Reacting to THE SEARCHERS (1956)

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Reacting to THE SEARCHERS (1956) | Movie Reaction

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@roywall8169 Жыл бұрын

The Duke should have won an oscar for this portrayal. What a redemption story!

@leefischer5814 Жыл бұрын

That one and Red River as well

@smg85051 Жыл бұрын

Should've earned at least 3 or 4 in his distinguished career

@svene.3856 Жыл бұрын

@@smg85051 Not far from the truth. He was overlooked for nominations a few times, The Shootist, The High And The Mighty, some more... Some were for political reasons, some were poor advertisement from the studio like The Shootist, which was Oscar worthy acting.

@AlunThomas-mp5qo 8 ай бұрын

@@svene.3856 John Wayne and Cary Grant were both at a disadvantage when it came to the Oscars because neither was ever contracted to a major film studio and therefore never had the full weight of studio campaigns to back them up. In thirty five years they only received four Oscar nominations between them when they should have had twelve.

@DoubleJ1203 Ай бұрын

The Searchers should've won at least six Oscars: Best Actor - Duke Best Picture - Merrian C. Cooper Best Supporting Actor - Jeffrey Hunter Best Director - John Ford Best Adapted Screenplay - Frank S. Nugent Best Cinematography - Winton C. Hoch Could've won Best Supporting Actress - Vera Miles or Olive Carey Best Musical Score - Max Steiner

@waterbeauty85 Жыл бұрын

When I first started watching KZfaq, I never would have predicted that a Scottish woman watch classic American westerns would be one of my favorite things on KZfaq. Best reactions ever.

@joelwillems4081 Жыл бұрын

To use Dawn's phrasing, it's lovely to watch someone learn something of the American Western culture.

@mikesilva3868 Жыл бұрын

Mac and me Wow. That was rough going. Somehow the film is even more terrible than any article written about it, any podcast that covered it, and any clips on KZfaq could reflect. This tedious garbage goes on seemingly forever, with a pace that’s glacial and characters that are both unappealing and unconvincing, alien or otherwise.😮😢😱😨🙀

@karlmortoniv2951 Жыл бұрын

I think Dawn's the first reactor I've seen who can cope with the tone shifts that John Ford usually indulged in as a matter of course but which often confuse and alarm modern viewers. Ford liked silly characters and comedy as a palate cleanser - Charlie McCrory in this movie is a prime example. Most reviewers I've seen really don't like the whiplash going back and forth from seriousness to goofiness, but as bizarre as it seems older moviegoers weren't as... I was going to say 'intolerant' but that's not quite what I mean.... and set in their ways as a lot of modern ones.

@davewhitmore1958 Жыл бұрын

@@mikesilva3868 Everyone's entitled to their opinion, even when it's incredibly wrong 👍

@CharlesDickens111 Жыл бұрын

lol same here

@christopherschafer7675 Жыл бұрын

Laurie is the girl from 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance', Vera Miles. She turned in a solid performance in every part she ever had and she is still with us, 93 years young.

@Madbandit77 Жыл бұрын

She also played Lila Crane in Psycho (1960).

@johneastwood3039 Жыл бұрын

@Roy Phillips She was in Psycho 2 as well.

@tokenjoy Жыл бұрын

@@Madbandit77 Hitchcock also wanted her to play Madeleine/Judy in Vertigo but Miles was pregnant at the time.

@RexBell303 Жыл бұрын

She lived in my hometown, Pratt(KS) when she was in high school. A friend of mine’s dad spoke about how good looking she was. She won Ms Kansas in 1948.

@Robert-un7br Жыл бұрын

I just realized that earlier today. That it was Vera Miles in both roles. I can’t wait to watch the whole movie again, even though she’s only in the first part.

@michaelbrennick Жыл бұрын

The film beautifully opens and closes with the entrance scenes of the cabin. These are iconic film shots showing the genius of John Ford. At the end you see the darkness as Debbie enters, a whole new world opens to her. She is looking all around as she enters. John Wayne, on the other hand, is an outsider to civilization. He doesn't join in the welcoming scene. He is the loner who sadly must pursue a different course than domestic life. His melancholy walk outside is a brilliant piece of visual storytelling by Ford and acting by Wayne.

@marioarguello6989 7 ай бұрын

And the song, with the lyrics.

@IHeartShenanigans 9 ай бұрын

The big rocks are called Mesa's. This was filmed in a place called Monument Valley.

@dennisfitzgerald8486 Жыл бұрын

That was my Dad's favorite John Wayne movie,,,, rip Dad.

@ElliotNesterman Жыл бұрын

The flat-topped rock formations go by two names. The larger ones are called mesas ( _mesa_ is Spanish for table), the narrow ones are called buttes (from the French _butte_ a mound or hillock).

@mikecronis Жыл бұрын

Yep. We have 'em here in Colorado. They don't fall.

