And not a word spoken. Watch this scene 3 times and each time watch each character separately. It tells the untold story of the love between Wayne and his brothers wife. A work of art!
My favourite part in The Searchers? When John Wayne throws what could only be tequila onto a lit stove which promptly engulfs a Mexican family kitchen in flames. Of course, Wayne just walks straight on through NOT GIVING A SHIT.
fantastic film, watch it once a year. i understand that john would never talk about this one, maybe because of the dark place he went to in order take play the character. and john houston really knew how to let the visual tell as much if not more than the dialouge
My Dad thinks this scene is one of the top 5 best scenes in motion picture history. And it's easy to see why. I love the subtlety in this scene. I love how this movie lets us, the audience, examine the scene rather than over analyzing itself over and over! If The Searchers was made in 2011, they would say "I love you!" "I love you too! Too bad I have to marry someone else!" And a bunch of other lousy love dialogue. GOD bless John Wayne and John Ford! Thank you both for making awesome movies!
'Film the eyes' was something Ford did. He did his apprenticeship in silent films and he used spare but important lines. I don't think Ethan's brother knew that he loved his wife, seems far fetched to me. Ethan left to keep trouble away from Martha and stayed there until after he came back from Mexico. I don't think Debbie was his daughter, she was born while he was away at war. Ethan left to protect Martha. My favorite John Ford film.
I agree Wayne and his Sister in law had a thing at one time in the past.His Brother knew this and excepted this. For all we know John Fords hidden story was that Debbie was Wayne' s Daughter ? The talk over in many scenes reminds me of Howard hawks direction? Or was it a Ford technique ?
Oh Ward,,,,,,to think what you did for movies in your short 57 years! Did you know he was on Gone With the Wind? Even Bill Hawkes and Wooster from Wagon Train were in it! KP
No, no. This is not the best scene in the movie. The best scene happens when Ethan and Martin are in the desert with the squaw Martin reluctantly "married". Pissed off, Martin goes to his bed only to be followed by the big boned squaw who curls up next to him. Martin looks increduously at the bundle beside him and promptly boots it down the hill. The look on Ethan,s face is brilliant. Has me rofl every time.
It's hard to find any scene with Ward Bond where he is not brilliant. And even with his accolades, I think John Wayne is the most underrated actor of all time.
@JDWorldshaker Yes you are so right, two great film actors; and as regards Wayne, do you know who agrees with you? Katherine Hepburn.In her fascinating memoir, titled simply "Me," the Great Kate, quite surprisingly to many I expect, has some extremely laudatory and affectionate things to say about Wayne, the man and the actor.
@oarfrost In the novel Ethen realizes he loves his brothers wife as he views her corpse with one arm amputated. John Ford the masterful director shows their affection in this powerful scene. In the man who shot Liberty Valence the cactus rose symbolizes the love that Hallie had for Tom. All understated but brilliant.
Seeing this movie on TV in 1959 (not long after it's making. They used to do that) as a 9 yr old, I thought it was the best movie I'd ever seen.
Because it showed time passing and John Wayne changed his cowboy hat.
And though I didn't know the significance of this scene at the time, I loved it. Still do. Just a great scene. It says so much without a word of dialog.
@TheBlitz1 LMFAO - you really shouldn't be posting with grown-ups if you think that a bunch of early John Wayne B-movies are better than Stagecoach. Give me the name of the hallucinogenics you are taking - that shit will kill you!
I wonder if Ford got stiffed that year, due to his having reportedly sucker-punched Hank Fonda while making Mister Roberts the previous year. Know anything about that?
My only regret regarding this picture is that Bond didn’t have a bigger role. I used to think that that would have gotten him the nomination that eluded him. But as bertmustin observed, the picture wasn’t up for any, and the Academy certainly wouldn’t have made an exception for the well-hated Bond, who was one of Hollywood’s biggest anti-Communists. But it’s still my favorite Ward Bond performance, and I’ve never seen him be less than excellent.
Based on your title, I had no idea what to expect. This picture has a lot of great scenes.
Most people, including the Academy, prefer over-the-top stuff, and I do, too, at times. But while great acting goes both ways, it is more often understated. Bond typically played big, loud, blustery types, which he was in real life, but he was a great actor, and nothing shows it better than this scene.
@TheBlitz1 blitz is right everybody should stop falling all over themselves: this film has some great stuff five or six fantastic scenes the the rest a crashing crashing bore ole Mose and his rocking chair ken curtis as bad as no donavans reef is even better god help me for saying so but when this movies is great it is peerless about twenty minutes worth and even so it beats all hollow ANY spaghetti western front and back and, got that AND any Clinton J Eastwood esquire
@TheBlitz1 Yeah Blitzy, anyone can get a list of movies off IMDB! and Paradise Canyon, Texas Terror, Frontier Horizon and Rainbow Valley are B - movies at best and not shining examples of the genre. Try Rio Bravo, Ride the High Country, The Fastest Gun Alive, Magnificent Seven (yeah, I know, Seven Samurai), The Big Trail, The Sheepman, My Darling Clementine and Shane. But as you say the list is endless particularly for those of us who have been avid western fans since the 1950's!
@swifty49 Why would I get a list of movies off of IMDB? The point is to list movies that are tact, novel, and entertaining, the exact opposite of The Searchers.
Those B movies are the shining examples, original westerns, not copies; all the movies you list are copies of those western novelties I spoke of, with the exception of Rio Bravo and the original Seven Samurai.
@TheBlitz1 Still B-movies and not great in my book. Dark Command isn't half-bad but Stagecoach is a masterpiece and the John Ford cavalry trilogy are also great movies, AS IS THE SEARCHERS! Other brilliant "hard man" westerns Tribute to a Bad Man and Lawman. Funny how you have this imaginary clique of people who "know westerns thoroughly" when a massive majority of film fans/buffs still cite The Searchers as the greatest western ever made. I don't, but it's in my top five!
@TheBlitz1 - "Well you just proved you don't know anything about westerns: Stagecoach, Dark Command, and The Searchers are all horrible movies."
You forgot to add in your opinion, which I value about as much as mouse-droppings! Carry on being an elitist pillock, but don't try to pretend your opinions have any weight of concensus behind them.
@melshorse Who was it? Peter Bogdonavich in his little book on Ford who said-"You could turn off the sound in a John Ford film, and still know what was going on.
Definitely my very favorite scene in one of my very favorite movies. Thank you for posting it!
I understand the name of the tune is "Lorena". Thank you for that info. A harpsichord I believe is the featured instrument. Beautiful. I could play it over and over. Like I'm doing now. 8)
Definitely my very favorite scene in one of my very favorite movies. Thank you for your posting it.
A scene where everything comes together...and no need of any dialogue. Mute the sound and I see the very strong part music plays in motion pictures. A harpsichord I believe. Beautiful. Sometimes I can play it over and over. Does anyone know where a complete version might be had??
