, one’s cleaning-materials (polish, button stick, brushes, etc.): Army, esp. Artillery: C.20.—4. Short for mess-traps, q.v. In W.N.Glascock, Sketch-Book, 2nd series, 1834, I, 56. (Moe.)
@emjee The term "traps" was used for one's personal possesions. Saddlebag, slicker, rifle, cartriges, knife and such. Later on, Moon instructs "Sell my traps, Rooster and send the money to my brother, George Garret..."
@emjee The traps mentioned have nothing to do with catching animals. Traps is short for trappings, simply the personal items belonging to mattie's father.
@emjee well Mattie's dad probably had to be in the woods a while when he was going to Fort Smith and so he probably had traps so he could hunt for food better
@emjee She didn't mean traps in the meaning you think she does. It's an informal term for personal belongings or baggage (see dictionary-dot-com, "traps"definition 2, item 1 )
@emjee She didn't mean traps in the meaning you think she does. It's an informal term for personal belongings or baggage (see dictionary-dot-com, "traps"definition 2, item 1 )
@emjee She didn't mean traps in the meaning you think she does. It's an informal term for personal belongings or baggage (see dictionary-dot-com, "traps"definition 2, item 1 )
@emjee In the slang of that era "traps" meant a person's possessions. In other words, the woman who ran the Monarch Boarding House was telling Mattie that he had kept her father's personal possessions until someone had shown up to claim them.
@emjee Traps or trappings is an old term used to describe anything a person could carry along with them like luggage, an extra coat, guns and any other kind of equipment. It does not necessarily mean a trap to catch an animal.
@emjee "Her Father's traps" means 'Trappings', the bridles, bits, any ornamental cloth or armor, saddles, faceguards, etc. Just a useful shortened word for all the paraphernalia needed for horses.
Traps were what they referred to as their belongings. Sometimes they would call the sack they carried their belongings in a "grip' They had real old country names for things and growing up around rodeos all my life and getting to know a lot of old cowboys, I heard them say a lot of things I heard in movies such as this and always asked them what something like "traps" meant and they would tell me. I just thought I would share that with you.
Can someone PLEASE answer a question for me? In the film, Mattie Ross goes to Ft. Smith and at the boarding house the lady whos it says she has "her fathers traps and some of his other personal items". My question is this:
Why did her father have traps when he was there to buy horses? Anyone? Thanks!!
This is awesome!! Thanks for posting this and sharing all the information. I truly enjoyed it. This picture has special meaning to me and it certainly struck a chord to be able to go back and see exact spots where famous scenes were shot. Excellent work! The Duke would have loved this.
i have never watch true grit or any john wayne movie, i'm not even american, but i'm touched by this video, it's so serene and melancholic (in a good way) i love how you compare the old original location with the current. great video clip!
I DONT KNOW WHY THIS IS MAKING ME SO SAD.. NICE EFFORT, MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY TIME CONSUMING PROJECT. VERY WELL DONE, THANK U. I LOVE U JOHN WAYNE. REST IN PEACE.
Can't believe you did all that...such a thrill to see such dedication...brilliant
davejenjosh 15 hours ago
Thanks for making this video of my all-time favourite western!
You did a great job. Makes me want to visit Colorado.
realmusicman7 1 day ago in playlist Favorite videos
Nice one well done love it
millypuppydog 1 day ago
Thank you.................
5050kas 2 days ago in playlist Duke - John Wayne .
This is great. Finding these locations must have been a labor of love. Nice job putting this together, very enjoyable.
schallrd1 3 days ago
Outstanding video! True Grit is one of my fav all time movies and one of my 3 fav John Wayne movies! Thank you for posting this !
FireCaptE9 1 week ago
Awesome Man
wasted6666 1 week ago
I love this kinda stuff! wonderful presentation. Bravo.
Jukeboxfun 2 weeks ago
Fantastic ! But have you noticed how roosters eyepatch changes eyes from left to the right during the shoot out watch carefully!!
FrankoFM2 2 weeks ago
Awesome video! thankyou!
