The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) | First time watching! | Movie reaction
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My face on the thumbnail says it all! Wow wow wow. Did not see that coming! Such a great western. What other John Wayne films would you recommend?
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"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Perfect. Brilliant.
One of my absolutely favorite westerns starring my all time favorite actor in most all genres, James Stewart❣️I’m 73, and he’s been my favorite since I was a kid back in the 60s 👌
John Wayne is an underrated actor. He wasn't really a cowboy, was well-read, studied law, preferred wearing suits and wasn't even particularly fond of horses.
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is America's version of _A Tale of Two Cities._ It's about two men who love the same woman, and one realizes the other is better and sacrifices himself so the woman he loves can have the man she deserves. Though Tom Doniphon didn't get executed like Sidney Carton, he clearly never recovered emotionally from losing Hallie, as evidenced by the fact he never rebuilt her room after burning it down. It's reasonable to presume he spent the rest of his life an alcoholic retch, which is actually a worse fate than facing the national razor.
I'm very very impressed that you recognised Uncle Jesse!
If you want more John Wayne I'd start at the begining with _Stagecoach_ then move on to the "Cavalry Trilogy" - which is _Fort Apache_ followed by _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon_ and then _Rio Grande_ . Before getting to _Rio Bravo_ (which was a critical response to "High Noon") and _The Searchers_ .
My fav Jimmy Stewart western would be _Winchester '73_
Woody Strobe (Pompey) had a very recognisable face and can be seen in brief but memorable appearances in _Spartacus_ and (arguably the best Italian western) _Once Upon a Time in the West_ as well as starring in another John Ford Western _Sergeant Rutledge_
edmond o'brien, who plays editor mr. peabody, is one of my favorite character actors. he's starred in 1949's film noir classic "d. o. a." and with jimmy cagney in "white heat" the same year. he played a washed up gangster in the 1956 r&r comedy "the girl can't help it" and he played winston smith in '1984" the same year. in 1966 he was in the special effects extravaganza "fantastic voyage" and 1969 he was in both the don knotts comedy "the love god?" and in sam peckinpah's ultra violent western "the wild bunch." the dude just made every movie he was in a little better. he was a virtual dynamo! thanks for the video.
O'Brien won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "The Barefoot Contessa." I'm not sure how much he benefited from the three "On the Waterfront" nominations in the category (Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden and Rod Steiger), but his Oscar Muldoon is a delight. And look for him as Casca in the 1953 "Julius Caesar"! (Carroll O'Connor, for what it's worth, is Casca in the 1963 "Cleopatra.")
@@charlessperling7031 ... i didn't know he'd won an oscar. thanks for the info. he was kind of the "thomas mitchell" of his day. i can see them playing each other's roles on occasion.
@@cjmacq-vg8um You're welcome, and thank you for reminding me of Thomas Mitchell. Can you believe the year Mitchell had in 1939, with an Oscar win for "Stagecoach" and plum roles in "Gone with the Wind" (which also did pretty well at the Oscars!), "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Only Angels Have Wings" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"?
O'Brien had a brief (1950-52) turn on radio playing Johnny Dollar, "the fabulous freelance insurance investigator with the action-packed expense account," while Mitchell's last acting role was playing Lieutenant Columbo on stage, a few years before Peter Falk began to make the character his own in the TV movie "Prescription: Murder."
While unused in the movie, Gene Pitney's song "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is excellent listening.
@@charlessperling7031 ... you're the 2nd one who, recently, mentioned the film "only angels have wings." i don't remember ever seeing that film. i didn't even know cary grant and jean arthur were ever in a movie together. (i just looked the movie up.) i often praise 1939 movie history on reaction videos listing about 15 excellent films released that year. i'm going to have to now include that film in that list, i guess. i'll check to see if its available on yt.
Now that you’ve watched HIGH NOON and seen a John Wayne movie all the way through, I recommend you give the 1959 western, RIO BRAVO a try. Wayne and director Howard Hawks made it as a direct answer to HIGH NOON, which they both saw as un-American, given its thinly-veiled allegory to the Hollywood blacklisting of communists during the era. RIO BRAVO then, was made as a sort of anti-HIGH NOON - where, instead of the hero left to dangle with nobody will to help, the hero (in this case, Wayne) has multiple people in his corner.
@DirigoDuke Definitely on my list!
