Reminded me a bit of a much more recent movie Midnight Run (1988), but this is set amidst Utah rock formations and the Duke is tasked to 'bring in' an aptly named Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman).

The set-up in this (on a Mississippi-style river boat), though, is not particularly captivating. John Wayne is shown on a horse in the opening credits, it seems, because of this ---- to let the viewer know that such will come later after some duller…

May 26, the day an icon of the West was born

Happy Birthday Duke Wayne

13 minutes and 20 seconds into this, after speaking of an armored stagecoach transporting gold with 25 escort gunman, the Duke declares to Kirk Douglass:

And we're going to take that wagon

Yes, this is a heist film; but with slews of horses, Indians and grand scenery.

One of my favorite moments in this, though, is a quiet moment, full of meaning. Just about when…

Part of my list of movies with the word MURDER in their titles

At the one hour 50 minute mark of this film, Poirot (Albert Finney) halfway through his 8 pages of script grilling the suspects of this murder mystery abruptly sits down adjacent to a small round table and pours himself a small glass of water from a pitcher on the table. He takes the water and drinks it down so much in character that there isn't a bit…

Peggy Ashcroft is only in this for several minutes, but evinces why this film is so effective: she is so believable and makes the viewer elicit so much empathy for her as she puts herself in some harm's way to aid Richard Hannay, the protagonist in this so well portrayed by Robert Donat.

Other supporting players really shine in their parts in this, too: John Laurie (of later Dad's Army fame) ably plays Ashcroft's crofter husband; Wylie Watson (as Mr.…