FMF666 2 weeks ago
im cryin
Cory4474 3 weeks ago
Thank you John Wayne. True Grit the "best" western.
tmmy773 3 weeks ago
Thanks Mr Wayne for great movies.
johnisaok66 3 weeks ago
WOW! NOW i HAVE A REASON TO GO TO Colorado. Thanks for doing that.
cellofingers 3 weeks ago
Thats not Laboeuf!
xaxie1 4 weeks ago
Hi
Thanks - I've just watched the film and had wondered where it was filmed. What a lovely video. Happy New Year
etniesandvans 1 month ago
as much as I think the old movie sucked balls and the new movie rocks, I really thought this was something. it's amazing even after 40 something years that most of those structures and locations are still there
ryanmacdaddy1000 1 month ago
@ryanmacdaddy1000 at the same time, I do wish they shot it in locations more like the book. Fort Smith is in Arkansas and the Indian Territory is Oklahoma today. the landscape in the old movie is stunning, but you can tell that it's neither. IMO, it doesn't do the story a whole lot of justice when you shoot it in locations that aren't what they are in reality
ryanmacdaddy1000 1 month ago
great vid its the best
jefflentine 1 month ago
I really loved this video. Thanks for the outstanding effort and visit to a great memory
MDSwrestler 1 month ago
i thought his name was Rooster Cockburn
AltruisticAlbatross 1 month ago
@AltruisticAlbatross and i've seen both versions at least twice :(
AltruisticAlbatross 1 month ago
I'm from Yell County where Mattie was from. I've seen True Grit and it's one of my favorite John Wayne movies. I even read the novel True Grit by Charles Portis. John Wayne was a great actor (the best in westerns and any other genre), True Grit was a great movie, and this was a great video. Good job!
johnw9171 1 month ago
Amazing video. well Done. I love how you showed the 'final show down' but still kept true to showing us the real locations.. It was intense.. well done
Renzero89 1 month ago
really nice,vid,put a smile on my face, and 27 dislikes assholes
175yam1 1 month ago
"Come see a fat old man sometime!" Looking forward to it on that Day Duke!
Athabina 1 month ago
God how I miss the Duke! He wasn't perfect, by any means, but you knew where he stood!! There's no one who can fill his shoes!
Athabina 1 month ago
@Athabina You'r so right in saying this .Wish we had a guy like him again!!! I was allways his fan !!
steinderbush 1 month ago
you really have to hear Beethoven's "Wellington's Victory" to get the full flavor
MsPandaRosa 1 month ago
27 people don't like awesomeness!
31243417 1 month ago
An excellent video! I think I'll add visiting these locations to my bucket list!
what a great trip that would be.
31243417 1 month ago
Excellent!! Thanks...
smittyhill1 2 months ago
I go hunting every year on the ranch this was filmed on, and the house now is boarded up and the barn i falling down, but its still very cool to see thew exact same thing from the movie
TheDLXLuxe 2 months ago
Loved it! What a great job you did on this video!! :-) Thanks so much!
discardedbard 2 months ago
that is 1 great video of true grit ,were the locations all in the same place or apart
ballygeale1 2 months ago
@ballygeale1 they were all within s 30 minute drive of each other, with the exception of the Shootout Field...that's farther away, about 1.5 hours from the other locations, or more. Thanks for watching!
JeepsterGal 2 months ago
This video is so neat! I am from Oklahoma and each year since I was a very young child my family has gone hunting just West of Ridgeway on the Dallas Divide, and we used to hunt the Horsefly ranch. Unfortunately the Horsefly ranch has become a development for housing, shame to ruin that beautiful country by chopping down the trees/animals habitat for homes. But I LOVE that country, it is so beautiful there. We eat at the True Grit every year! I love John Wayne! I love Ridgeway!
laurenwaitman 3 months ago
shit even the tree got old
undertakrer 3 months ago
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chazrockwell84 3 months ago
My dad took us there this past summer and the summer before. Now he wants me to do a video like this because he's obsessed with this video. XD
This is a great video! I love it almost as much as I love the movie. :D
PieAndLove 3 months ago
My favorite part in this movie, is when the character "Mattie Ross" is in conversation with the Horse dealer/trader man ! The characters choice of words and speech metaphor's are so wonderful. Sounds so elegant, (lol) almost Shakespeare'in in away.... Love it ! !