Definitely my very favorite scene in one of my very favorite movies. Thank you for your posting it.
A scene where everything comes together...and no need of any dialogue. Mute the sound and I see the very strong part music plays in motion pictures. A harpsichord I believe. Beautiful. Sometimes I can play it over and over.
@PeepshowBaldwin Many thanks! Just access "Lorena (song) Wikipedia" for background & lyrics / turns out that it was equally popular on both sides during the Civil War!
Oldschool under the american western ! Films like ''The Searchers'' are big quality and best of cinema. Not effects, HQ or HD is important for a film (like Avatar for example etc.), but entertainment, a message for viewer and the epicness of scene with actor's and music do a very good movie !
not sure why anyone would want to compare the actors of the past like john wayne, lee marvin, ben johnson, etc. to the actors of today. especially using ignorant terms like "little sissy boy fairy guys." seems really juvenile to me. there are a lot of masculine actors today who have no problem doing complex roles like josh brolin, javier bardem, jeff bridges, harrison ford, eric bana, sam worthington, etc. comparing them to how manly john wayne was, is not only pointless, it's also inaccurate.
John Ford's greatest masterpiece in a career filled with masterpieces. This film encapsulates everything that is beautiful and disgusting, profound and ignorant about the paradox we call America.
@reginacaeli123 very very well put. no excuses made in this one, " ethan" was not a lily white hero. and its been said that john would never talk about this one after it was made, that he went someplace that was hard to go to.
@reginacaeli123 What a wonderful epigrammatic summation of a film that has been entertaining and disturbing me since I was a little boy. When the oldest daughter screams at the realization that Comanches are near is more frightening than any horror movie and when John Wayne relents about shooting Debbie matches any sentiment put on film. All the best, seriously.
My boy Ward Bond! This is one of the most exquisite films ever created. The color, scenery, it's just grand. Probably John Ford's masterpiece. See it in Hi-Def.
This is probably the most overlooked scene from any movie...everything was perfect and touching to say the least. The best scene from the greatest western ever!
I love this movie! Ward Bond and the Duke were real men! And there were alot of others like Ken Curtis in this movie that I was so proud of. And is it my imagination or did John Wayne and his brother's wife act like they kinda had something there between them? The way they looked at each other? How Ward Bond looked away with his coffee cup?
@Denise9482 In Alan Lemays book the searchers Ethan Edwards reakuzes he loves his brothers wife as he stares at her dead body with one arm amputated by the Indians. Touching scene that shows the care and affection of the characters.
My favorite scene from this movie was always the scene right before the Indians attack the cabin. The father and mother are trying to act natural and not alarm the kids, even while they make preparations. But the older daughter figures it out, and this look of pure horror comes over her face, right before she screams... The tension in that scene is unbearable.
@swansdaughter Finally. I have watched every horror movie from Frankenstein to The Grudge but have never felt the visceral, heart stopping fear that scene invokes. To this day, as much as I love the movie, I find that scene difficult to watch.
@maxxrexx Yeah Johnny Depp looked real manly in The Alice in Wonderland movie........lol. I didnt see the movie but I saw the commercials for it. Terrible.
@JuanMacready In a modern context, maybe, but it's how those people felt at that time. I cringe at some of the statements in it too, but it reflects both the time portrayed and possibly the time in which it was filmed as well.
@JuanMacready The movie is about racism, if you're paying any attention at all, but Nieghorn has made a salient point about how we should watch movies (or read literature) created in the past before the emergence of the "enlightened" prism of our infallible moderninity. Which, by the way, will someday likely be viewed as racist by successor generations.
@JuanMacready Actually, it's a film about anger, family, racism and how racism is behind much of the fighting on the frontier. It looks at the motivations and provocations that allow bigotry to form. It looks at a particular period of American history and the emotions of the characters that existed at that time. It never endorses racism, it simply gives us an image of the mentality of the period. To suggest the film is racist is a failure to understand what the film is really about.
@GolfTheMagicRabbit This dated film is a badly acted, studio-bound racist cuntfest with the talentless Wayne at his most miscast and most of the Indians played by white men.
@JuanMacready I disagree with you but there you go (I speak as someone who thinks Wayne is overrated but does very well in this film). I can see your points about the Indians but you have to bear in mind the time this film was made. But I do not believe that this film is racist, rather it is about the role racism has played in American history.
P.S. Swearing doesn't make your arguments more valid. It just causes people to stop listening to them.
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As a vet myself (82d Airborne 68-70) I don't care much for posturing slackers like Wayne and Stallone. I admire celebs who actually served, like Eddie Albert , Jason Robards, Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, Woody Strode, Audie Murphy, Neville Brand, Pat Tillman, Rocky Bleier, Oliver Stone, John McCain, and Presidents Eisenhower thru Bush 39, Wayne even refused a direct commission in LTC John Ford's non-combatant movie-making detachment.
hschan4: My apologies....my so called knee-jerk reaction was to have been posted onto another site. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. By the way, I am not a Red Neck!
This too, is one of my favorite scenes in the film. I agree....there is a past between Ethan and his sis-inlaw...there's also a very deep and affectionate but respectful love they share. The background music is "Lorena" a Civil War love song from the South. You Tube has several versions of the song...my favorites are Johnny Hartford and Johnny Cash. Once you hear the words of the song....YOU KNOW there's a history there. John Ford love particular pieces of music to further tell his story!
That seen gives me chills. It makes me remember a time when our heroes were people who loved their country and acted like gentleman. Now kids look up to thugs and abusers. He died when I was in basic training in Ft, Jackson S.C. There were a lot of teary eyed men that day.
That seen gives me chills. It makes me remember a time when our heroes were people who loved their country and acted like gentleman. Now kids look up to thugs and abusers. He died when I was in basic training in Ft, Jackson S.C. There were a lot of teary eyed men that day.
Yep and with out saying a word you get the message, and this short piece of film is one of the reasons why John Ford is one of the Greatest Movie Directors if not the Greatest Movie Director of all time. A lot of Movie Directors copy Ford, some put it off most fail Both the Duke and Ward are long gone, and Vera gee's she lives alone and will not even talk about those films she was in with the Duke.
Is it true that during this movie, Ward Bond would stand naked in front of his window to get Vera Miles to like him? I'm sorry but if it's true... thats one masosognistic BASTARD!
The only man that could let you no if he was in a good mood or bad , without swearing. there will never be good clean films like this ever. He was an icon. RIP BIG MAN [THE DUKE] just the look on his face says it all.
Sometimes it's what's not said that says it all..It's like what was said in Spanish between Gary Cooper and Katy Jurado; we don't need to know, and that's what makes it so fascinating..And, a lot more sexy..We need to grow up..
