Wallops The Daylights Out Of Every Western You've Ever Seen!

Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers, Jack Kruschen, Chill Wills, Yvonne De Carlo, Jerry Van Dyke, Edgar Buchanan, Perry Lopez, Strother Martin, Gordon Jones, Leo Gordon, Bruce Cabot

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"You women are always raising hell about one thing when it's something else you're really sore about. Don't you think it's about time you told me what put the burr under your saddle about me?" - George W. McLintock to his estranged wife Katherine

Why watch this? It's a sprawling Western comedy from the Duke and his crew.

Plot Summary: George Washington "G.W." McLintock owns a large ranch on the Mesa Verde. His wife, Katherine, up and left him two years ago, returning back East, without stating a reason. His headstrong daughter, Becky, is also away at college. G.W. is a straight-shooter with homesteaders and Native Americans alike, and is well-respected. When his daughter and wife both return to the ranch, flaunting their socialite snobbery, G.W. is determined to work some things out. Mainly, he wants his stubborn wife to admit the reason for her long estrangement.

Dad's Preview: Based loosely on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, this raucous Western comedy has just about everything, including a massive brawl ending in a giant mud pit. Many folks don't know that Wayne could do comedy - this movie should remedy that misconception. It is also great to see Wayne and O'Hara on screen again, rekindling a little of the magic from The Quiet Man (1952).

Batjac Productions; United Artists