ziggy72170 3 months ago
This has to be one of my all time favorite movies! I was in Montrose, Colorado when this was filmed. I really think the remake of this movie could never reach the status of this one. John Wayne is one of my favorite actors of all time. There can never be another! Thank you so much for the trip to the locations. I would love to visit!
broncobabe219 3 months ago
LONG LIVE THE DUKE!!!!!!
Sherr1923 3 months ago
I'm not sure which I like more,the movie or this video, this is by far my favorite utube video.
MrDrjfan 3 months ago 2
@MrDrjfan Hey thanks for that, glad you enjoyed it.
JeepsterGal 3 months ago
I love watching before and after video like yours. It's nice to see not much has changed. This is one of my favorite John Wayne films, if I'm ever in the area I'll make sure to pay it a visit. Little side note, I just saw Glenn Campbell on his farewell tour in Reno. He sang this song really well, I could never figure why he didn't sing it for the movie.
odflyer1 4 months ago
@odflyer1 Hey thanks for watching! However, that IS him singing it for the movie in the opening credits. It actually reached #7 on the Country Charts when it came out.
JeepsterGal 4 months ago
This was kick ass thanks for sharing!!! 8D
wcbombers21 4 months ago
My favorite John Wayne film
mrbloak 4 months ago
More -- since they were polite and not rude, they let them have the field. They had no idea such an iconic scene would be filmed that day. Thanks!!! Great work.
clubcabin 4 months ago
Thank you for taking the time to put this together. I was a little girl when this was filmed. A very good friend of ours, Jess Passmore, knew those mountains like the back of his hand. He drove, I believe the director (or producer) around to different locations. My Dad and another friend of his were target practicing in the field the day the famous gunfight scene was shot. Someone from the filming crew came up and very politely and nicely asked them if they could have the field.
clubcabin 4 months ago
@clubcabin Thanks for sharing that, that's really cool!
JeepsterGal 4 months ago
Oh Thank you for sharing this, so beautifully done, brought tears to my eyes. My Mother has seen every John Wayne movie ever made, many times over, but always loved this one. Makes me want to go there....THANK YOU
TheMaggiekay7 4 months ago
@TheMaggiekay7 Thank you for watching! It's beautiful there! I go in one more week!!
JeepsterGal 4 months ago
Thanks very much for posting. People say John Wayne did not deserve an Oscar for True Grit. I say fine, give him three for Red River, The Searchers and The Shootist.
COLETHORN10 4 months ago
We have driven right past Ridgway several times on previous vacations. But after seeing this video we decided to stop this time and eat at the True Grit Cafe. We saw some of the sights in Ridgway and the courthouse in Ouray. Thanks for putting up this video.
Tinstared 5 months ago
@Tinstared You're welcome, I'm glad you were able to spend some time in the area :)
JeepsterGal 4 months ago
great man & great video
fucjape2 5 months ago
Tremendous work, thank you!!!
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Bands1999 5 months ago
i love this movie he was a great actor and i always come back to watch this video you did wish i could go and see this for myself...maybe one day
Thanks again
japanime99 5 months ago
great job!!
lambjack1 5 months ago
Robert Duvall,,,,distant cousin of my wife.
Broncocrazy100 5 months ago
Pa Walton!
Susan8115 5 months ago
Sir, is there any way you could be convinced to make a similar short about the John Wayne movie "The War Wagon?" I'd happily put 100 bucks towards fuel if you can do it
MrTrailltrader 6 months ago
Wow amazing
DannyHappensTV2 6 months ago
Brilliant, thanks, this was great.