Love John Wayne westerns. Agree about Red River, especially the opening scene with Wayne and so lovely Colleen Gray that announced the movie was for adults and not just another horse opera.
What the fuck are you even talking about? And why do you end every comment with "mike scott canada". Your an embarrassment mate, and I don't want people knowing your from Canada.
Why don't you go live in the States you little fucking traitor. That way all you have to do is get down on your knees and you'll be sucking American cock!
When these where made it was all about lighting, camera angle, great writing and great acting. Now its just computer effects and skin. How sad. These are the best from the when hollywood was king. Not so much anymore.
Also, Mr. Arizona Rancher, in this day it was about entertainment and creating a grade a product. Nowdays it has more to do with promoting a political or social agenda. Makes me sick my friend. A Txrancher.
Bullshit mate, have you ever seen 'Deadwood'? Now that is truly a great American Western because it shows how America was built on a foundation of blood, violence, and the exploitation of others.
Deadwood? That doesn't even qualify as a western. Thats another lame soap opera set to the 1880's, kinda like the lame wana be westerns of the 90's were they walk around town but never ride a horse and everyone wears australian drover coats. Lame!
"Lame soap opera"? I take it you've never seen the show then and for the record it is set in the 1870's right after Custer's last stand.
"For outright stupidity, the whole fucking trial goes shoulder to shoulder with that cocksucker Custer's thinking when he went over that ridge." - Al Swearengen
This movie is great. Too bad that Western Cinema's greatness had to die along with Wayne's passing and others like him.
Well, there are a couple today that I have seen that I would consider standing along side movies like this (Tombstone Aces and Eights and Open Range), but sadly they are few and far between. Guess wetsern lore has lost it's luster. Today it's all sex, explosions and special effects. Nothing noteworthy of acting skills in general...
Ah, tht too. I almost completely forgot about that one. Seems even western fans need a reminder of the great ones from time to time. Love that scene at the end where he just jumps over that snot's car.
While we're on the topic though, how about, "Broken Trail" and "Apaloosa?"
Also, forgot to mention that the power of this scene is the romantic tension between Ethan and his brother's wife. And the expression on Ward Bond's face that indicates that he is aware of the special feelings between Wayne and the wife. Great shot. No words spoken, but the message is clear. They just do not make movie art like this anymore.
John Wayne made three movies worthy of winning the Academy Award, but Hollywood shunned the western as not worthy. I think that his best three movies, that really showed his acting talent, were Red River, The Searchers, and Hondo. They gave him the Award for for True Grit out of guilt for not recognizing him in the past. True Grit was a comedy and not a great movie. The Shootist brought him back to acting excellence. I also think that the Rio Grande/Yellow Ribbon movies were well done.
Rio Bravo was great for several reasons, Director Howard Hawks wanted Rio Bravo to succedd as a reply to Gary Coopers "High Noon". Hawks hated "High Noon" and thought the lone hero sheriff should not go around town begging for help, which is why in Rio Bravo when ward bond and others offered help he turned it down. Classic hero stereotype and screen giant.
I didn't care about his politics (although he was apparently loved and well-respected on both sides of the political fence--Wayne after all was quite a well-ecucated man, especially for 80 years ago, as was Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart).
I only cared about his eyes when it came to stuff like this. The two most expressive actor's eyes in Hollywood, worth two hours of dialogue even if he never had to say a word. And John Ford knew how to use them.
I rented this movie because I had seen a list of the top,best Westerns of all time.Sad to say I never finished it because the disc was scratched.Long live Western cinema.
no kidding! now-a-days it has to be all flashy and huge explosions and drama drama drama. i think another problem is not only hollywood, but the fact that there are NO actors this day in age that could EVER EVER EVER fill The Dukes shoes or come even close. they had a thing called FILM WRITING back then, now they just try and think of how to have things explode, parade half naked girls around, constantly incorporate a love story in a sub-plot, and/or make money.
@melollylolly Well you would need John Ford. I know your problem I don't go to the movies like I use to. Last summer I gotten to see The wizard of Oz on the big screen. It was worth the effort.
I have always thought David Kehr's comment to be spot-on: "We may still be waiting for the Great American Novel, but John Ford gave us the Great American Film in 1956. The Searchers gathers the deepest concerns of American literature, distilling 200 years of tradition in a way available only to popular art, and with a beauty available only to a supreme visual poet like Ford...."
"...Through the central image of the frontier, the meeting point of wilderness and civilization, Ford explores the divisions of our national character, with its search for order and its need for violence, its spirit of community and its quest for independence."
todays film is obseesed with special effects and good looking people. They chose style over substance. The films in the past were about how you feel, now its about what you see.
Because there are no real men actors in hollywood anymore. Tom Selleck was about the last of them who could pull this off. Most of the little sissy boy fairy guys in hollywood today dont resemble MEN in real life let alone play one on the screen. Now Duke, Lee Marvin, James Arness, Ben Johnson these men looked tough in real life, and even tougher in movies. Its almost like the portrayed themselves. Todays actors are whinney little spoiled sissy boys with make up.
@MrAzrancher Marion Mitchell Morrison didn't participate in WW2 in case it interfered with his Hollywood career. Marion's showbiz name "John Wayne" was as much a construction as his manliness.
@Alimantado91 Hmnnn---Wayne was 6'4" Audie Murphy was 5'6" Wayne killed no enemy soldiers. Murphy killed 240 (with a rifle, and maybe a grenade or so) and was THE most decorated combat soldier in US history he was the real life version of Stallone as John J. Rambo. Nevertheless, I do believe Wayne would have pulled triggers on Germans/Japanese had the opportunity presented. I do not think he was a coward. And he's far better than any male actor today.
This too, is one of my favorite scenes in the film. I agree....there is a past between Ethan and his sis-inlaw...there's also a very deep and affectionate but respectful love they share. The background music is "Lorena" a Civil War love song from the South. You Tube has several versions of the song...my favorites are Johnny Hartford and Johnny Cash. Once you hear the words of the song....YOU KNOW there's a history there. John Ford love particular pieces of music to further tell his story!
@MrAzrancher You hit that nail, square on the head! These "actors" of today wouldn't know how to play a real man, if they all got George Clooney money (and he isn't worth one plug nickel).
I can't agree with you more! Cute sissy boys like Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and so on are nothing compared to the old star's like Wayne and Eastwood. There are just a few left like Danny Trejo. But he's not really a Hollywood star like Cruise. I also miss those old real men movie's. Clint Eastwood was also such a tough guy back in the 60' and 70' and he still is today. But there are no more tough men like them in Hollywood. But that's also because the auddience became more gay.
@MrAzrancher I would mostly agree with you. I think Russell Crow is one, Mel Gibson was one until he went crazy. But you're right, Jude Law couldn't pull something like this off. We require our leading men to be pretty not handsome. Event the pretty boys of that period could pull tough, like Tony Curtis and Cary Grant for ex. Movies will never be like this again.
