John Wayne: Screen Legend Collection (1975)

John Wayne is one of the most popular and recognizable leading men ever to hit the silver screen. Five memorable films capture his unforgettable career in the John Wayne: Screen Legend Collection. Co-starring an impressive roster of talent including Katharine Hepburn, Kirk Douglas, Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott, these films highlight an American icon who will always be remembered as a true screen legend. Reap the Wild Wind Cecil B. DeMille directs John Wayne and Ray Milland as two sailors battling pirates and competing for the affections of a southern belle (Paulette Goddard) in 1840s Key West. The Spoilers John Wayne joins Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott in an all-star adventure classic about gold and greed in an Alaskan boomtown during the 1890s. The War Wagon A rancher (John Wayne) recruits a brash gunslinger (Kirk Douglas) along with a raucous crew of misfits and readies them to pull off one of the most impossible heists of all time. Hellfighters A Texan demolition specialist (John Wayne) battles a perilous oil-well fire and hopes to reunite with his daughter and the wife who left him 20 years ago. Rooster Cogburn The saga of True Grit continues as John Wayne reprises his role as a Deputy Marshall who helps a missionary (Katharine Hepburn) bring justice to the Wild West.

First Rate

The movies in this collection are top notch. I watched all of them the first three days I had the set. The video and audio quality is excellent. The DVD is restored video which I am coming to expect now. I like to watch the unrestored trailers to see how good the movies look after they are restored. Sometimes technology is wonderful! It wasn't too long ago that we were in danger of losing some of these old films. Of course, the Duke is the Duke, that is why I bought the set. The set appears to have been done by or for TCM which is first rate, too. If you love John Wayne, as I do, you'll have to have this set. Overall, beautifully done. June 23, 2008

Just What My Dad Wanted

This turned out to be the perfect John Wayne Box Set for my Dad. He is a huge John Wayne fan and since I bought him this he has watched all of the movies, some of them twice. It is a great gift for a John Wayne fan. March 6, 2008

John Wayne, Screen Legion

These DVD's arrived in a fairly timely manner considering that they were traveling up to Alaska. I was a little disappointed that the titles for each DVD was not labeled which caused some confusion as to what movie was on each disk. The quality of the movies is very good otherwise. February 11, 2008

Fantastic Video Quality

I'm glad I listened to the other reviews that touted the great transfer quality of these movies. Thank you. They didn't exagerate. So far the best of them is The War Wagon. The picture quality is so good you think your'e looking out your window to a beautiful panoramic view of the West. I suppose this also requires a good quality set to view it on, 36" sony Wega. Can't wait to some day see it on a 60" Hi-Def system. One can only dream. Anyway, this is a great set to own. And at $20 how can you say no? January 19, 2008

A must for any John Wayne fan.

What I love about this collection is not just the selection of his movies over the years of his career but also the different characters he gets to play.
Reap The Wild is set in the 1840s Key West and John Wayne plays a sea captain. And he's not even the main character!
The Spoilers is set in Alaska 1890s during a gold rush. Along side Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott this film really shines bright with great acting.
The War Wagon is a good, old fashion action film with lots of action and Kirk Douglas to boot!
Hellfighters is about firefighters and how they handle the job and their lives, trying to balance the two together. Lots of action, romance and gritty reality.
Rooster Cogburn, named after the character John Wayne played in True Grit, brings that character back to match him up with Katharine Hepburn to bring justice to the West.
Outside of Rooster Cogburn I have never seen any of this films and it really allowed me to enjoy and come to respect the many skills and sides of John Wayne. I look forward to buying up more and more of his films in the future. The inside of the collection's box folds out and has information about John Wayne and the films in the set. January 16, 2008

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