“Big Jake” is the typical John Wayne vehicle where he plays a man returning to his estranged family only to find that his grandson has been kidnapped. Big Jake then embarks on a journey to deliver the ransom but has no intention of handing over the cash without a fight! The fun has just begun! Director George Sherman (“Smoky” 1966) did a marvelous job at the helm of this movie, from an excellent screenplay by Harry J. Fink and Rita M. Fink. This was Sherman’s final film going back to 1937 when he directed his first movie “Wild Horse Rodeo” for Republic Pictures.
The supporting cast includes Richard Boone, Maureen O’Hara, Christopher Mitchum, Bruce Cabot, Bobby Vinton, Glenn Corbett, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., Greg Palmer, Roy Jenson, Virginia Capers, Hank Worden, Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay of TV’s “Bewitched”), Jim Davis (Jock Ewing of TV’s “Dallas”), Patrick Wayne and Ethan Wayne (sons of The Duke), and George Fenneman as the Narrator.
The legendary Elmer Bernstein composed the musical score for the very watchable “Big Jake,” a big hit in theatrical release for producer Michael Wayne (another son of The Duke), Batjac Productions, Cinema Center Films, and National General Pictures. This was also Maureen O’Hara’s last of five films she appeared in with John Wayne.
Big Jake (1971)
cinema
My Review
“Big Jake” is the typical John Wayne vehicle where he plays a man returning to his estranged family only to find that his grandson has been kidnapped. Big Jake then embarks on a journey to deliver the ransom but has no intention of handing over the cash without a fight! The fun has just begun! Director George Sherman (“Smoky” 1966) did a marvelous job at the helm of this movie, from an excellent screenplay by Harry J. Fink and Rita M. Fink. This was Sherman’s final film going back to 1937 when he directed his first movie “Wild Horse Rodeo” for Republic Pictures.
The supporting cast includes Richard Boone, Maureen O’Hara, Christopher Mitchum, Bruce Cabot, Bobby Vinton, Glenn Corbett, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., Greg Palmer, Roy Jenson, Virginia Capers, Hank Worden, Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay of TV’s “Bewitched”), Jim Davis (Jock Ewing of TV’s “Dallas”), Patrick Wayne and Ethan Wayne (sons of The Duke), and George Fenneman as the Narrator.
The legendary Elmer Bernstein composed the musical score for the very watchable “Big Jake,” a big hit in theatrical release for producer Michael Wayne (another son of The Duke), Batjac Productions, Cinema Center Films, and National General Pictures. This was also Maureen O’Hara’s last of five films she appeared in with John Wayne.