r/Westerns • u/Itsasecretshhhh88 • 2d ago
Help in finding a John Wayne film
My grandfather was a massive John Wayne fan so I saw a lot of them when I was young. Sadly I can't remember much of them. The one I'm looking for, I have very little memory of, is black and white. John Wayne looked somewhat young and 2 women where fighting for his attention. At least I think so. One was a normal woman of the time (for a lack of a better term) and the other was more like a cowgirl, rough and tough. and that's all I can really remember. I want to say the movie had a dark circle around the edges but I'm not sure if that was maybe the copy he had or if it was the film that had a dark vignette. I know it's a long shot but any help would be great!
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u/BeautifulDebate7615 2d ago
Is that the bad girl?
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u/owdbr549 2d ago
I really liked Ella Raines in this movie
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u/BeautifulDebate7615 2d ago
She was a stunner in everything she did and she could play bad or good with equal ease.
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u/Itsasecretshhhh88 2d ago edited 2d ago
Sorry for the late reply. I posted then fell asleep 🫤 I'm really not sure, she does look familiar though. Which film is it? I'll try to find it and watch it
Edit: someone else posted the name Tall in the Saddle and I think that is the film!
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u/LoftyQPR 2d ago
Huh. I just finished reading about fighter pilot Robin Olds -- who was married to (and had two children with) Ella Raines for almost 30 years!
She certainly was a beauty.
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u/Ok_Baker805 1d ago
Sounds like "Tall In The Saddle". Good film.
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u/Itsasecretshhhh88 1d ago
It is yes. Someone else commented and after looking it up it definitely is. Thank you for your comment too!
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u/Catholic_Dad_1858 2d ago
Ah ... Ella Raines [becomes suddenly light-headed]
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u/BeautifulDebate7615 1d ago
Can we all agree that Ella Raines is most overlooked, underused Hollywood knockout to ever hit the silver screen? A short career, with relatively few films, but once you happen to catch one of the them, your first reaction is, "Who the hell is THAT!?"
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u/SubstantialStable588 1d ago
Mclintock sons of Katie alder
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u/Itsasecretshhhh88 1d ago
Thank you for your comment. Someone else commented Tall in the Saddle and that's the one.
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u/SubstantialStable588 20h ago
Your welcome I’ve seen sooo many John Wayne’s I’m embarrasse my mom love him so much we watch his movies every weekend all day long she would be mad at me right now how about big Jake the cowboys true grit the quiet man , lol
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u/Itsasecretshhhh88 4h ago
That's awesome! My grandfather loved John Wayne films too. Every time we went to visit he had one on. My mother kept buying him the movies on VHS for him. I got to see so many but not them all. I miss watching them with him. Thanks to him I love westerns.
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u/Pretend-Painting1775 2d ago
Tall in the Saddle