A really good and somewhat neglected Jimmy Stewart Western is the Anthony Mann film The Naked Spur with Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, and Ralph Meeker. As often is the case, Stewart plays a psychologically damaged character who comes to terms with his difficulties. A great John Wayne Western is The Searchers - also try Stagecoach and Red River.
John Ford didn't have a large budget for the movie so he decided to approach it like a play emphasizing the relationships between the characters in a confined area
The Picketwire is another name for the Purgatoire River. It was recognized as a boundary in the Old West.
The difference between territory and statehood is significant. Statehood gave the people the same rights as other states, including the rights to make their own laws and have a say in making laws for the whole country.
The sheep wars referred to sheep farmers whose sheep was grazing on the grass that the ranchers used for cattle resulting in conflict.
The Peabody reference in Back to the Future refers to the cartoon, Peabody and Sherman. Peabody was a dog genius who built a way-back machine which was used for time travel back to various historical events.
Back in 1930 John Wayne played the lead in the epic western, The Big Trail, which was shot in widescreen and directed by Raoul Walsh. It failed at the box office and Wayne was relegated to B pictures for nine years until Stagecoach made him a star. John Wayne’s good friend, Ward Bond, was also in it. You might check it out, if you get a chance.
You aren't familiar with the term sodbuster? In that case you can't have seen "Shane". Although a long way from being my personal favourite western it is very highly acclaimed and has a couple of iconic scenes.
a sodbuster is a farmer that plows the ground.
Other classic westerns: STAGECOACH, THE SEARCHERS, FORT APACHE, EL DORADO, THE COWBOYS, THE OXBOW INCIDENT, DANCES WITH WOLVES.
All of those! Also: Destry Rides Again, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Magnificent Seven, Winchester '73.
Plus, not quite classic maybe, but two personal favorites: The Bravados and Duck, You Sucker
This is also one of my favorite westerns. Another classic western with Jimmy Stewart I recommend is Destry Rides Again.
It's 1962, two years after "Psycho."
Yes, it's one of my own favourites too. The ending is devine. I do like the Tom Doniphon Sidney Carton comparison. It's indeed telling how John Ford was more than just a so-called picture maker
35:05 John Caradine, one of the all time great character actors.
This is nooooo time for oratory.
Great Reaction......
The Original 3:10 to Yuma released in 1957 is just enough different that you should react to it........... It is more of a suspense movie than an action movie......
THOMAS! Glad you're feeling better! Now you have to watch Pale Rider
Interesting fact Stewart was a air force major general
Filming "It's a Wonderful Life" helped James Stewart overcome his PTSD from being a Pilot in WW2........
@@CoastalNomad How appropriate then that George Bailey, due to being deaf in one ear, spent World War II as an air-raid warden in Bedford Falls!
Now that you've seen 'High Noon' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance', I'd strongly recommend you see 'Shane' starring Alan Ladd, 'The Ox-bow Incident' starring Henry Fonda, 'The Searchers' starring John Wayne, and lastly 'Open Range' starring Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall.🐎🐎🐎🦬🦬🤠
since you liked/enjoyed this gem, you'll truly love "The Searchers"...
Such a good film. See True Grit next.
Director John Ford treated his actors terribly, especially in this movie. He caused a lot of tension on the set.
It just goes to show you that a great movie can come out of a very bad situation.
Rio Bravo and The Searchers , John Wayne movies
Ford’s classic Stagecoach where we introduced Andy Devine (the sheriff) in late 1939 roughly. Could call this a bookend, and made Wayne a star
Lee Van Cleef isn't in every Western, but he is in some great ones: "High Noon," "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."
Before he became a ninja.
Look for Woody Strode (Pompey) in "Sgt. Rutledge" (title role!) and in "Spartacus."
Hondo is a great one as well
"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
Great review to my second favorite John Wayne movie. Now please do a review to my favorite John Wayne movie...The Cowboys! I guarantee you will love it! Thanks
"Sod busters" referred to farmers who broke or "busted" the soil.
Next Wayne movie: Red River
The only movie where he says pilgrim much
"Herbert" was in his 50s at the time.
Every state in the mainland U.S. west of the original 13 was a territory first and had to apply for statehood
Ah ... pure Chaotic Evil vs Lawful Good
It's costumery for women to keep their hats on in doors.
Hello, how's it going?
@@aranerem5569 I'm good, thanks for asking 👍