@creech54 Жыл бұрын

Like many of John Ford's westerns, "The Searchers" was shot in a place called "Monument Valley" (named for the rock formations found there).

@MrVvulf Жыл бұрын

To avoid embarrassment you should have let Dawn know the pronunciation. Byoots, not butts.

@markhamstra1083 Жыл бұрын

Really big ones are plateaus, next in size are mesas, then buttes. The smallest ones have lots of names, including pillar, spire, tower, needle and hoodoo.

@Ecrocken Жыл бұрын

@@MrVvulf There's no "Y" in the pronunciation, unless you're in the deep south. Here in the west, we pronounce it "beauts" as in beauty.

@Hiraghm Жыл бұрын

"where's your horse?" Horses are not automobiles. He rode it to death because he didn't listen to his uncle.

@anthonyflynn9953 23 күн бұрын

Although when I was young I drove my car to death. 😉

@genekent2391 Жыл бұрын

Martin was played by Jeffrey Hunter, who played Capt Pike in the original pilot for Star Trek (TOS) and Jesus Christ in "King of Kings". He was getting pretty popular until he kicked the bucket in 1969 of a cerebral hemorrhage.

@Madbandit77 Жыл бұрын

Jeffrey was also in another John Ford film "Sergeant Rutledge" with Woody Strode.

@timbaker7238 Жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Hunter also played Gabby Gaboldin in "Hell to Eternity". A movie well worth seeing.

@Hiraghm Жыл бұрын

It wasn't that she didn't want to go back... what happened right after she showed up? The Comanche attacked. She was telling them to go away and leave her because _she did not want them killed_ . Ethan misinterpreted this as her having become Comanche.

@mr.aldini6801 3 ай бұрын

In the script, it explained that she didn't know the Comanches killed her family, they'd only told her they had rescued her.

@Hiraghm Жыл бұрын

The Searchers is one of my favorite John Wayne westerns. Probably tied with She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

@carlanderson7618 Жыл бұрын

Rio Grande, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Shootist are probably my top three John Wayne westerns.

@tonyjanney1654 Жыл бұрын

Hondo.

@McPh1741 Жыл бұрын

I’ve loved the Duke since I was a kid in the 80s-90s. In 1991 the aired the 3D version of Hondo. His daughter introduced the movie. I still have the 3D glasses and I cut the advert out of the TV Guide and kept it too.

@BULL.173 11 ай бұрын

Rio Bravo for me. The Searchers is a close second though

@bobschenkel7921 Жыл бұрын

Some answers for you. The "hills" are called Mesa's, which is Spanish for "table", because they are flat on top. The Comanche Chief named "Scar" was the person at the beginning of the movie that captured Debbie, and later made her one of his wives. And he was shot by Marty, (Jeffrey Hunter) when they rescued Debbie, (Natalie Wood) and yes he was scalped by Ethan (John Wayne), as retribution for all the past nastiness. "The Searchers" was Directed by John Ford, one of the best directors ever, he influenced the Japanese Director Akira Kurosawa, and the Italian Director Sergio Leone, who did all the Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns, and many, many others. Ford used real Native Americans, Hopi's mostly, for the Natives in the movie, and he was beloved by the Hopi for the way he treated them, and paid them. They had very few opportunities out in the Arizona desert. The location is Monument Valley, a place Ford used many times in his movies.

@JohnnyUtah15 Жыл бұрын

The one Dawn is referring to is a butte 13:42

@richardcramer1604 Жыл бұрын

Though it was filmed in Monument Valley AZ, for the story it was supposed to represent TX.

@bobschenkel7921 Жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyUtah15 You forgot, and I did too, about the "Mittens", the most famous of the rock formations.

@JohnnyUtah15 Жыл бұрын

@@bobschenkel7921 Yep, that’s them.

@samuraiwarriorsunite Жыл бұрын

Many consider this Wayne's best film. A must-have in any John Wayne collection. The end scene where Wayne stands in the doorway raised his left hand, reached across his chest, and grabbed his right arm at the elbow was a moving tribute to his childhood hero, actor Harry Carey.

@cliffchristie5865 Жыл бұрын

And Brad, the young man who rides off and gets himself killed, is played by Harry Carey Jr.

@markadams3976 Жыл бұрын

@@cliffchristie5865 and I believe the swedes wife is Harry Carey's widow.

@cliffchristie5865 Жыл бұрын

@@markadams3976 Didn't know that. You probably did know that the unseasoned young cavalryman is John Wayne's son Patrick.

@markadams3976 Жыл бұрын

@@cliffchristie5865 Yes Patrick popped up in a lot of his dad's movies and only passed away a f ew weeks ago.

@joelwillems4081 Жыл бұрын

@@markadams3976 Oh, I didn't know Patrick just passed. I really liked his performance in "Big Jake".

@frost1977 Жыл бұрын

john wayne actually got to meet The real Wyatt Earp, his iconic swagger and manner of speach is influnced by what he saw in Earp. For John wayne movies the 1969 TRUE GRIT is a must, this is the role where John wayne won the Oscar at the acadamey awards for best actor.