@MrAzrancher not to mention Ward Bond, who really makes this scene with the Duke. Bond was a great movie tough along with Victor McGlaghlen (sp), Oliver Reed, Charles Bronson, Yul Bryner, Steve McQueen, Warren Oates, Wallace Beery, Sterling Hayden, ..., man...I could go on..
@MrAzrancher tom is still doing great westerns from time to time, and his " jesse stone " series is excellent, very worth checking out. " appaloosa" was pretty good, and " 3;10 to yuma". but yea, i fear it's a dying art form
perfect scene. there are so many great scenes and lines in this movie. my favorite lines are "we'll find them alright, as sure as the turning of the earth'.
It was origianlly supposed to be hinted in the movie that John Wayne's character had had an affair with his brothers wife, and might be the fatehr of teh two girls who were taken. All verbal hints were dropped from the final version of the film, though, so the only hints that remain are in the actions of the characters in scenes like this one.
And not a word spoken. Watch this scene 3 times and each time watch each character separately. It tells the untold story of the love between Wayne and his brothers wife. A work of art!
macsvens 19 hours ago
My favourite part in The Searchers? When John Wayne throws what could only be tequila onto a lit stove which promptly engulfs a Mexican family kitchen in flames. Of course, Wayne just walks straight on through NOT GIVING A SHIT.
durbaq 2 days ago
fantastic film, watch it once a year. i understand that john would never talk about this one, maybe because of the dark place he went to in order take play the character. and john houston really knew how to let the visual tell as much if not more than the dialouge
MrByaeger 1 week ago
My Dad thinks this scene is one of the top 5 best scenes in motion picture history. And it's easy to see why. I love the subtlety in this scene. I love how this movie lets us, the audience, examine the scene rather than over analyzing itself over and over! If The Searchers was made in 2011, they would say "I love you!" "I love you too! Too bad I have to marry someone else!" And a bunch of other lousy love dialogue. GOD bless John Wayne and John Ford! Thank you both for making awesome movies!
ScrubmanLowell 3 weeks ago
'Film the eyes' was something Ford did. He did his apprenticeship in silent films and he used spare but important lines. I don't think Ethan's brother knew that he loved his wife, seems far fetched to me. Ethan left to keep trouble away from Martha and stayed there until after he came back from Mexico. I don't think Debbie was his daughter, she was born while he was away at war. Ethan left to protect Martha. My favorite John Ford film.
quincannon40 4 weeks ago
A true film treasure. John Ford was a veteran film maker from the silent era. Every aspect of this scene plays like a silent film.
melshorse 4 weeks ago
I agree Wayne and his Sister in law had a thing at one time in the past.His Brother knew this and excepted this. For all we know John Fords hidden story was that Debbie was Wayne' s Daughter ? The talk over in many scenes reminds me of Howard hawks direction? Or was it a Ford technique ?
chance29p 1 month ago
When i see this i think this is John Ford
19391945ify 1 month ago
Oh Ward,,,,,,to think what you did for movies in your short 57 years! Did you know he was on Gone With the Wind? Even Bill Hawkes and Wooster from Wagon Train were in it! KP
Hawkswill 1 month ago
No, no. This is not the best scene in the movie. The best scene happens when Ethan and Martin are in the desert with the squaw Martin reluctantly "married". Pissed off, Martin goes to his bed only to be followed by the big boned squaw who curls up next to him. Martin looks increduously at the bundle beside him and promptly boots it down the hill. The look on Ethan,s face is brilliant. Has me rofl every time.
hearditman 2 months ago
Academy Awards? Who cares about academy awards! they are part of the reason American Cinema died long ago.
fancythathat 2 months ago 3
It's hard to find any scene with Ward Bond where he is not brilliant. And even with his accolades, I think John Wayne is the most underrated actor of all time.
JDWorldshaker 4 months ago 4
@JDWorldshaker Yes you are so right, two great film actors; and as regards Wayne, do you know who agrees with you? Katherine Hepburn.In her fascinating memoir, titled simply "Me," the Great Kate, quite surprisingly to many I expect, has some extremely laudatory and affectionate things to say about Wayne, the man and the actor.
sprinter848 3 months ago
@sprinter848 Hepburn did not mince words and never gave praise frivolously. I'm sure she and The Duke had plenty in common.
JDWorldshaker 3 months ago
My God, that is a powerful scene.
Many thanks clinisbud
oarfrost 4 months ago 2
@oarfrost In the novel Ethen realizes he loves his brothers wife as he views her corpse with one arm amputated. John Ford the masterful director shows their affection in this powerful scene. In the man who shot Liberty Valence the cactus rose symbolizes the love that Hallie had for Tom. All understated but brilliant.
foxvienna1 3 months ago
Seeing this movie on TV in 1959 (not long after it's making. They used to do that) as a 9 yr old, I thought it was the best movie I'd ever seen.
Because it showed time passing and John Wayne changed his cowboy hat.
And though I didn't know the significance of this scene at the time, I loved it. Still do. Just a great scene. It says so much without a word of dialog.
GPa2010 4 months ago 2
@TheBlitz1 LMFAO - you really shouldn't be posting with grown-ups if you think that a bunch of early John Wayne B-movies are better than Stagecoach. Give me the name of the hallucinogenics you are taking - that shit will kill you!
swifty49 5 months ago
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I wonder if Ford got stiffed that year, due to his having reportedly sucker-punched Hank Fonda while making Mister Roberts the previous year. Know anything about that?
In any event, thanks for uploading this scene.
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nstix2009xitsn 5 months ago
My only regret regarding this picture is that Bond didn’t have a bigger role. I used to think that that would have gotten him the nomination that eluded him. But as bertmustin observed, the picture wasn’t up for any, and the Academy certainly wouldn’t have made an exception for the well-hated Bond, who was one of Hollywood’s biggest anti-Communists. But it’s still my favorite Ward Bond performance, and I’ve never seen him be less than excellent.
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nstix2009xitsn 5 months ago
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Based on your title, I had no idea what to expect. This picture has a lot of great scenes.
Most people, including the Academy, prefer over-the-top stuff, and I do, too, at times. But while great acting goes both ways, it is more often understated. Bond typically played big, loud, blustery types, which he was in real life, but he was a great actor, and nothing shows it better than this scene.
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nstix2009xitsn 5 months ago
They don't make 'em like this anymore...
hoofpick8 6 months ago
"the best scene of the movie"? Try the best scene IN movies, period!
repose1983 6 months ago
The music: "Lorena", the lyrics fit the scene perfectly.....
krystallamp 6 months ago
The best scene??? I think not.
TheBurf1 6 months ago
Dammit! I can't stop crying seeing this! It is one of the greatest scenes I've ever laid my eyes upon!
