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The gunfighter set the blueprint for John Wayne's The Shootist

The Western genre was built by a long line of stars like John Wayne, and a range of masterpieces, from Shane and High Noon to The Searchers and The Gunfighter. Under directors like John Ford, Howard ...
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‘The Shootist’: John Wayne’s Final Movie Title Came From a Real Fearful Gunfighter’s Quip

The Shootist follows an older gunfighter named J.B. Books (Wayne) in 20th Century Nevada. He goes to see a local doctor, who gives him the bad news that he has cancer and not much longer to live.
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The John Wayne & Howard Hawks Western That's "No Story, Just Characters"

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...