Advantages: Maureen O'Hara, Classic John Wayne Western, Exciting, Well Acted for the most part Disadvantages: A bit more gory than most John Wayne Films, pretty typical John Wayne
...I will be reviewing. Big Jake, the film.
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The Film: Big Jake Summary
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A great deal of creativity and depth is not involved in this particular story. It is actually quite simple and straightforward. An outlaw gang lead by John Fain attacks the McCandles Ranch. They kill quite a few members of the hired help, shoot Jake McCandles youngest son Jeff, and kidnap his grandson Little Jake ... ...the kid and that’s where Big Jake comes in! While he and his wife Martha haven’t seen each other for 18 years (apparently they’re not on speaking terms) she knows he’s the man for the job, and the only one that can save their 8 year old grandson. Accompanying him are his other two sons James, who doesn’t much care for Big Jake, and Michael, as well as his old friend Sam Sharpnose and his ever faithful Dog. Everyone that Big Jake meets keeps saying ...
Rahielli 01.04.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Big Jake (DVD)
Big Jakeis not one of the Duke's classics, but it's a diverting picture nonetheless. ... more
Everyone seems to think that Jacob McCandles is six-feet under ("I thought you was dead" is a running line throughout), so some bad men kidnap his grandson. They want ...
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John Wayne is Jacob McCandles an ageing cowboy in an Old West that is on the verge of ... more
modernization. When his eight-year-old grandson is kidnapped by a violent gang led by the evil John Fain (Richard Boone) Jacob's estranged wife (Maureen O'Hara) enl...
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In this action-filled Western, JOHN WAYNE stars as Big Jake McCandles, a husband who ... more
hasn't seen his wife (MAUREEN O'HARA) in over 18 years. But he returns home after his grandson is kidnapped by a vicious outlaw gang. While the law gives chase in rick...
Big Jakeis not one of the Duke's classics, but it's a diverting picture nonetheless. ... more
Everyone seems to think that Jacob McCandles is six-feet under ("I thought you was dead" is a running line throughout), so some bad men kidnap his grandson. They want ...
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Production Year: 1939 - Westerns - Director: John Ford - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, George Bancroft, Andy Devine, Thomas Mitchell, John Carradine, Donald Meek, Tim Holt
Production Year: 1971 - Westerns - Director: Richard Benedict, Douglas Heyes, Leslie Martinson - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Ben Murphy, Pete Duel
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