Swegen 8 months ago
one of the worst westerns ever made for all of us who know westerns thoroughly
TheBlitz1 8 months ago
@TheBlitz1 blitz is right everybody should stop falling all over themselves: this film has some great stuff five or six fantastic scenes the the rest a crashing crashing bore ole Mose and his rocking chair ken curtis as bad as no donavans reef is even better god help me for saying so but when this movies is great it is peerless about twenty minutes worth and even so it beats all hollow ANY spaghetti western front and back and, got that AND any Clinton J Eastwood esquire
doctornoooo 7 months ago
@TheBlitz1 what do you mean "for all of us who know westerns thoroughly"? You mean there's more of you that know fuck-all about movies???
swifty49 5 months ago
@swifty49 Red River, High Noon, Paradise Canyon, Fore a Few Dollars More, Rainbow Valley, Frontier Horizon, The Desert Trail, Seven Samurai, Sanjuro
the list goes on and on
TheBlitz1 5 months ago
@TheBlitz1 Yeah Blitzy, anyone can get a list of movies off IMDB! and Paradise Canyon, Texas Terror, Frontier Horizon and Rainbow Valley are B - movies at best and not shining examples of the genre. Try Rio Bravo, Ride the High Country, The Fastest Gun Alive, Magnificent Seven (yeah, I know, Seven Samurai), The Big Trail, The Sheepman, My Darling Clementine and Shane. But as you say the list is endless particularly for those of us who have been avid western fans since the 1950's!
swifty49 5 months ago
@swifty49 Why would I get a list of movies off of IMDB? The point is to list movies that are tact, novel, and entertaining, the exact opposite of The Searchers.
Those B movies are the shining examples, original westerns, not copies; all the movies you list are copies of those western novelties I spoke of, with the exception of Rio Bravo and the original Seven Samurai.
TheBlitz1 5 months ago
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swifty49 5 months ago
@TheBlitz1 Still B-movies and not great in my book. Dark Command isn't half-bad but Stagecoach is a masterpiece and the John Ford cavalry trilogy are also great movies, AS IS THE SEARCHERS! Other brilliant "hard man" westerns Tribute to a Bad Man and Lawman. Funny how you have this imaginary clique of people who "know westerns thoroughly" when a massive majority of film fans/buffs still cite The Searchers as the greatest western ever made. I don't, but it's in my top five!
swifty49 5 months ago
@swifty49 Well you just proved you don't know anything about westerns: Stagecoach, Dark Command, and The Searchers are all horrible movies.
Nearly unwatchable. They all have weak tedious plots, and boring characters. The movement and expression is poor, and the dialogue is monotonous.
Your probably a fan of epics and wide shots.
TheBlitz1 5 months ago
@TheBlitz1 - "Well you just proved you don't know anything about westerns: Stagecoach, Dark Command, and The Searchers are all horrible movies."
You forgot to add in your opinion, which I value about as much as mouse-droppings! Carry on being an elitist pillock, but don't try to pretend your opinions have any weight of concensus behind them.
swifty49 5 months ago
@swifty49 Haha, you have horrible judgement of quality.
TheBlitz1 5 months ago
@TheBlitz1 dickhead
1951jmc 4 months ago
A great movie possibly before it's time....not many westerns hold up today...this one absolutley does
patsguy369 9 months ago
Amazing what Ford accomplishes in less than 60 seconds and without a word of dialogue...
lakewalker11 9 months ago 2
The Seachers has always been my favorite John Wayne western. This scene is also my favorite so much expressed without a word spoken.
Ysletta 10 months ago 2
Great scene communicating profound emotionalism without dialogue.
Silverwire100 10 months ago 3
Just Purchased the Blu-Ray the other day, impeccable visual quality.
AlexDeLargeisHere 10 months ago
John Ford used his silent film skills to masterly craft this defining movie moment.
melshorse 11 months ago 2
@melshorse Who was it? Peter Bogdonavich in his little book on Ford who said-"You could turn off the sound in a John Ford film, and still know what was going on.
thanksforthemusic 10 months ago
Definitely my very favorite scene in one of my very favorite movies. Thank you for posting it!
I understand the name of the tune is "Lorena". Thank you for that info. A harpsichord I believe is the featured instrument. Beautiful. I could play it over and over. Like I'm doing now. 8)
GPa2010 11 months ago
Definitely my very favorite scene in one of my very favorite movies. Thank you for your posting it.
A scene where everything comes together...and no need of any dialogue. Mute the sound and I see the very strong part music plays in motion pictures. A harpsichord I believe. Beautiful. Sometimes I can play it over and over. Does anyone know where a complete version might be had??
GPa2010 11 months ago
Definitely my very favorite scene in one of my very favorite movies. Thank you for your posting it.
A scene where everything comes together...and no need of any dialogue. Mute the sound and I see the very strong part music plays in motion pictures. A harpsichord I believe. Beautiful. Sometimes I can play it over and over.
GPa2010 11 months ago
I also think it is the best scene in the movie there is something haunting about it.
paddyjack9 1 year ago
What is the background music in this scene? It sounds like an old hymn, or maybe an old cowboy song??? Does anybody know?
CLASSICALFAN100 1 year ago
@CLASSICALFAN100 " Loreena"- an old Civil War favorite of both sides
smadaret 1 year ago
Does anybody know the name of the background music in this scene? It sounds kind of like an old hymn, or maybe an old cowboy song???
CLASSICALFAN100 1 year ago
@CLASSICALFAN100 If I'm not wrong, it's a civil war tune called "Lorena". Can't be sure which side used it more often, though
PeepshowBaldwin 1 year ago
@PeepshowBaldwin Many thanks! Just access "Lorena (song) Wikipedia" for background & lyrics / turns out that it was equally popular on both sides during the Civil War!
CLASSICALFAN100 1 year ago
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THE LOVELY CIVIL WAR SONG LORENA
1951jmc 1 year ago
What a travesty this movie, John Wayne, and John Ford didn't receive Academy Award nominations.
bertmustin 1 year ago 18
@bertmustin thats because john wayne's wooden
rampskater0102 1 year ago
@bertmustin The same Academy Awards who once said "Driving Miss Daisy" was the best film of one year?
jacktalbot 9 months ago
Oldschool under the american western ! Films like ''The Searchers'' are big quality and best of cinema. Not effects, HQ or HD is important for a film (like Avatar for example etc.), but entertainment, a message for viewer and the epicness of scene with actor's and music do a very good movie !
shadowhunting 1 year ago
not sure why anyone would want to compare the actors of the past like john wayne, lee marvin, ben johnson, etc. to the actors of today. especially using ignorant terms like "little sissy boy fairy guys." seems really juvenile to me. there are a lot of masculine actors today who have no problem doing complex roles like josh brolin, javier bardem, jeff bridges, harrison ford, eric bana, sam worthington, etc. comparing them to how manly john wayne was, is not only pointless, it's also inaccurate.
halfmonk 1 year ago
John Ford's greatest masterpiece in a career filled with masterpieces. This film encapsulates everything that is beautiful and disgusting, profound and ignorant about the paradox we call America.
reginacaeli123 1 year ago 32
@reginacaeli123 very very well put. no excuses made in this one, " ethan" was not a lily white hero. and its been said that john would never talk about this one after it was made, that he went someplace that was hard to go to.