@leefischer5814 Жыл бұрын

Not only that, Earp told him to change his name cause nobody would ever respect a cowboy named Marion.

@Patrick-xv6qv Жыл бұрын

No, John Wayne never met Wyatt Earp at all. That is one of those charming Old Hollywood fables. All that Wayne knew of Wyatt Earp he got second hand from director John Ford who did know Wyatt Earp.

@frost1977 11 ай бұрын

@@Patrick-xv6qv show me some articles or something because everything I can find says yes he did while working as a prop hand so show me a quote from a credible source or what you said is irrelevant.

@Patrick-xv6qv 11 ай бұрын

@@frost1977 you will find several sites that claim they met and even that Wayne was Earps coffee boy amd some even go further that they formed a close friendship and Watne was one of Earps pallbearers. Those are all myths. There are other sites that tell those were myths and the 2 never met. I am basing my comment that Wayne and Earp.met was a myth based on 2 of the several biographies I have read about John Wayne including the foremost and most accurate, John Wayne; the Life and the Legend by Scott Eyman who has written several books about actors and producers from the Golden Age of Hollywood and is considered an expert on the subject. Botj books about Wayne stated that Wayne and Earp never met and that they did was a myth fabricated by Hollywood public relations to give John Wayne more popularity, as if he needed it.

@Hiraghm Жыл бұрын

"It was your mother's" "What? How'd he know?" Because Ethan was the one who found Martin as a baby.

@12classics39 2 ай бұрын

Martin might just have been Ethan’s son.

@jeffmayle6776 Ай бұрын

@@12classics39that was my guess too. Hated the Indians that did it….that’s why he wanted to kill them all, or as many as he could.

@michaelm6948 Жыл бұрын

One of the top 5 westerns. The movie was dedicated to legendary silent western star Harry Carey Sr. A great friend of director John Ford and John Wayne. His son, Harry Carey Jr., was the boyfriend of the murdered girl Lucy. And Carey's widow played the older woman who gave Moes his rocking chair. John Wayne's walk out the doorway at the end was from Harry Carey's way of walking and holding his forearm and done as a dedication to him.

@wwciii Жыл бұрын

John Wayne's tag line of That'll be the Day was the inspiration for Buddy Holiday's song That'll be the Day. A double eagle was a god coin worth $20.

@creech54 Жыл бұрын

I think you combined "Buddy Holly" and "Billie Holiday". LOL

@drcornelius8275 Жыл бұрын

*gold coin

@Herman_Laurenz Жыл бұрын

If you re-watch The Searchers notice the interactions between Ethan and his sister-in-law. The way she strokes his coat, the way he kisses her goodbye on her forehead (while the Reverend Captain uncomfortably eats his donut). There was something going on when he left 7 years earlier. Maybe he was even Debbie's father.

@sartanawillpay7977 Жыл бұрын

Also when he returns to the burning ranch he calls out for Martha twice, but not for anyone else.

@anthonyflynn9953 23 күн бұрын

At least he believed he could be. The movie couldn’t be explicit, but the thought that his daughter was having sex with Indians fueled his hatred.

@DoubleJ1203 Ай бұрын

The back story is that Ethan and Martha were in love and that Debbie is Ethan's daughter. Also Martin is Ethan's son from another woman he loved who was killed by the Comanche and he dropped him off to be raised by Aaron and Martha. When he tells him about the scalp being his mothers, that's what he's referring to.

@shainewhite2781 Жыл бұрын

One of the best, if not, the greatest influential western movies ever made.

@richln9682 4 ай бұрын

Let's go home, Debbie. My favourite line in any film. Comes as such a relief. One of the very few all-time great movies not to receive a single Oscar nomination!

@mikedignum1868 Жыл бұрын

One of the best cowboy films, and Wayne plays such a dark role.

@Hiraghm Жыл бұрын

Debra was played by two actresses: Natalie Wood and her little sister, for the different age scenes. The head of the rangers was played by Ward Bond, who was a good friend of John Wayne's and was in a lot of his movies. The blonde boy in love with Lucy was Harry Carey, jr, son of John Wayne's good friend Harry Carey, sr. Wayne and Carey sr _invented_ the barroom brawl in movies, together. Old Mose was in several Wayne movies as well, including "The Alamo". "He who follows" Martin Pawley, was played by Jeffrey Hunter. Most Star Trek fans will recognize him as Captain Christopher Pike, commander of the USS Enterprise before it was given to Captain James Tiberius Kirk. Martin's love interest, Laurie, was played by Vera Miles. She played the love interest of both John Wayne and Jimmy Steward in the western "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". She was in another, modern movie with John Wayne, "Hellfighters", where she played Wayne's estranged wife. Swenson, his neighbor, was played by the same actor, John Qualan, who owned the restaurant in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". He was also in "Casablanca" and one of my favorite Jimmy Stewart movies, "Firecreek".