Norimagen 6 months ago
1:45 Is that Bieber?
jeremylew416 6 months ago
emjee, if you are confused about the meaning of the word "traps", I think we may be able to help you understand it better....
calionstallion 6 months ago
Amazing video and thanks so much for taking the time. John Wayne was the epitome of your classic cowboy actor with that drawl, walk and presence along with Clint Eastwood and, Lee Van Cleef they just don't make movies like that, that stand the test of time. My daughter came home while we were watching Eldorado and says, How can he be in a movie with John Wayne when he's in Ocean 11? I laughed and said Honey that's James Caan, Scott's father - hmm she said that would explain it then :)
Allyrod 6 months ago 2
@Allyrod Yeah, Scott looks alot like his dad, for sure. Thanks for watching!
JeepsterGal 6 months ago
That was really cool! Thank you!
Magnageek 6 months ago
This is awesome and very informative! We spent time in Ridgway and Ouray several years ago and stumbled upon some of these locations of the filming. Your video brought back several good memories of John Wayne and this movie as well as our visit to this region of Colorado. Thanks for taking the time to film this video.
JCC7474 6 months ago
@JCC7474 You're welcome, thanks for taking the time to watch!
JeepsterGal 6 months ago
Thank you for sharing! I was born out west (Arizona) and have lived in Florida now over 30 years. I still trek that way as much as I can. I would like to see True Grit Days one of these days. I was 16 years old when the movie came out and lived on a ranch with my own "pony." Miss those days. At least I still ride! All the best!
lorindalew 6 months ago
Dude! This is super kick ass awesome! All you needed was a DUI Glen Cambell mugshot and it'd have been perfect! Do the same thing for "The War Wagon" and I'll send you a 100 bucks to cover expenses! I'm serious! Excellent Job
MrTrailltrader 6 months ago
Awesome.....thanks for sharing. Great to watch. Cheers........
chrisderrick57 6 months ago
I am really sad to hear that Glen Campbell has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. No one deserves it. Love this movie and hated the new version.
Susan8115 6 months ago
The word "traps" at that time had a broader meaning than it does now. The word then included "random items of personal property."
judgeofcharacter1961 7 months ago
I remember my parents taking me to see this when I was 4 − 5 yrs old. Thanks for the memories.
williamiwu 7 months ago
:52 is an absolutely gorgeous landscape.
joeyservo 7 months ago
just watched this last night, great movie.
Jahgreenyellowred 7 months ago
Jeepstergal, thanks for sharing this. I have always wondered where movies were shot and True Grit was filled with great scenery
bptaylor11 7 months ago
"Fill your hand you son of a b***h!"
joshuabrooks21 7 months ago
God damn Wayne is such an awful actor not to mention the supporting cast in the 69 version is awful. What were people back then thinking calling John Wayne a good actor, he is a single role actor, and very average in that respect. Coen brothers and the cast of the 2010 filme due true justice to the novel.
dejaqwho 7 months ago
@dejaqwho You have some serious issues! First of all, what kind of person takes the Lord name in vane like that and then insults John Wayne????? You must not be an American or just have your head shoved too far up your butt.
axf48529 7 months ago
@axf48529 What does American have to do with this...we are discussing John Wayne being an awful actor, and the 1969 version of the film being tottaly subpar to the Coens version with far superior actors. You don't have to take the american flag/pole and pump it up your ass in this conversation, it doesnt do anything.
dejaqwho 7 months ago
@dejaqwho I don't think anyone claimed John Wayne was a great actor. He was what he was and that was a cool thing. The same thing holds true for Clint Eastwood. Maybe not great actors but they sure starred in a lot of great movies and True Grit was one of them.
bptaylor11 7 months ago
Only a Liberal America hater would not 'like' this great film.
thomascapital 7 months ago
@thomascapital go drink some moonshine redneck
davidrubiomartin 7 months ago
incredible! thank you for taking the time to make this video, people like you keep the memories of great actors and great films alive. i look forward to watching your other vids!
jr82255 7 months ago
Thank you for such an interesting and heart felt piece on the movie True Grit and John Wayne. His persona and charisma on screen made him int o an American icon. I think he should have got an Oscar much earlier in his acting career. He was taken for granted.through most of his career, and I think he is more popular then ever. His movies do not get boring to his fans ever. Thank you for what you did with this; the hard work you did and the great job editing it. Thank you Jeepstergal.
manoffaith3112 7 months ago
@manoffaith3112 Thank you so much for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
JeepsterGal 7 months ago
What an amazing video, thank you so much for taking the time to create such a beautiful video! The film "True Grit" and John Wayne have personal signifigance to me, as they probably do for many people. My Grandparents loved, loved, loved John Wayne, and of course "True Grit" was one of their favorite films. Though I never met my Grandma, as she passed away a month before I was born, I somehow feel close to her when I watch her favorite movies, or read her favorite books! Thank you again.
