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Post by bravomailer on Dec 22, 2020 19:36:58 GMT
The Horse Soldiers / John Ford (1959). The Mirisch Corporation. Cinematography by William H. Clothier. Decent late John Ford offering. It is the time of the U.S. Civil War. The Union siege of Vicksburg is not going well. The rebels could hold out forever because they are being supplied by railroad from deep in the south. General Grant assigns Colonel John Marlowe (John Wayne) to take a contingent of soldiers south, knock out the supply dump and railroad. Thing is, to be successful they have to be one the road for several days without being seen by the enemy or engaging with him. After stopping for a night at a Plantation, they meet Southern Belle Hannah Hunter (Constance Towers). She is a Southern partisan but greets them kindly in an attempt to learn their plans. When she does learn them and they find out, they can either shoot her or take her with them. Of course they take her and a kind of truce developing into love between the them in spite of the 20-something gap in their ages. Also along for the ride, and forced on Marlowe, was a physician Dr. Henry Kendall (William Holden). An immediate feud breaks out between the two men started by Marlowe for reasons we don’t learn until later. But Kendall give as good as he gets. Although Marlowe outranks him, the Doctor has charge of all medical matters so can override the Colonel in those cases. Colorful action and good performances from the three leads rates a recommendation.   I like The Horse Soldiers better than most. Saw it in a drive-in not long after its initial release. As I recall, Constance Towers knocks the Duke down with one punch. That was after she tried to please him with her Southern charm: 
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Post by mikef6 on Dec 22, 2020 20:11:32 GMT
The Horse Soldiers / John Ford (1959). The Mirisch Corporation. Cinematography by William H. Clothier. Decent late John Ford offering. It is the time of the U.S. Civil War. The Union siege of Vicksburg is not going well. The rebels could hold out forever because they are being supplied by railroad from deep in the south. General Grant assigns Colonel John Marlowe (John Wayne) to take a contingent of soldiers south, knock out the supply dump and railroad. Thing is, to be successful they have to be one the road for several days without being seen by the enemy or engaging with him. After stopping for a night at a Plantation, they meet Southern Belle Hannah Hunter (Constance Towers). She is a Southern partisan but greets them kindly in an attempt to learn their plans. When she does learn them and they find out, they can either shoot her or take her with them. Of course they take her and a kind of truce developing into love between the them in spite of the 20-something gap in their ages. Also along for the ride, and forced on Marlowe, was a physician Dr. Henry Kendall (William Holden). An immediate feud breaks out between the two men started by Marlowe for reasons we don’t learn until later. But Kendall give as good as he gets. Although Marlowe outranks him, the Doctor has charge of all medical matters so can override the Colonel in those cases. Colorful action and good performances from the three leads rates a recommendation. I like The Horse Soldiers better than most. Saw it in a drive-in not long after its initial release. As I recall, Constance Towers knocks the Duke down with one punch. That was after she tried to please him with her Southern charm: In that bottom screen shot, Towers asks, "More leg or breast." The Duke answers, "I've had enough of both, thank you."
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 22, 2020 20:15:37 GMT
Behind the scenes the Duke taught her to shoot -  |
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