@Madbandit77 Жыл бұрын

Henry Kleinbach, who played Scar, played the creepy landlord, Silas Barnaby, in "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. He also played a cop in "John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13".

@christopherschafer7675 Жыл бұрын

And Harry Carey Jr.'s real life mom, Olive Carey, plays Laurie's mom in this movie.

@creech54 Жыл бұрын

@@Madbandit77 Born Heinrich von Kleinbach, aka Henry Brandon by the 1940s.

@cliffgraham9892 Жыл бұрын

This is a John Ford Movie and Ford used many of the same actors in his movies (the John Ford Road Company) . A demanding Director he liked to work with actors who knew how he worked and he know how to get the best out of.

@liamoconnor9487 Жыл бұрын

And the yankee cavalryman was played by John Waynes son, Patrick.

@reinholdmueller4882 Жыл бұрын

Great Reaction! The Searchers is arguably John Wayne's best Western, but in my humble opinion *Rio Bravo* is just as good, and *Red River* is even better still.

@CharlesDickens111 Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@thomast8539 Жыл бұрын

To a lot maybe of fans I suppose, but I beg to differ. The Cowboys is Wayne's best western followed by Rio Bravo, The Shootist and True Grit. The Searchers can stay in the top five though.

@gavinmead835 15 күн бұрын

I've seen this film many, many times, but it's fun watching this lass enjoying it and her commentary is adorable

@normlee6566 Жыл бұрын

I believe scar was killed by martin and when wayne found him dead, he scalped him. The scene when wayne chases down debbie in the sand/dirt, raises her above his head, and then cradles her, is one of most iconic scenes in film history. I remember this film was originally shown in black and white and was arguably legendary director john ford's greatest movie.

@billbabcock1833 Жыл бұрын

My favorite John Wayne movie, and one of the best Westerns ever made. And definitely the best ending shot with John Wayne framed in the doorway as the door closes. Don't apologize for doing Westerns on your channel, I can tell how much you like them.

@creech54 Жыл бұрын

It might have been in B/W on your B/W TV, but it was shot in TechniColor.

@Mac40581 Жыл бұрын

This was a color film. Perhaps you saw it on a B&W TV.

@normlee6566 Жыл бұрын

@@Mac40581 it was shot in black and white. Ford did that to convey despair and stagnation.

@creech54 Жыл бұрын

@@normlee6566 Then why do all the original movie posters say "Technicolor"?

@Hiraghm Жыл бұрын

The modern term for the Comanche's intention for Debbie was "grooming". They were grooming her to be a wife because she was too young to sexually abuse and kill. Lucy was old enough to sexually abuse and kill... so they enjoyed themselves... as they did with Martha.

@Texy88 Жыл бұрын

When I first saw _The Searchers_ I had just got back from a fortnight-long touring holiday in the United States and one of the places I stopped at was Monument Valley, where this film's exteriors were shot. What a great place Monument Valley is.

@kevincaulder20 Жыл бұрын

The young soldier you thought would sword somebody was John Wayne's son, Patrick. He started in a few movies with his famous father. Also, John Wayne chose the name of his character Ethan for one his other son's. This is the older John Wayne. The one most of us baby boomers grew up with. Tough, salty, and full of grit and a little compassion. The one we knew as the Duke. Watch all the westerns you can stand. I love that your enthusiasm for them. In fact I've got one for you. It stars a few of my favorite actors. The movie is called BANDELERO! And it features, Jimmy Stewart George Kennedy Dean Martin Raquel Welch and Andrew Prine. It's got humor, guns, a chase element, and just a little romance to keep you going. I would end by saying that by giving a film your BEST MOVIE EVER stamp of approval is your way if saying you loved the movie. Make all of the others measure up to your standards. After all it's your channel. And we you ❤️ love spending time with you. Thanks. And Happy Mother's Day !!!

@thomast8539 Жыл бұрын

The young lieutenant played by Patrick Wayne, DID in fact stab the good Reverend with his sword in the buttocks as alluded to in the film.

@billolsen4360 4 ай бұрын

@@thomast8539 Patrick was just 15 at the time, but had shot up like a weed so could pass for 20

@barrycollier7451 Жыл бұрын

One of the best westerns ever made. It's an epic. You need to watch " Stagecoach" from 1939, it was John Wayne 's first major role, and it's another classic.

@EgbertWilliams Жыл бұрын

Ethan wasn't just worried about Lucy's sanity, but that she'd been despoiled by sleeping with a Comanche.

@PGHEngineer Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's always the case with these Hay's Code era movies that you have to ask yourself "Did something sexual happen that they are alluding to but not actually saying?" . Often if you don't realise that, you miss the whole motivation for what happens next.