ZumbaRockStar 7 months ago
really enjoyed the video! Do you know where the scene was shot when rooster kills quincy and moon in that shack by the river?
meant8 8 months ago
isnt the film suppose to be called fort smith? or was the title of the book.. forgot..
wetbax69 8 months ago
Thanks so much for putting this together! I lived in Gunnison for several years and met the man that doubled the Duke in many movies, including True Grit. Have visited most of the locations several times, especially Ridgway and Blue Mesa. Thanks again.
tinstar599 8 months ago
Watched the new True Grit last night, Mr Bridges has the eyepatch on the wrong eye.
forseti10 8 months ago
I'm really excited cuz I loved the book and the movie, and my young French husband has never yet seen this movie and loves American cinema and westerns. I forwarded this clip to him so he can see some of the great scenery still there. We are over here in France and I told him this made a huge impression on me when I was about 12. Some really corny but it's wonderful.
CuteCatFaith 8 months ago 2
@CuteCatFaith I'm glad you enjoyed it and hope you can one day show him these places in person!
JeepsterGal 8 months ago
@JeepsterGal We are too afraid to go to the USA anymore. Last time we went together, we had a milabs experience in 2000 & he was taken to a military installation. I have a video series up on this called MISSING TIME. If you add my name, Lisa Falour, in the search, they will pop right up for you on YT. It's impossible to fly anymore, there is too much radiation now, & ships are being eaten by steel-eating nanotechnology DNA-replicating microbes. Sorry this is such a negative response, ugh.
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HAPPYTHELEAF 8 months ago
'Traps', short for 'trappings', refers to his things. The saddle, bridle, etc. from his horse, as well as any other personal property like his gun and gold pieces which she gets back. You might enjoy reading the book by Charles Portis, you learn a lot from the book as well.
epinvegas 8 months ago
I really enjoyed this, JeepsterGal! You did a great tribute to a man who entertained millions John Wayne's fans. Thank you for the memories!
TheCount46 8 months ago
Wonderful video. This movie was so successful they made a sequel with locations in Oregon titled ,"Rooster Cogburn".
treasurehunter100 8 months ago
There is one major inconsistency in the shoot out and that is with John Wayne's weapons. When he begins the gallop towards the outlaw his Winchester Rifle is in his right hand and his Colt Revolver in his left. It is that way when he shoots the first outlaw. But when he shoots the second one the weapons have switched hands --- revolver is now in his right hand & rifle in his left hand --- something no one could have done while shooting on a horse at full gallop.
agatematt 8 months ago
This movie had incredible acting and very realistic dialog. It's a shame hollywood has long since run out of idea's, so they remake every classic with a liberal in the lead role.
John Wayne was a patriot icon and there will never be another, big enough to fill his shoes or better his legacy.
bigbluesparky 9 months ago
Happened across your video JeepsterGal2. You did a fantastic job for a true American Patriot! God Bless you and John Wayne!
southernexposuremed 9 months ago
Well thank you for this wonderful video! Wow, does this bring back memories for me of the Movie with JW & the fact that I was only 6 yrs old at the time the movie came out. In the 70's we went to Ouray CO. and what gorgeous scenry is in Colorado. My God I now want to plan a trip just to go to all the sites myself and see where my favorite John Wayne movie was filmed. I love True Grit there is only one Rooster Cogburn, & to me one movie "True Grit", & one John Wayne that won the Academy Award!
