The Searchers (1956) - Ending

The memorable last scene in John Ford's classic western the Searchers starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles and Natalie Wood.

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[soxboywoz93]

Here's an even more interesting fact: The priest/marshall (Ward Bond) in this awesome movie also played a priest ( Father Peter Lonergan) in The Quiet Man (released in 1952) also starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford! In fact, he was in 16 movies with John Wayne!

[garfrain]

@soxboywoz93 fuck me that's interesting

[TwoUselessLegs]

I heard an interesting rumor: one of the character actors in TVs "Gunsmoke" sang this song (not Dennis Weaver). Anybody know?

[garfrain]

@TwoUselessLegs i always thought it was tex ritter, is that definitely wrong?

[epicvlas]

BEST ENDING IN THE HISTOY OF CINEMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TatarInExile]

Holy Shit! That is the way to make a movie, and that is the way to end a movie!

[pytko3]

@OrphanSeasun Well, it's the truth. The producer of Mrs. Doubtfire said so, himself.

[OrphanSeasun]

@pytko3 Mrs. Doubtfire. Hahaha. Deep dude. Reeeeeal deep.

[908shayes]

Love this movie. Just love it. JW should have won an Oscar.

[pytko3]

So Daniel does not enter Hillard house doorway at the end of "Mrs. Doubtfire" for the same reason that Ethan does not enter the doorway at the end of "The Searchers", the doorways lead into a world that they do not belong. Powerful illustration, I'd say.

The director of Mrs. Doubtfire borrowed this image because he felt it was the perfect way to illustrate divorce.

[TwoUselessLegs]

@TwoUselessLegs -  LOL "wheelchair"! I meant ROCKING chair!

[TwoUselessLegs]

@custardflan - Ken Curtis (now it's posted everywhere).

I think it's interesting how acting styles have changed. I

think all of the supporting characters are rather cartoonish.

Over-the-top, if you will. Almost Disneyesque. Old Mos (the

guy in the wheelchair) seems to be modeled on Dopey from

Snow White. Ken Curtis is doing something equally strange.

John Wayne seems to be the only NORMAL person in the

movie. Even the indian chief seems suspiciously like a blue

eyed WHITE guy.

[custardflan]

Ken Curtis was the name. It just came to me.

[custardflan]

@TwoUselessLegs That would have been the guy who played Festus. I forget his real name offhand but he was one of the singers with the Sons of the Pioneers. He appeared in a lot of John Ford movies, including this one as the guy who tried to get the girl while Blankethead was off looking for Debbie.