Enjoyable western with the surprisingly nice pairing of John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. Wayne plays Texas Ranger Jake Cutter. That's quite possibly the manliest name ever. Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret (Whitman), who is wanted for killing a man even though it was in a fair duel. A lot of stuff happens but basically Cutter grows to respect and like Regret and the two team up to take on the Comancheros and the Comanches. I could explain the difference but it's probably better if you look it up. Solid cowboys and Indians western with a good cast. Nice support from Lee Marvin, Nehemiah Persoff, Jack Elam, Bruce Cabot, and Patrick Wayne. Henry Daniell appears briefly. The obligatory love interests are Ina Balin and Joan O'Brien. This is legendary director Michael Curtiz's last film. He was sick with cancer throughout the filming so an uncredited Wayne did quite a bit of the directing.
Review of The Comancheros