@kevinhouse4376 Жыл бұрын

Dawn Marie, thank you for reacting to what I believe is the greatest western ever made. "The Searchers" is loosely based on a true story, which is expertly recounted in Glenn Frankel's book, "The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend." Also, if you watch closely, you'll realize Wayne's character and his brother's wife were in love with each other. In addition, Ethan was going to kill Debbie because in his mind she was no longer human, having been "tainted" by sleeping with Scar. Finally, Wayne walks away alone at the end because he's an uncivilized man living in a country that is rapidly becoming more civilized. He doesn't fit in anywhere anymore. Truly great film!

@unclebobunclebob Жыл бұрын

"That'll be the day" was a phrase John Wayne used over and over in this film. Buddy Holly later used the phrase, which he got from the movie, to write one of his famous rock and roll songs; "That'll be the Day."

@christofferknight8567 Жыл бұрын

At the end when he stands in the door with his arms folded, it was a tribute to Wayne's favorite cowboy

@jlmain5777 9 ай бұрын

Buddy Holly wrote the song “That’ll Be the Day” after seeing this film at the movie theater in 1956.

@petequesada2936 Жыл бұрын

Charlie was played by Ken Curtis who became hugely famous as Festus on the long running tv show Gunsmoke. At the time of this movie, he was a member of the popular singing group Sons of the Pioneers. The song at the end of the film was one of their big hits Tumbling Tumble Weeds. Vera Miles - as mentioned in the comments played a big role in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

@FloridaMugwump Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call Festus hugely famous, lol. Everytime we mentioned him, the old folks would say "No, it was Chester. Festus is just some sorry replacement for Chester". We wouldn't know what they were talking about because they had only syndicated the color episodes.

@scottdarden3091 Жыл бұрын

Watch all the Westerns you want! I'm here for it 😉😉

@richb313 Жыл бұрын

John Ford directed this movie and he and Wayne both should have been nominated for Oscars for this movie which has gained more respect since both of their deaths.

@TheBTG88 8 ай бұрын

Steven Spielberg watches this movie every time he is about to start a new project. It's that influential.

@Packard63 Жыл бұрын

The best western ever.....an epic western that just becomes more epic every time you watch it.......that will be the day.

@billolsen4360 4 ай бұрын

Yes, it is the best. John Ford and his cinematographer, Winton Hoch, made practically every scene look like an oil painting.

@stefanfalke8041 Жыл бұрын

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE JOHN WAYNE MOVIES INCLUDING "HONDO" AND 'SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON" A BIT OF TRIVIA THE BRITISH 1960'S ROCK BAND NAMED THEMSELVES AFTER THIS MOVIE "THE SEARCHERS" ONE OF THEIR HITS WAS "LOVE POTION NUMBER 9 , AND DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE AWAY.' AND MANY MORE HITS

@michaelceraso1977 Жыл бұрын

wow The 1st reaction Ive seen to this classic film ( and fave of SCorcese & spielberg) and your great emotional comments. SO much to say , as EThan (J Wayne) was a complicated character. SOme people say that Debbie might have been his own child as he might have been in love with his brother's wife. John ford went all out in this beautifully filmed classic. oh and Scar the Indian was shot by Marty and The preacher was stabbed by the young kid (J Wayne's oldest son) with scabbard lol,

@Hiraghm Жыл бұрын

"What if like their tribe is humongous, and there are like... only 10 of you guys?" Well... that's what Texicans call "a fair fight".

@chrisedwards7095 Жыл бұрын

This was filmed in Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona. John Ford loved to film there because it looked so good, and because he was away from his bosses in Hollywood. The young lieutenant was Patrick Wayne, John Wayne's son. Clayton (Ward Bond) got stabbed with his sword. Charlie was Ken Curtis, a singer with the Sons of the Pioneers.

@sartanawillpay7977 Жыл бұрын

Ken Curtis married director John Ford's daughter and later was famous as Festus in the "Gunsmoke" tv series.

@billolsen4360 4 ай бұрын

@@sartanawillpay7977 Never knew that!

@kieronball8962 Жыл бұрын

Loved your reactions to one of the greatest westerns ever made, Dawn Marie. Fun Movie Fact: Whenever you saw a gun jam, or mis-fire during this film, it was an actual gun jam or mis-fire. The actors then had to ad-lib their reactions and carry on, as it wasn't possible for them to re-shoot the scenes.

@beowulfthedane 10 ай бұрын

The actor that played the cavalry officer at the end, the young one that told them about scar, was Patrick Wayne. John Wayne's real son.

@ericanderson8886 Жыл бұрын

When you get back to westerns two good ones are "Fort Apache" which pair director John Ford and John Wayne once again and "Shane" Which has the iconic rancher vs settler dispute. Both are classics of course.