nemeckathleen1 9 months ago
the duke died of cancer to the heart felt pain of a lot of his fans but sherlene was told by a doctor in tulsa she had cancer and almost died from the surgery later i heard on the news a dozen patients came down with food poisening some went to the i.c.u. and at least one died then again on the news a woman took a tulsa hospital to court it seams when she came out from under anisteashia she found she was being raped to find out what happened to sherlene please go to msbones 1950 a slow death
MsBones1950 9 months ago
Very interesting, thanks. Having seen the 2010 version and liked it a lot, I want to see the earlier one.
kitabwalli 9 months ago
Pretty frikkin cool ICLAIM, thanks! :)
samspadesdooman 9 months ago
What a video, Thank you it brought back a lot memories also credit to Glen Campbell for the theme tune, I've been a fan of the Duke since having seen his first classic Stagecoach, Long live the Duke.
josephamego1528 9 months ago
Very nice video. I have visited the area many times, but never knew so many things from the movie were still there to see. Gotta check out ''True Grit Day'' in Ridgway.
Ridgway was the northern terminus of the Rio Grande Southern Railway, and is named for one of its officers. It shut down in the early 1950's. The southern end was at Durango, where a historic steam train still runs.
RDG179 9 months ago
I am from Arkansas and Dardanelle is a river city that was once one of the largest cities in Arkansas in the 1800's. It is a historical town and Dardanelle Rock ends at the north end of the city. Russellville, across the river, is the bigger city and has Arkansas Tech University. Many people have moved to Russellville as Dardanelle is bottom land as they said in the movie. Mount Nebo is to the west of Dardanelle. Overall, it is small city with lots of history. Visit it if you can.
billnseattle 9 months ago
Awesome information....Now I know where to go
axalover123 9 months ago
i remember reading somewhere that the winchester rifle john wayne used in the famous "fill your hands you son of a bitch" scene had to have the underlever cocking mechanism specially cusomised for him... can anyone confirm this?
jeffers1975 9 months ago
@jeffers1975 The rifle would have been a winchester 1873 model. Now that rifle came in 44-40 calibre. In other words, a .429 diameter bullet with 40 grains of black powder encased behind it. I know of a rifle that had a large loop for gloves and such but they were rare and came about later. I wouldn't doubt if "The Duke" had a customised rifle for his movie. But those didn't exist back in the day. Or if they did you are talking a fortune if you own one. Take care and enjoy the movie.
triggert531 9 months ago
@jeffers1975 Yes . It is here in Portland , Oregon at a store called Movie Madness, on display. Has props from several movies........
treasurehunter100 8 months ago
It's kinda like did Jesus walk here. John Wayne was a great actor but still a man
hallie5309 9 months ago
Fill your hand you SOB!!
99jeep1 10 months ago
like i have been told several times, TIME STANDS STILL FOR NO MAN over a period of time everything changes. i am suprised that as many things are still the same. i loved John Wayne he was my hero. so RIP John
rosemarie443 10 months ago
i think the duke would be proud to know it is all still there .
phonelady61 10 months ago
That was neat... John Wayne, True American ICON!
scorpionkings 10 months ago
My late father and I used to enjoy this movie whenever it would come on... The old version... I have enjoyed the new version as well, but the older one still brings memories of my father flooding back in a good way... Thank you for the great job!!!
Alti2de 10 months ago
I'm glad you put in the Shootout scene. That's my favorite part. "Fill your hands you son of a bitch!" :D
Long live the Duke.
lockwoan01 10 months ago
that's Pa Walton!
Susan8115 10 months ago
that's Pa Walton!
Susan8115 10 months ago
@JeepsterGal
Great great vid, thanks a million for bringing back great memories
trousercough 10 months ago
"Fill your hands you son of a bitch!"
frofro73 10 months ago
Great That
streetwiseok 10 months ago
gotta be my best movie ever
DerbyshireTom 10 months ago
his eyepatch is on the wrong side in the new one...
