Hondo Is An Essential 50S Western, If For No Reason Other Than Wayne Made So Few Cowboy Pictures During The Decade.

And for those wondering if hondo’s worth the upgrade. Hondo is a 1953 warnercolor 3d western film directed by john farrow and starring john wayne and geraldine page. After watching the 1953 adventure film hondo, i can safely say it follows the pattern of many american western films, and heavily reinforces to the idea of the overall icon of the.

With His Mangy But Loyal Dog Sam, Hondo Is Employed By The Cavalry At Fort Lowell In Arizona Territory As An Indian Scout Trying To Prevent Further Bloodshed Between Whites And Indians.

Said to be wayne's favourite of his. The screenplay is based on the 1952 collier's short story the gift of cochise by louis l'amour. While a rare approach, vampires was not the first film to combine the undead and the western genre.

Film Hondo, John Farrow, 1953.

The first western vampire movie was likely the 1959 horror movie, curse. Michael pate starred as vittorio, a chiricahua apache chief, in the 3d western film hondo. John wayne was originally to be only the producer for his batjac company, and.

The Book Hondo Was A Novelization Of The Film Also Written By L'amour, And Published By Gold Medal Books In 1953.

The supporting cast features ward bond, james arness and leo gordon They don't make 'em like this any more. The story follows an army dispatch rider named hondo lane,.

Preferring The Company Of Indians, Hondo Develops An Unlikely Friendship With A New Mexico Farm Wife (Geraldine Page), Who, Thanks To A Gallivanting Husband, Spends Most Of Her Time Alone.

John wayne attributed the film's moderate performance at the box office to its similarity with shane. With its gorgeous location photography, big name guest stars, and continuing storyline, hondo has a more contemporary feel than other primetime westerns of the era. Hondo is considered to be one of the great, classic western films and breaks out of certain stereotypes common for its time.