MrByaeger 10 months ago
@reginacaeli123 Brilliantly said!
cdpresberg 9 months ago
@reginacaeli123 What a wonderful epigrammatic summation of a film that has been entertaining and disturbing me since I was a little boy. When the oldest daughter screams at the realization that Comanches are near is more frightening than any horror movie and when John Wayne relents about shooting Debbie matches any sentiment put on film. All the best, seriously.
deriter64 6 months ago
ETHAN EDWARDS IS DEBBIE'S FATHER?
I'M MEMBER OF THE CINECLUBE DOS AMIGOS DO WESTERN-CAW., SÃO PAULO, BRASIL.
Edivaldo724 1 year ago
Pure class..Need I say anymore
peterjohnpeter 1 year ago
If you dont like John Wayne you can get the hell out of here.
Zamaamaru 1 year ago
john Wayne is actually the father of the girl , is that the point Ward Bond was trying to get across ?
Greatest movie , just spectacular camera work.
majestyscrusaide 1 year ago
My boy Ward Bond! This is one of the most exquisite films ever created. The color, scenery, it's just grand. Probably John Ford's masterpiece. See it in Hi-Def.
NYVoice 1 year ago
Hey you nailed it. That is the best scene in the movie.
kecheen1 1 year ago
This is probably the most overlooked scene from any movie...everything was perfect and touching to say the least. The best scene from the greatest western ever!
Thanks for putting this up.
kilogulf59 1 year ago
I love this movie! Ward Bond and the Duke were real men! And there were alot of others like Ken Curtis in this movie that I was so proud of. And is it my imagination or did John Wayne and his brother's wife act like they kinda had something there between them? The way they looked at each other? How Ward Bond looked away with his coffee cup?
Denise9482 1 year ago
@Denise9482 In Alan Lemays book the searchers Ethan Edwards reakuzes he loves his brothers wife as he stares at her dead body with one arm amputated by the Indians. Touching scene that shows the care and affection of the characters.
foxvienna1 1 year ago
My favorite scene from this movie was always the scene right before the Indians attack the cabin. The father and mother are trying to act natural and not alarm the kids, even while they make preparations. But the older daughter figures it out, and this look of pure horror comes over her face, right before she screams... The tension in that scene is unbearable.
swansdaughter 1 year ago
@swansdaughter Finally. I have watched every horror movie from Frankenstein to The Grudge but have never felt the visceral, heart stopping fear that scene invokes. To this day, as much as I love the movie, I find that scene difficult to watch.
yamsid 1 year ago
@maxxrexx Yeah Johnny Depp looked real manly in The Alice in Wonderland movie........lol. I didnt see the movie but I saw the commercials for it. Terrible.
clewi1091 1 year ago
A racist movie.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
@JuanMacready In a modern context, maybe, but it's how those people felt at that time. I cringe at some of the statements in it too, but it reflects both the time portrayed and possibly the time in which it was filmed as well.
Nieghorn 1 year ago
@JuanMacready The movie is about racism, if you're paying any attention at all, but Nieghorn has made a salient point about how we should watch movies (or read literature) created in the past before the emergence of the "enlightened" prism of our infallible moderninity. Which, by the way, will someday likely be viewed as racist by successor generations.
grabit1 1 year ago
@JuanMacready Actually, it's a film about anger, family, racism and how racism is behind much of the fighting on the frontier. It looks at the motivations and provocations that allow bigotry to form. It looks at a particular period of American history and the emotions of the characters that existed at that time. It never endorses racism, it simply gives us an image of the mentality of the period. To suggest the film is racist is a failure to understand what the film is really about.
GolfTheMagicRabbit 1 year ago 2
@GolfTheMagicRabbit This dated film is a badly acted, studio-bound racist cuntfest with the talentless Wayne at his most miscast and most of the Indians played by white men.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
@JuanMacready I disagree with you but there you go (I speak as someone who thinks Wayne is overrated but does very well in this film). I can see your points about the Indians but you have to bear in mind the time this film was made. But I do not believe that this film is racist, rather it is about the role racism has played in American history.
P.S. Swearing doesn't make your arguments more valid. It just causes people to stop listening to them.
GolfTheMagicRabbit 1 year ago
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honkydudeman 1 year ago
"you should have never trusted hollywood"- system of a down.
MrKiwizimbo 1 year ago
Without question the best :western" ever
made and John Wayne's finest picture.
Bill Fleming
aracusdune 1 year ago 2
As a vet myself (82d Airborne 68-70) I don't care much for posturing slackers like Wayne and Stallone. I admire celebs who actually served, like Eddie Albert , Jason Robards, Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, Woody Strode, Audie Murphy, Neville Brand, Pat Tillman, Rocky Bleier, Oliver Stone, John McCain, and Presidents Eisenhower thru Bush 39, Wayne even refused a direct commission in LTC John Ford's non-combatant movie-making detachment.
TenthCircuitStud 1 year ago
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callmetom04 1 year ago
@TenthCircuitStud Looks like serving in the military has made you a snob.
Maybe Leslie Nielson shouldn't have played in Airplane because he wasn't a real pilot. He was only an Actor.
You shouldn't watch WWII movies because you didn't fight in that war.
HOGEFAN 9 months ago 2
hschan4: My apologies....my so called knee-jerk reaction was to have been posted onto another site. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. By the way, I am not a Red Neck!
madamequeen123 1 year ago
Heartwrenching. All three characters locked in a harsh, silent world expressed only in the tenderness of the music
hmsmagpie 1 year ago
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This too, is one of my favorite scenes in the film. I agree....there is a past between Ethan and his sis-inlaw...there's also a very deep and affectionate but respectful love they share. The background music is "Lorena" a Civil War love song from the South. You Tube has several versions of the song...my favorites are Johnny Hartford and Johnny Cash. Once you hear the words of the song....YOU KNOW there's a history there. John Ford love particular pieces of music to further tell his story!
madamequeen123 1 year ago
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madamequeen123 1 year ago
john wayne looks more like a pro wrestler than a cowboy
SteezeWizard99 1 year ago
Class scene nothing said the music aand these true icons do the talking
peterjohnpeter 1 year ago
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That seen gives me chills. It makes me remember a time when our heroes were people who loved their country and acted like gentleman. Now kids look up to thugs and abusers. He died when I was in basic training in Ft, Jackson S.C. There were a lot of teary eyed men that day.
dstrapko 1 year ago
That seen gives me chills. It makes me remember a time when our heroes were people who loved their country and acted like gentleman. Now kids look up to thugs and abusers. He died when I was in basic training in Ft, Jackson S.C. There were a lot of teary eyed men that day.
dstrapko 1 year ago
Yep and with out saying a word you get the message, and this short piece of film is one of the reasons why John Ford is one of the Greatest Movie Directors if not the Greatest Movie Director of all time. A lot of Movie Directors copy Ford, some put it off most fail Both the Duke and Ward are long gone, and Vera gee's she lives alone and will not even talk about those films she was in with the Duke.