@michaelcoffey1991 3 ай бұрын

One of my favorite western's and films of all time. You can @Dawn watch all the John Ford (director) John Wayne (actor) films and you will adore each and every one

@oldfarmshow 7 ай бұрын

there is a long synapse of the entire movie; what each movie scene represents; how two scenes are connected; the cabin represents family; we see groups of people together as family, Ethan Edwards stands alone; near the start of the movie we see Ethan Edwards lifting young Debbie Edwards in the air thinking it was her older sister; near the end the the movie we see Ethan Edwards lifting an older Debbie Edwards; at the end we see the family entering the cabin Ethan Edwards does not

@philmakris8507 Жыл бұрын

Do all the Westerns you want Dawn! You're one of the few channels that does all these classic and modern westerns.

@snootybaronet Жыл бұрын

In western movies the tribes you'll mostly see are Apache, Comanche, Sioux, sometimes Navajo, because they are on the plains and further west. But at one time different tribes were all over the country. Thanksgiving involves the Native Americans because the English settlers were helped by them in the Massachusetts area. That tribe was a branch of the Algonquin Indians who were once plentiful on the eastern seaboard and up into Canada and the Midwest of the USA.

@theylied1776 Жыл бұрын

A double Egale is a Gold Dollar. Today a single Gold Double Eagle from (1868) would be worth $600 today.

@jonjofarrell4495 11 күн бұрын

A double eagle is a $20 coin , a singe eagle is $10

@theylied1776 11 күн бұрын

@@jonjofarrell4495 We're talking about an 1860 double eagle. They can go as much as $70,000. Depending on the condition of the coin.

@johnrule1607 Жыл бұрын

The mountains you asked about are called buttes (pronounced "byoots"). Mesas (pronounced "maysas") are much wider, flat-topped (tabletop) standing similarly to buttes.

@Flastew Жыл бұрын

John made some outstanding westerns and war movies. Another western you may like, but doesn't have John, and is well known is Shane. It is so fun watching you reaction to westerns you really get into the movies and the characters. Commentor Elliot N. nailed it on the name of the formations you asked about. Great reaction Lady Dawn.

@ppjkb8 Жыл бұрын

Wow I had to like and subscribe before even watching. I've watched a lot of your reaction videos, but this is one of my favorite Westerns of all time!

@ik7578 Жыл бұрын

You can do westerns whenever you want!

@mattbynumfilms Жыл бұрын

And also more Jimmy Stewart movies!

@resdawg2244 Жыл бұрын

I'm all in for the westerns. So many great ones out there and you've barely scratched the surface. You really need to see Dances with Wolves. As for the Native tribes there are over 500 in the US.

@jpavlvs 9 ай бұрын

I saw the film the first time when I was 5 in my pjs at the drive in theater in 1956. The scene where Ethan shot out the eyes stuck with me my whole life. It's a great study of racism and obsession or determination. Ken Curtis who played Charlie MacQuarie made a whole career on that character. He was also a great singer in 40's big bands and with the Sons of the Pioneers.

@wgandy9541 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel and your love of westerns! This is my favorite John Wayne movie with a close second of "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon". Thank you so very much for watching these old classics!!! I love watching them because I don't have to worry about foul language and nudity being in them. I love these wholesome movies!

@mr.aldini6801 3 ай бұрын

Im going to Scotland in June. It's nice to know there are some Scots that appreciate Westerns.

@alisonrodger3360 16 күн бұрын

Check out the 'BA Cowboys', from Falkirk 😁

@guymelton1094 Жыл бұрын

Gosh young Lady can’t believe you watched this flick , you give me hope, I enjoyed your reactions 👍🙏✌️😊

@pnwcruiser Жыл бұрын

The vertical wall flat topped structures are called either buttes or mesas, buttes being smaller than mesas. The movie was filmed in Monument Valley on the present day Navajo Reservation. I once worked as a camping tour leader and took many groups to the area camping overnight below the buttes and mesas or on mesa tops accessed by Jeep, horseback and on foot with Navajo guides. Spectacular country often with stunning sunrises and sunsets glowing on and through the red rock walls. Southern Utah and far Northern Arizona are otherworldly.

@billolsen4360 4 ай бұрын

John Ford also filmed "Stagecoach" at the same locale.

@ranger-1214 Жыл бұрын

My all-time favorite Western movie. Many of the main actors are already mentioned by others, and were in other John Ford/John Wayne movies. We also saw here John's young son, Patrick Wayne, as the new cavalry Lieutenant. Ken Curtis was a great singer with the Sons of the Pioneers and can be heard in another Ford/Wayne movie "Rio Grande" where the Sons are the Regimental singers. He was later Festus on TV's Gunsmoke. Another great John Wayne Western is "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon". All great selections when you want to see some of the older Westerns.

@joeanimalskull4243 Жыл бұрын

Always can't hold my tears back, when Ethan raises Debbie before he says "Let's go home."

@mr.aldini6801 3 ай бұрын

In the script, he didn't kill Debbie because he saw Martha in her. But it's rumored that he didn't kill her because she was actually his child, and he couldn't go through with it.

