The Comancheros
A Texas Ranger captures a fugitive and returns him to Louisiana to face sentence, but soon they are forced to work together in an effort to defeat a fierce band of outlaws dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
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"John Wayne made better films with John Ford and Howard Hawks and he even made more historically accurate films. But for pure entertainment value this is the quintessential Duke. Cecil B. DeMille was of the opinion that motion pictures have to move. He wouldn't have anything to complain about The Comancheros on that score. There's not a dull moment in the film. This was the last directorial effort of Michael Curtiz and he kept the action flowing. Three things stand out in The Comancheros. First Elmer Bernstein's music keeps the action going. You will be humming that theme days ..."
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George Sherman produced this film, and Michael Curtiz directed it. During much of the shooting, Curtiz was seriously ill: he died of cancer shortly after the film's release. On the days when Curtiz was too ill to work, John Wayne took over direction. When the film was completed, he told the studio that he did not want credit as co-director and insisted that Curtiz's name alone appear as director. Wayne performed the same function in 1971 on "Big Jake (1971)," which was directed by Sherman, who took ill during production. Wayne directed the film on the days when Sherman couldn't and again insisted that he not receive co-director credit.
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A Texas Ranger captures a fugitive and returns him to Louisiana to face sentence, but soon they are forced to work together in an effort to defeat a fierce band of outlaws dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.