BH206L3 1 year ago
READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This film discussed in great bio All About Jeffrey Hunter at kindle! Just a $1.09!
Bestmanme08 1 year ago
Is it true that during this movie, Ward Bond would stand naked in front of his window to get Vera Miles to like him? I'm sorry but if it's true... thats one masosognistic BASTARD!
ryanstiles 1 year ago
The only man that could let you no if he was in a good mood or bad , without swearing. there will never be good clean films like this ever. He was an icon. RIP BIG MAN [THE DUKE] just the look on his face says it all.
SuperWillham 1 year ago
@SuperWillham
Haha "clean films" what world are you living in?
hschan4 1 year ago
wow,,,LOOK AT THE ACTING,,,,,,
streetwiseok 1 year ago
Yeah; well done - without words.
John Ford plus the great acting.
KutWrite 1 year ago
Sometimes it's what's not said that says it all..It's like what was said in Spanish between Gary Cooper and Katy Jurado; we don't need to know, and that's what makes it so fascinating..And, a lot more sexy..We need to grow up..
zipper179 1 year ago
Love John Wayne westerns. Agree about Red River, especially the opening scene with Wayne and so lovely Colleen Gray that announced the movie was for adults and not just another horse opera.
yamsid 1 year ago
is this movie worth 2 buy?
matthewinnj08 1 year ago
you bet your bottom dollar!
sapper786 1 year ago
@matthewinnj08 Best film you'll ever see.
creamtt 1 year ago
Truly classic scene, inducing in me nostalgia for a time and place I never knew! Thanks
reggaejuggler 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading this. A touching and tender scene in a great film. For me this was Wayne's greatest performance by far.
keagleman21 1 year ago
Good scene I agree. Too bad it's the last time they see each other.
classyfilms 1 year ago
@classyfilms Agreed. I believe a paragraph was said by simply saying nothing..
zipper179 1 year ago
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this movie is #95 in the AFI's list of greatest movies. im watching all the movies of the list in this site:
blogger-films.blogspot(.)com
deibid2003 1 year ago
What the fuck are you even talking about? And why do you end every comment with "mike scott canada". Your an embarrassment mate, and I don't want people knowing your from Canada.
hschan4 1 year ago
Why don't you go live in the States you little fucking traitor. That way all you have to do is get down on your knees and you'll be sucking American cock!
hschan4 1 year ago
GREATEST EVER
coocher2009 1 year ago
Why do you feel the need to post this on this clip vlog?
elbethere 2 years ago
Best scene in The Searchers is the very last one with John Wayne's sillouete in the door way.
trdt1 2 years ago 2
When these where made it was all about lighting, camera angle, great writing and great acting. Now its just computer effects and skin. How sad. These are the best from the when hollywood was king. Not so much anymore.
MrAzrancher 2 years ago
Also, Mr. Arizona Rancher, in this day it was about entertainment and creating a grade a product. Nowdays it has more to do with promoting a political or social agenda. Makes me sick my friend. A Txrancher.
specklebelly23 2 years ago
Yeah, shame on today's producers for trying to broaden people's intellectual horizons!
hschan4 1 year ago
@specklebelly23 Hammer meet nail!
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volsncards 11 months ago
Bullshit mate, have you ever seen 'Deadwood'? Now that is truly a great American Western because it shows how America was built on a foundation of blood, violence, and the exploitation of others.
hschan4 1 year ago
Deadwood? That doesn't even qualify as a western. Thats another lame soap opera set to the 1880's, kinda like the lame wana be westerns of the 90's were they walk around town but never ride a horse and everyone wears australian drover coats. Lame!
MrAzrancher 1 year ago
"Lame soap opera"? I take it you've never seen the show then and for the record it is set in the 1870's right after Custer's last stand.
"For outright stupidity, the whole fucking trial goes shoulder to shoulder with that cocksucker Custer's thinking when he went over that ridge." - Al Swearengen
hschan4 1 year ago
This movie is great. Too bad that Western Cinema's greatness had to die along with Wayne's passing and others like him.
Well, there are a couple today that I have seen that I would consider standing along side movies like this (Tombstone Aces and Eights and Open Range), but sadly they are few and far between. Guess wetsern lore has lost it's luster. Today it's all sex, explosions and special effects. Nothing noteworthy of acting skills in general...
samuraiofsamuraiedo 2 years ago
I'd add Tom Selleck's remake of "Monte Walsh" to that list too.
macsvens 2 years ago
Ah, tht too. I almost completely forgot about that one. Seems even western fans need a reminder of the great ones from time to time. Love that scene at the end where he just jumps over that snot's car.
While we're on the topic though, how about, "Broken Trail" and "Apaloosa?"
samuraiofsamuraiedo 2 years ago
Have seen them both and love 'em.
macsvens 2 years ago
Also, forgot to mention that the power of this scene is the romantic tension between Ethan and his brother's wife. And the expression on Ward Bond's face that indicates that he is aware of the special feelings between Wayne and the wife. Great shot. No words spoken, but the message is clear. They just do not make movie art like this anymore.
hpylori7 2 years ago 6
John Wayne made three movies worthy of winning the Academy Award, but Hollywood shunned the western as not worthy. I think that his best three movies, that really showed his acting talent, were Red River, The Searchers, and Hondo. They gave him the Award for for True Grit out of guilt for not recognizing him in the past. True Grit was a comedy and not a great movie. The Shootist brought him back to acting excellence. I also think that the Rio Grande/Yellow Ribbon movies were well done.
hpylori7 2 years ago 2
I think you are right, altho I'll mention Rio Bravo as one of John Wayne's best films
Dke721 2 years ago
You are correct about Rio Bravo. I have read positive reviews from others as well. It just did not have the same feeling or greatness for me.
hpylori7 2 years ago
Rio Bravo was great for several reasons, Director Howard Hawks wanted Rio Bravo to succedd as a reply to Gary Coopers "High Noon". Hawks hated "High Noon" and thought the lone hero sheriff should not go around town begging for help, which is why in Rio Bravo when ward bond and others offered help he turned it down. Classic hero stereotype and screen giant.
MrAzrancher 1 year ago 2
I didn't care about his politics (although he was apparently loved and well-respected on both sides of the political fence--Wayne after all was quite a well-ecucated man, especially for 80 years ago, as was Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart).