@Hiraghm Жыл бұрын

The Comanche (and other tribes) were very dependent on bison for their survival; at one time, a single heard could cover an entire State. Then the railroad was coming through, and we drove them near extinction. In the past 50 years we've brought them back, to the point where we've had to cull the herds so they didn't starve. The idea of shooting more than one buffalo was to provide hardship for his enemies. "Empty bellies" as he put it.

@Carandini Жыл бұрын

The Comanche in particular were only defeated because it became policy to slaughter bison and feral cattle (and wild horses) to starve them out. As Theodore Roosevelt himself said, the Comanche were the finest light cavalry in the world. The westward expansion of the United States was actually being pushed back by the Comanche until the concept of killing the animals they needed for food and mobility was insituted. As for bison, thank Colonel Roosevelt again. He was the one who protected the bison when the 'experts' were assuring him that there were still plenty of animals left. As president, he also created many of the national parks in the US to preserve something of the wilderness. Bison are now raised for slaughter and the meat is so damn good. More savory than beef and surprisingly tender.

@zaftra Жыл бұрын

Also, glad to say, Vera Miles is still alive in her 90's

@billolsen4360 4 ай бұрын

I liked her here and in Psycho

@hannibal5009 Жыл бұрын

John Wayne in... She wore a yellow ribbon.... great film...

@AmatureAstronomer Жыл бұрын

One of the best western films plus Dawn. Thumbs up! 👍

@celestemcallister1307 Жыл бұрын

I get the feeling Debra is actually Ethan's daughter,explaining why he didn't come home sooner..

@user-pv8bm9ez8f 11 ай бұрын

Probably the best western ever made, The Shootist is a great film as well

@susanfigueroa872 Жыл бұрын

This movie was loosely and I mean loosely based on a true incident that happened in Texas when the Comanches, who dominated the land and other native nations. They would raid and destroy, kill, loot and take hostages. The child's name was Cynthia Parker and eventually she assimilated into the tribe, became a wife at 15 or 16 and bore a son who would later become a fierce warrior and chief, by the name of Quana Parker. My husband read a book about his life and we both watched a documentary of his life. He became a celebrity and had a large home and many kids!

@MrGpschmidt Жыл бұрын

Wayne's & Ford's finest hours. Arguably their best collaboration.

@joeschulz5584 Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest westerns ever, is Lonesome Dove! It has several parts, 6+ hours total. Is has a huge star filled cast. One of my all time favorites! You would definitely love it.

@cliffchristie5865 Жыл бұрын

The location is Monument Valley, Arizona, filming site of many classic westerns and, eventually, "Back To The Future III". Hapless Charlie McCorry is played by Ken Curtis, who became part of the cast of "Gunsmoke", the longest running western in tv history, appearing himself for the last nine seasons. The tribes are indeed real and, presently, there are 574 officially recognized Native American tribes in North America.

@McPh1741 Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite westerns of all time. Indeed, one of the best westerns of all time. John Wayne's performance was top notch. His character is complex and the whole time he and Martin are searching for Lucy, you are left wandering if he Ethan is trying to rescue her or kill her. His character is an ex-officer from the Confederate Army. After the lost the American Civil War, he left instead of officially surrendering. After the war thousands of Confederate soldiers traveled to Mexico. The medal he gives to Debbie is supposed to have been (according to IMDB) awarded by Maximillian who was Emperor of Mexico appointed by France. He hired many Confederate mercenaries to fight for France from 1865-1867. After the French were defeated, Mexico became independent and the Confederates were again on the losing side. This would explain Ethan's absence and eventual return.

@brandrider21 29 күн бұрын

I know it’s a year late … and someone may have already said this in the comments but this film is very loosely based on the experience of an American woman named Cynthia Ann Parker who was kidnapped by the Comanche Indians . She was adopted into the tribe, married a Comanche war chief and had a son named Quanah Parker who was one of the greatest Comanche chiefs in the history of the tribe.

@toodlescae Жыл бұрын

John Wayne did 10 movies besides this one with his second son, Patrick (Lt. Greenhill). Patrick wasn't always credited in some of the earlier films when he was a kid. In fact I think this was the 1st movie with his father that he was credited in.

@duanelavely5481 Жыл бұрын

In the western U.S. a flat topped outcropping is called a "mesa" (Spanish). Also known as a plateau or butte.

@sniperguy1995 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact Lieutenant Greenhill was played by John Wayne's son Patrick.

@michaelmccoy8059 10 ай бұрын

Charlie McCorory was played by Ben Curtis and was Festus in Gunsmoke

@michaelmccoy8059 Жыл бұрын

I TOLD YOU it was the best Western ever made. Been voted so on many stores. So happy you enjoyed it.

@TheDarkhorse386 Жыл бұрын

Those rock formations are called Buttes. That is monument valley and it is in the border with Arizona and Utah. There are many differnt tribes and they are still around today

@allynvannoy4743 10 ай бұрын

Those rock formations are buttes. The film is shot in Monument Valley, in northeast Arizona.

