Wellmans novel broncho apache, which in turn was inspired by a true story. For its time 1953 the violence on film was grim but loved seeing that in a john wayne film. Hondo is a 1953 warnercolor 3d western film directed by john farrow and starring john wayne and geraldine page. Preferring the company of indians, hondo develops an unlikely friendship with a new mexico farm wife geraldine page, who, thanks to a gallivanting husband, spends most of her time alone. The dvd videos of man called noon and hondo and the apaches. This pilot episode setup the character and storyline for the ensuing series. The film is compiled from episodes of the short lived tv series but the continuity is fine apart the odd piece of abrupt editing. Vittorio, the apache chief, shares a similar character with the storys version, cochise. Hondo and the apaches is a 1967 english film stars ralph taeger, lee h.
Hondo and the apaches is actually an edited together version of the first two episodes of the 1967 u. Hondo is a former confederate officer, the best scout and spy on either side. Aiding hondo is frontier widow angie dow kathie brown, her son johnny buddy foster, grizzled. Red river 1948 action, adventure, drama, romance john wayne, montgomery clift.
There is a strange tendency for some scenes to fade into black as though not fully completed by director. Released theatrically in europe, hondo and the apaches was. This is a well made 1960s western based on the earlier 1953 john wayne film. Two episodes from the tv series hondo edited together and released as a feature. Hondo was author louis lamours 1953 publication, and shares with arthur c. The show was not only geared to western action, it also gave him a substantial character to play, an embittered man whose indian wife was killed during an army massacre, but it failed to catch on with audiences and was. This film was originally produced in the academy aspect ratio of 1. The movie shows the adventures of a very mysterious, very masculine, cowboyoutlawgunman, hondo lane played by john wayne, who develops an unlikely.
Katzin this louis lamour classic is based on the original john wayne film, hondo. Set in 1870 arizona, the story follows hondo lane, a u. The series was very good, but it did not find an audience in the mid1960s. Best movies like hondo and the apaches bestsimilar. Your dying will be slow and hard, the renegades tell hondo, just before staking him out and preparing to. Wayne had wanted an unknown actress to play the part of angie lowe, a pioneer woman with a handsome but slightly weathered face. Angie, determinedly awaiting the return of her brutish husband leo gordon, refuses to leave their homestead despite the growing danger from nearby warring native american tribes.
As for prejudicial moments, remember, this was 1953 and thats just as it was. With john wayne, geraldine page, ward bond, michael pate. When an apache chiefs daughter is accidentally killed, the u. Ralph taeger does very well as the laconic scout entrusted as peace emissary to the apaches by general crook. Army dispatch rider hondo lane discovers a woman and young son living in the midst of warring apaches and becomes their protector. Hondo and the 1950s western hero by deja sloan american.
Hondo john wayne, geraldine page, ward bond, james arness, lee aaker, leo gordon 1953. With ralph taeger, kathie browne, michael rennie, noah beery jr two episodes from the tv series hondo edited together and. Hondo is so perfect a john ford western that many people assume it was directed by john fordor at the very least, andrew mclaglen. An initial restoration of hondo was overseen by waynes son michael, head of batjac productions, in the late s culminating in a syndicated broadcast of the film in june on american overtheair stations in anaglyph 3d. Summary a hardboiled cavalry scout with a feral dog as companion stumbles across a woman and her child stranded on their. Hondo warns her the apaches are on the war path, but she refuses to clear out. Hondo is based on the 1953 3d film of the same name starring john wayne and geraldine page, which was in turn an offshoot of an early louis lamour novel. Hondo and the apaches 1967 full movie download full hd. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Angel and the badmanjohn wayne on film the star packerblue steel movie online. With ralph taeger, kathie browne, michael rennie, noah beery jr two episodes from the tv series hondo edited together and released as a feature. Fenady, kathie browne, michael rennie, noah beery, jr.
The 1953 film starring john wayne and geraldine page was actually based upon a short story by lamour entitled the gift of cochise. Ralph teager stars as hondo lane, an indian scout assigned a nearly impossible mission. The first two episodes were edited together to form the feature film hondo and the apaches, which was released theatrically outside of north america. Based the short story a gift of cochise, author lamour reworked it into a novel that sold 3,000,000 copies, the first with his real name attached. After watching the 1953 adventure film hondo, i can safely say it follows the pattern of many american western films, and heavily reinforces to the idea of the overall icon of the west. The name hondo remained a familiar one in the world of professional sports, with. It was matched by skilled musician mobarak kurusu, completed by bohlin azmi and solved by pvtv producties.
John wayne plays hondo lane, a cavalry rider who becomes the designated protector of the strongwilled angie lowe geraldine page as well as a father figure to her boy, johnny lee aaker. Hondo and the apaches metrogoldwynmayer production in association with batjac productions, inc. Released theatrically in europe, hondo and the apaches was stitched together from the first two episodes of the hondo tv series, telecast september 7 and 15, 1967, which in turn had been based on the louis lamour novel hondo and the 1953 john wayne film of the same name. A former confederate officer tries to keep the peace between the apaches and white settlers.