AlphaGate10113 10 months ago
@AlphaGate10113 Noticed that myself. Of course, in the book he didn't have a patch. I guess the props guy figured that a patch would let people see that "Rooster" was "blind" in that eye.
lockwoan01 10 months ago
Thank you, how fortunate of you to have done this and for sharing it. I have to admit, it made me cry too.
trinamarie480 11 months ago
Good job!
cheyennegalen 11 months ago
Awesome. Great job.
stranger7138 11 months ago
This is cool - thanks for doing this - you have grit!
RedonRust 11 months ago
John Wayne was a very great actor. No actor ever embodied the American spirit in film more than he, a few as much (e.g., Gary Cooper), but no one more. The scene when he comes up against Robert Duvall and three others and takes them all on is one of the supreme metaphors in film for how good is often alone but can still triumph over evil. The scene is immortal, as is Wayne.
Wellington7067 11 months ago
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security384 11 months ago
This is awsum! Love the DUDE!
BS20JD 11 months ago
Long Live The Duke!
Long Live True Grit!
Great effort - nice to see the comparisons.
Would be great to see the comparisons in locations between the latest Coen Bros' "True Grit" and the original!
501leviguy 11 months ago
Can someone PLEASE answer a question for me? In the film, Mattie Ross goes to Ft. Smith and the lady who owns the boarding house says she has "her fathers traps and some of his other personal items". My question is this:
Why did her father have traps when he was there to buy horses? Anyone? Thanks!!
BTW, EXCELLENT VIDEO J. Gal!!
emjee 11 months ago 2
@emjee My guess is he had traps with him on the trail in order to catch dinner?
JeepsterGal 11 months ago
@JeepsterGal traps is Personal effects; belongings; baggage: coll.: 1813 (OED). Abbr. trappings.—2. Hence, in Aus., a ‘swag’ (q.v.): from late 1850s. H., 2nd ed.—3. (Also ex 1.) In cleaning-traps, one’s cleaning-materials (polish, button stick, brushes, etc.): Army, esp. Artillery: C.20.—4. Short for mess-traps, q.v. In W.N.Glascock, Sketch-Book, 2nd series, 1834, I, 56. (Moe.)
CAT5752 11 months ago
@CAT5752 Thanks for the info! "Preciate it. Had no idea what she was talkin about. Now it makes sense.
emjee 10 months ago
@emjee Personal effects; belongings; baggage: coll.: 1813 (OED). Abbr. trappings.—2. Hence, in Aus., a ‘swag’ (q.v.): from late 1850s. H., 2nd ed.—3. (Also ex 1.) In cleaning-traps, one’s cleaning-materials (polish, buttonstick, brushes, etc.): Army, esp. Artillery: C.20.—4. Short for mess-traps, q.v. In W.N.Glascock, Sketch-Book, 2nd series, 1834, I, 56. (Moe.)
Hope this helps emjee...
CAT5752 11 months ago
@emjee Personal effects; belongings; baggage: coll.: 1813 (OED). Abbr. trappings.—2. Hence, in Aus., a ‘swag’ (q.v.): from late 1850s. H., 2nd ed.—3. (Also ex 1.) In cleaning-traps, one’s cleaning-materials (polish, button stick, brushes, etc.): Army, esp. Artillery: C.20.—4. Short for mess-traps, q.v. In W.N.Glascock, Sketch-Book, 2nd series, 1834, I, 56. (Moe.)
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mkeogh76 10 months ago
@emjee "Traps" is also an old-fashioned way of saying "personal belongings." The boarder is not referring to animal traps.
mkeogh76 10 months ago
@emjee
Traps is an old term meaning personal belongings... not literal traps..
scott93257 10 months ago
@emjee Traps means your stuff, your gear. Not traps as in animal traps.
jpbates59 10 months ago
@emjee "Traps," was another way of saying "things," "stuff," or "belongings."
triggert531 10 months ago
@emjee Traps could refer to personal belongings, like clothes, food, bedroll, and so on.
lockwoan01 10 months ago
@emjee "traps" is short for "trappings".....a 19th century term for possesions
gustafbrock 10 months ago
@emjee I think that she was referring to his "trapping", meaning personal property
Niache34 10 months ago
@emjee The term "traps" was used for one's personal possesions. Saddlebag, slicker, rifle, cartriges, knife and such. Later on, Moon instructs "Sell my traps, Rooster and send the money to my brother, George Garret..."