@ToddSauve 11 ай бұрын

The film was shot in Monument Valley which is spread over an area where Utah and Arizona come together. They said it was west Texas at the beginning of the film but that was only for dramatic purposes. There is nothing like that in Texas. The tall, solitary rock formations are actually the cores of ancient volcanoes where the mountains have worn away leaving only the cores. Spectacular to film Westerns in that area. The landscape becomes a third character in every Western. There are "hoodoos" all over the western US and Canada, but nothing like the size of of the ones in Monument Valley. The buffalo hunting scenes were filmed in Alberta, as there were no decent sized herds left in the US in the 1950s. Along with "Tombstone," "The Searchers" is my favourite Western. 🤠💖

@allendesalme197 5 ай бұрын

The guy playing his dad in the first ghost's deal is his brother Brian Murray - also the mayor in Groundhog Day.

@smg85051 Жыл бұрын

The Searchers and several other John Ford/John Wayne movies were filmed in Monument Valley, Arizona where there is an abundance of spectacular rock formations. Two very special formations look like left & right hands due to a single spire rising up that would be a thumb. They're named "The Right Mitten" & "The Left Mitten" I was fortunate enough to spend the better part of a day in Monument Valley and made the acquaintance of two Navajo men on horseback, right at the stream & sand dune where Ethan & Marty hole up & Debbie comes running down to Ethan. A trip to remember.

@mrjoepad1 Жыл бұрын

The actor who played Scar is Henry Brandon. He played the villain Barnaby in the Laurel and Hardy movie, March of the Wooden Soldiers.

@sonnypeek6418 Жыл бұрын

So the one part where Ethan and Mose stop and rest and feed their horses... Marty Goes on.. and when they catch up with Marty - he's on foot; meaning Marty's horse couldn't make it

@davidstewart5802 Жыл бұрын

movie suggestion......SHANE 1953

@Ship-security 6 ай бұрын

You’re my favorite. “ surely there’s no harm in killing another one”😂

@kennethstevenson4817 Жыл бұрын

To see in a theater with the cinemascope screen is amazing.

@creech54 Жыл бұрын

VistaVision (1.66:1), actually. Cinemascope was 2.35:1.

@michaelhoward6663 Жыл бұрын

Love the reaction as always! The Searchers is one of my favorites. Another John Wayne to watch is his last movie, The Shootist. It'll break your heart. As far as Native American tribes, there are still lots. I live near the largest reservation in the country. The land belongs to the Navajo tribe. Several Navajo actors played Comanches in The Searchers. Looking forward to the next western.

@philmakris8507 Жыл бұрын

Those formations go by several names. Bluffs, mesas, outcroppings, red rocks, volcanic plugs, cliffs. Most all of these golden age classic westerns were all filmed in Monument Valley in southern Utah

@michaelmccoy8059 10 ай бұрын

Vera Miles who plays Laurie was in many who shot Liberty Vamens and Psycho. Ward Bond was a big supporting actor in some icon films for decades. One of his earliest was in Gone with the Wind.

@graemejones825 Жыл бұрын

This is my favourite John Wayne film. When I was a wee lad, my late grandfather used to visit on a Saturday, he'd come down from Aberdeen and we'd watch a John Wayne film. His favourite was The Quiet Man.

@nationaltrails9585 Жыл бұрын

Was very surprised and glad to see a posted reaction to this movie, The Searchers (1956) made by John Ford. There are many who have requested reactions (mostly to American KZfaqrs, "That'll Be the Day!), but kudos to you for being the first of this current cycle of reactors to do so, job well done. More to write, hope to be back later with more. :)

@TheBTG88 Жыл бұрын

Those flat-topped mountains are called 'mesa' plural 'mesas'.

@custardflan Жыл бұрын

This is filmed in Monument Valley in Utah. Notice the shots through doorways? At the end is John Wayne, holding his arm, a tribute to Harry Carey, a great actor who died before this movie and is the father of Brad and the husband of the farm wife.

@glen1ster 6 ай бұрын

9:38--This is where Buddy Holly got the line "That'll Be the Day." 13:40--butte 19:07--Ken Curtis played Festus on "Gunsmoke." 32:08--John Wayne's son Patrick I was born in 1956. 39:23--Thanksgiving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving Natalie Wood was also in West Side Story.

@JimScholfield Жыл бұрын

I can tell this is at least in part filmed at Castle Valley in Utah up the Colorado River from Moab. There is now a Motel/Winery there that is also a museum for these old westerns. The rooms open up onto grass and a beach on the Colorado River with a tall red rock cliff just across the river. Just as you see in the movie. Behind the cliff to the west is Arches National Park and a few miles south west of it is Canyonlands National Park. Great mountain bike trails all over the area too. A fantastic place to visit. I don't think the rock formations you asked about are considered to be mesas, too small I think. The area is called Castle Valley because they kind of look like Castles. I think they are too big to be hoodoos.