John Wayne - The Cowboys. Teaching manhood.

It's an unappreciated long-forgotten film by Mark Rydell.

Simply called, "The Cowboys".

Yet, I've come to believe it is one of the finest films that veteran actor John Wayne ever starred in.

Beautifully shot, the script alone has some of the most memorable lines in screenwriting history.... as well as the single best photo-pic of The Duke ever captured (to the left).

John Wayne (Wil Anderson) to Bruce Dern (Long Hair): "You look like the vermin-ridden son of a bitch you are."

Bruce Dern to The Duke: "I'm gonna need your gun - now bring it over to me." John Wayne does not move.

And everyone watches, especially the dozen or so boys.

Then, John Wayne says nothing more.

And Bruce Dern walks over and picks up the pistol from the ground instead.

John Wayne to Bruce Dern: "Alright, we've seen what you can do to a boy...now let's see what you can do to a man. On my worst day I could beat the hell out of you."

And John Wayne goes about beating the hell out of an evil Bruce Dern.

That's what a man teaches boys to do.

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Some other memorable quotes from The Cowboys:

 

Wil Andersen: Well, it's not how you're buried, it's how you're remembered. 

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Wil Andersen: Sometimes it's hard to understand the drift of things. This was a good boy. He'd have been a good man. He didn't get his chance. Death can come for ya any place, any time. It's never welcomed. But if you've done all you can do, and it's your best, in a way I guess you're ready for it. 

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Jebediah Nightlinger: This may seem a lonesome place to leave him, but he is not alone, because many of his kind rest here with him. The prairie was like a mother to Mr. Andersen. He belonged to her. She cared for him while he lived. And she is nursing him while he sleeps. 

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Wil Andersen: You know, trail driving is not Sunday school picnic. You got to figure you're dealing with the dumbest oneriest critter on God's green earth. The cow is nothing but trouble tied up in a leather bag - and the horse ain't much better. 

 

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