The Comancheros (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Michael Curtiz, John Wayne (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | George Sherman |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Wild West |
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The Comancheros Overview:
The Comancheros (1961) was a Action - Western Film directed by Michael Curtiz and John Wayne and produced by George Sherman.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Paul Wellman published in 1952.
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The Comancheros (1961)
By Beatrice on Jun 23, 2017 From Flickers in TimeThe Comancheros Directed by Michael Curtiz Written by James Edward Grant and Clair Huffaker from a novel by Paul Wellman 1961/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental This is your average late John Wayne film in his avuncular ?mode. ?It does boast a partially scalpe... Read full article
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Quotes from
Paul Regret:
How do you know you killed him?
Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter: There wasn't time not to!
Paul Regret: Gentlemen, let's remember we're gentlemen.
Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter: Forget it! He's just spittin' out words to see where they splatter.
Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter: I'll bet he was a man to stand aside from when he was young and limber.
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Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter: There wasn't time not to!
Paul Regret: Gentlemen, let's remember we're gentlemen.
Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter: Forget it! He's just spittin' out words to see where they splatter.
Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter: I'll bet he was a man to stand aside from when he was young and limber.
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Facts about
When John Wayne signs the hotel register as "McBain", one of the names in the register is William H. Clothier, the film's director of photography.
The last film of veteran cowboy actor Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, who died shortly after its completion.
During much of the shooting, director Michael 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 of the film, and when it was completed he told the studio that he did not want credit as co-director and insisted that Curtiz' name alone appear as director.
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The last film of veteran cowboy actor Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, who died shortly after its completion.
During much of the shooting, director Michael 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 of the film, and when it was completed he told the studio that he did not want credit as co-director and insisted that Curtiz' name alone appear as director.
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