Hondo

Pros: John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Sam the Dog, story

Cons: This movie should be better known

The Bottom Line: Hondo is the quintessential John Wayne movie with all his mannerisms well in evidence. Excellent family entertainment.

Review: Hondo (1953) "A man ought to do what he thinks is right." Hondo Hondo was a movie self-produced by actor John Wayne with his Batjac production company. Wayne originally intended pal Glenn Ford to play the starring role, but Ford has ...

Pros: The Duke does Louis L'Amour

Cons: Geraldine Page

The Bottom Line: Hey, it's the Duke, what more do you need to know.

Review: The greatest of all cowboy actors doing an adaptation of the greatest western novelist. This should be one of the Duke's most celebrated roles, but because of the decision to shoot this in 3-D (or as I call it, "The Stupid Gimmick That Refuses To Go...