John Wayne as Jacob McCandles in Big Jake alongside Wayne as the Ringo Kid in Stagecoach.
John Wayne's introduction in Stagecoach made him a movie star, but one of his final movies has a scene that rivals it. John Wayne fronted 80 Westerns throughout his career, including the groundbreaking likes of The Searchers or Rio Bravo; even Wayne's final film The Shootist was a Western. Despite becoming a screen icon, the early years of Wayne's career were a struggle.
10 Big Jake's Character Introduction Rivals John Wayne's First Appearance In Stagecoach Stagecoach's introduction is given some serious competition by "Big Jake" McCandles John Wayne's most violent Western is Big Jake, where his titular gunfighter reunites with his estranged family when his grandson is kidnapped.
Stagecoach beats Big Jake in just about every other area, but there is some interesting symmetry between Wayne's introduction in both. In Ford's Western, the camera zooms in on Ringo Kid as he cocks his Winchester, while in Big Jake, the first shot of McCandles sees the camera zoom out as he points his Winchester at something offscreen.
Big Jake's intro is the kind of scene only a movie star of John Wayne's statue could pull off, and it sets up the tone for the rest of the movie perfectly. Big Jake director George Sherman was in poor health during production, with John Wayne himself taking filming of the action or exterior scenes; he refused a co-director credit for his contributions.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
What Happened To Tia Carrere After Wayne's World & True LiesPoster of Wayne&39;s World featuring Wayne and Garth in the sky
Read more »
All 5 John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara Movies, Ranked Worst To BestJohn Wayne and Maureen O&39;Hara in The Quiet Man
Read more »
This 1939 Scene Is John Wayne's Best In His Entire 169-Movie CareerNothing tops it.
Read more »
This Amazing John Wayne Fist Fight Lasted For 9 MinutesIt's his best fight.
Read more »
This John Wayne Western Remains One of the Most Accurate Portrayals of the Wild WestCustom image of John Wayne standing against a movie poster with his name on it
Read more »
The John Wayne Western That Made Ridley Scott Want To Become a DirectorJohn Wayne as Ethan Edwards in &39;The Searchers&39;
Read more »