I only cared about his eyes when it came to stuff like this. The two most expressive actor's eyes in Hollywood, worth two hours of dialogue even if he never had to say a word. And John Ford knew how to use them.
grabit1 2 years ago
I rented this movie because I had seen a list of the top,best Westerns of all time.Sad to say I never finished it because the disc was scratched.Long live Western cinema.
gee34 2 years ago
It is a great scene but the ending in the doorway blows me away every time.
AlannTH 2 years ago 2
i wish hollywood could make a film like this nowadays-i just don't go to movies anymore
melollylolly 2 years ago 9
no kidding! now-a-days it has to be all flashy and huge explosions and drama drama drama. i think another problem is not only hollywood, but the fact that there are NO actors this day in age that could EVER EVER EVER fill The Dukes shoes or come even close. they had a thing called FILM WRITING back then, now they just try and think of how to have things explode, parade half naked girls around, constantly incorporate a love story in a sub-plot, and/or make money.
titan2781 2 years ago
@melollylolly Well you would need John Ford. I know your problem I don't go to the movies like I use to. Last summer I gotten to see The wizard of Oz on the big screen. It was worth the effort.
BH206L3 1 year ago
I have always thought David Kehr's comment to be spot-on: "We may still be waiting for the Great American Novel, but John Ford gave us the Great American Film in 1956. The Searchers gathers the deepest concerns of American literature, distilling 200 years of tradition in a way available only to popular art, and with a beauty available only to a supreme visual poet like Ford...."
oarsman68 2 years ago 2
"...Through the central image of the frontier, the meeting point of wilderness and civilization, Ford explores the divisions of our national character, with its search for order and its need for violence, its spirit of community and its quest for independence."
oarsman68 2 years ago
todays film is obseesed with special effects and good looking people. They chose style over substance. The films in the past were about how you feel, now its about what you see.
Devilsblood 2 years ago 4
Jodybeeching, you are quite correct! The best!
sapper786 2 years ago
now why cant hollywood make a movie like this 2day how sad
christy7337 2 years ago
because there is not enough people like you and me that want to watch them
biunyia 2 years ago
Because there are no real men actors in hollywood anymore. Tom Selleck was about the last of them who could pull this off. Most of the little sissy boy fairy guys in hollywood today dont resemble MEN in real life let alone play one on the screen. Now Duke, Lee Marvin, James Arness, Ben Johnson these men looked tough in real life, and even tougher in movies. Its almost like the portrayed themselves. Todays actors are whinney little spoiled sissy boys with make up.
MrAzrancher 1 year ago 37
Jesus, tell me about it, man.
SatanicFilmHouse 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher
hschan4 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher What about Russel Crowe?
hschan4 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher TOM SELLECK?!?!? Have you seen how short his shorts are???
1337gam3r07 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher. amen.
wholewheatbagel 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher Marion Mitchell Morrison didn't participate in WW2 in case it interfered with his Hollywood career. Marion's showbiz name "John Wayne" was as much a construction as his manliness.
Alimantado91 1 year ago
@Alimantado91 Hmnnn---Wayne was 6'4" Audie Murphy was 5'6" Wayne killed no enemy soldiers. Murphy killed 240 (with a rifle, and maybe a grenade or so) and was THE most decorated combat soldier in US history he was the real life version of Stallone as John J. Rambo. Nevertheless, I do believe Wayne would have pulled triggers on Germans/Japanese had the opportunity presented. I do not think he was a coward. And he's far better than any male actor today.
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madamequeen123 1 year ago
This too, is one of my favorite scenes in the film. I agree....there is a past between Ethan and his sis-inlaw...there's also a very deep and affectionate but respectful love they share. The background music is "Lorena" a Civil War love song from the South. You Tube has several versions of the song...my favorites are Johnny Hartford and Johnny Cash. Once you hear the words of the song....YOU KNOW there's a history there. John Ford love particular pieces of music to further tell his story!
madamequeen123 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher You hit that nail, square on the head! These "actors" of today wouldn't know how to play a real man, if they all got George Clooney money (and he isn't worth one plug nickel).
kyokogodai 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher
Don't forget Gary Cooper!!!!!
And Ward Bond too.
cuttock 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher I do agree.
AlexDeLargeisHere 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher
I can't agree with you more! Cute sissy boys like Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and so on are nothing compared to the old star's like Wayne and Eastwood. There are just a few left like Danny Trejo. But he's not really a Hollywood star like Cruise. I also miss those old real men movie's. Clint Eastwood was also such a tough guy back in the 60' and 70' and he still is today. But there are no more tough men like them in Hollywood. But that's also because the auddience became more gay.
PathGrinder 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher i have to throw my 2 cents in and say bruce willis is the real deal. "Come out to the coast we'll get together have a few laughs"
chicodelta128 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher Don't Forget Ward Bond he was the real deal as well.
DFHartman 1 year ago
@DFHartman A MEN
1951jmc 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher I would mostly agree with you. I think Russell Crow is one, Mel Gibson was one until he went crazy. But you're right, Jude Law couldn't pull something like this off. We require our leading men to be pretty not handsome. Event the pretty boys of that period could pull tough, like Tony Curtis and Cary Grant for ex. Movies will never be like this again.
markfrav 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher we still have Eastwood
Ironpriest661 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher holy crap....ur freakin RIGHT man
jsbeerman 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher what about sam elliot or clint eastwood
savammy 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher not to mention Ward Bond, who really makes this scene with the Duke. Bond was a great movie tough along with Victor McGlaghlen (sp), Oliver Reed, Charles Bronson, Yul Bryner, Steve McQueen, Warren Oates, Wallace Beery, Sterling Hayden, ..., man...I could go on..
88guilly88 1 year ago
@MrAzrancher tom is still doing great westerns from time to time, and his " jesse stone " series is excellent, very worth checking out. " appaloosa" was pretty good, and " 3;10 to yuma". but yea, i fear it's a dying art form
MrByaeger 10 months ago
What's the character's name who he is looking at?
dbreschel 2 years ago
Best film EVUR
Jodybeeching 2 years ago 3
Great new bio (All About Jeffrey Hunter) at amazon talks about the making of this classic (among other things in Hunter's life)!
Bestmanme08 2 years ago
perfect scene. there are so many great scenes and lines in this movie. my favorite lines are "we'll find them alright, as sure as the turning of the earth'.
medicred8 2 years ago
my brother named his son Ethan. thats how much my family loves this movie.
doogrisa 2 years ago
It was origianlly supposed to be hinted in the movie that John Wayne's character had had an affair with his brothers wife, and might be the fatehr of teh two girls who were taken. All verbal hints were dropped from the final version of the film, though, so the only hints that remain are in the actions of the characters in scenes like this one.
jehaney 2 years ago