Monday, May 23, 2011

The Shootist (1976)

John Wayne's final film appearance, also starring Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, Harry Morgan, James Stewart, Sheree North, Hugh O'Brien, Richard Boone, John Carradine, and Scatman Crothers.

A gunfighter (John Wayne) is told by his doctor (James Stewart) he has cancer and has only two months to live. He takes a room at a boarding house run by a widow (Lauren Bacall) with a young son (Ron Howard). There he prepares to wait until death comes. Of course, his very presence starts off events in the town. The Marshal (Harry Morgan) comes, prepared to die in a shootout, the boy tries to idolize him, the woman first is disgusted and then pities him. Realizing that he will die in great pain, he comes up with an idea to go out with a bang.



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