CrazyP36 9 months ago 2
@emjee The traps mentioned have nothing to do with catching animals. Traps is short for trappings, simply the personal items belonging to mattie's father.
SANGEO212 9 months ago
@emjee trapping is also a name for a horse cover
SANGEO212 9 months ago
@emjee When she says traps, she means trappings which are the harnesses that they use on horses.
Grimaldious 9 months ago
@emjee TRAPS WERE ,BACK IN THOSE DAY REFERRING TO GEAR FOR CAMPING AND LONG TRIPS.
jmevans57 9 months ago
@emjee His traps or trapings refer to his personal belongings .
lucky2329 9 months ago
@emjee well Mattie's dad probably had to be in the woods a while when he was going to Fort Smith and so he probably had traps so he could hunt for food better
BreyerLoverHorsie78 9 months ago
@emjee She didn't mean traps in the meaning you think she does. It's an informal term for personal belongings or baggage (see dictionary-dot-com, "traps"definition 2, item 1 )
mikemilne 9 months ago
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@emjee She didn't mean traps in the meaning you think she does. It's an informal term for personal belongings or baggage (see dictionary-dot-com, "traps"definition 2, item 1 )
mikemilne 9 months ago
@emjee She didn't mean traps in the meaning you think she does. It's an informal term for personal belongings or baggage (see dictionary-dot-com, "traps"definition 2, item 1 )
mikemilne 9 months ago
@emjee In the slang of that era "traps" meant a person's possessions. In other words, the woman who ran the Monarch Boarding House was telling Mattie that he had kept her father's personal possessions until someone had shown up to claim them.
agatematt 8 months ago
@emjee Traps or trappings is an old term used to describe anything a person could carry along with them like luggage, an extra coat, guns and any other kind of equipment. It does not necessarily mean a trap to catch an animal.
356butch 8 months ago
@emjee traps was used for short for trappings back in those days it meant personal items
combatbarbie2u 7 months ago
@emjee "Her Father's traps" means 'Trappings', the bridles, bits, any ornamental cloth or armor, saddles, faceguards, etc. Just a useful shortened word for all the paraphernalia needed for horses.
dennisf58 7 months ago
@emjee
Traps were what they referred to as their belongings. Sometimes they would call the sack they carried their belongings in a "grip' They had real old country names for things and growing up around rodeos all my life and getting to know a lot of old cowboys, I heard them say a lot of things I heard in movies such as this and always asked them what something like "traps" meant and they would tell me. I just thought I would share that with you.
redmuddr 7 months ago
@emjee - the term 'traps' means his trappings, his accoutrements, belongings...the things that were left behind after he was taken away.
Flooner75 6 months ago
Can someone PLEASE answer a question for me? In the film, Mattie Ross goes to Ft. Smith and at the boarding house the lady whos it says she has "her fathers traps and some of his other personal items". My question is this:
Why did her father have traps when he was there to buy horses? Anyone? Thanks!!
BTW, EXCELLENT VIDEO J. Gal!!
emjee 11 months ago
@emjee Traps was slang in the Old West, it meant goods, household stuff, baggage.
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security384 11 months ago
This is awesome!! Thanks for posting this and sharing all the information. I truly enjoyed it. This picture has special meaning to me and it certainly struck a chord to be able to go back and see exact spots where famous scenes were shot. Excellent work! The Duke would have loved this.
wildflowerlu 11 months ago
i have never watch true grit or any john wayne movie, i'm not even american, but i'm touched by this video, it's so serene and melancholic (in a good way) i love how you compare the old original location with the current. great video clip!
Philivix 11 months ago
I DONT KNOW WHY THIS IS MAKING ME SO SAD.. NICE EFFORT, MUST HAVE BEEN A VERY TIME CONSUMING PROJECT. VERY WELL DONE, THANK U. I LOVE U JOHN WAYNE. REST IN PEACE.
AllieCat356 11 months ago