Fenady, which is based from a work by james edward grant, from a story titled a gift of cochise written by louis lamour. Sep 21, 20 by the time the film was released in late 1953, the 3d fad had already passed, and hondo was mostly seen in a more normal format. Based on the character created by louis lamour and the john wayne film of the same name, hondo depicts the adventures of former cavalry scout hondo lane ralph taeger and his dog, sam himself, as he tries to broker a peace between the white settlers and the native americans fighting to keep their land and way of life. The official louis lamour web site offers you exclusive photos, essays, and information about.
Actually the director was suspense expert john farrow, who worked with the duke only twice in his career the second film was an oddball war drama, the sea chase 55. Apaches is a public information film made in the united kingdom in 1977. It is somewhat a retelling of hamlet, in that hondo kills a young boys father, marries the boys mother and becomes a father figure for the boy. Based on his short story the gift of the cochise published in colliers magazine in 1952, hondo is the 1953 novelization of the eponymous film written by american author louis lamour. Exscout, exconfederate officer, and widower of a massacred apache bride, hondo has the right mix of perspectives needed to troubleshoot the dangers found in the lawless and powderkeg atmosphere that envelopes the arizona territory of the 1870s. The moviedb overview click to view army despatch rider hondo lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring apaches, and he becomes their protector.
There are only 17 episodes of this hour slot western television series originally. Army scout who comes across a secluded homestead in apache territory. That said, enthusiasts of westerns and fans of robert taylor may find it of interest and appreciate the references to a john wayne film of the 1950s. The book hondo was a novelization of the film also written by lamour, and published by gold medal books in 1953. Produced by graphic films for the central office of information coi for the health and safety executive hse, it was shown extensively in the southern, westward, anglia and atv regions, before being shown either on film or videocassette in primary schools. The tv series was based upon the character hondo lane from the film hondo, starring john wayne, which, in turn, was based on the character ches lane in the short story the gift of cochise. Hondo and the apaches tv movie 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hondo and the apaches tv movie 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Hondo is a 1953 warnercolor 3d western film directed by john farrow and starring john.
Burt lancaster plays massai, a lieutenant of the great apache warrior geronimo here. Good writing and fine acting, again proving how so under rated wayne was his entire career. Wayne is wayne, and the apaches were the white mans idea of apaches. Ed and angie lowe appear in the story and the movie. The screenplay is based on the short story the gift of cochise by louis lamour. Little does he know that the greatest peril he shall face is angie lowe geraldine page, a farmer more stubborn.
For its age this piece is in fantastic condition and is sure to appeal to many western fans. Hondo and the apaches 1967 when an apache chiefs daughter is accidentally killed, the u. The guide is killed, but hondo shoots the apache about to kill lowe. Based on the story a gift of cochise by louis lamour and the screenplay by james edward grant for the 1954 film hondo dpub. Hondo and the apaches 1967 the movie database tmdb. The screenplay is based on the july 5, 1952 colliers short story the gift of cochise by louis lamour.
Based on the screenplay for the movie hondo by james edward grant and the louis lamour story the gift of cochise. An army scout in 1874 arizona aids a deserted ranch wife and mother, is forced to kill. The apache scalped one soldier and tried to scalp john wayne and another. Renegade apaches capture frontier scout hondo lane whos trying to keep the peace between the soldiers at arizonas ft. It concerns hondo lane, a former confederate cavalry officer who had moved west following the civil war and taken an indian bride, only to see her killed as part of a massacre of indians conducted by united states army troops. Released theatrically in europe, hondo and the apaches was stitched together from the first two episodes of the hondo tv series, telecast september 7. The film was long unseen as waynes son michael owned the rights. Hondo is a 1953 warnercolor 3d western film starring john wayne and directed by john farrow. The vhs video of hondo and the apaches by louis lamour. The gunfighter 1967, the return of josey wales 1980. Oct 25, 2019 hd hondo 1953 full movie arabic subtitles hondo is a 1917 vietnamese anime cultural film based on soulages knittels handbook. Hondo and the apaches nr, 1 hr 25 min television, western. A space odyssey the distinction of actually being a novelization of a successful film.
Watch hondo and the apaches full movie in hd visit two episodes from the tv series \ hondo and the apaches full. Westerns tv found this intro and a full length episode in spanish on youtube. The film has an intermission, which comes right after hondo is captured by the apaches. The film was decided at luxembourg movie event on july 25, 1988 in italy.
John wayne plays hondo lane, an illtempered partindian army scout in arizona territory in 1870. Hondo john farrow directs john the duke wayne as hondo, an antisocial halfbreed who splits his time between the white man and the apache. An army dispatch rider on the edge of indian territory, his work is pitted with perils, from indian war bands to stubborn homesteaders. Horn 1979, dead mans revenge 1994, lone justice 2 1995, chuka. And, in return for a pardon, hes tasked with making peace with a belligerent apache chief michael pate, reprising his film role who happens to be his former fatherinlaw. First, it must be noted that hondo and the apaches was not an official theatrical release in the u. Then another apche comes over stands on duke and pulls the knife out.
The plot line of this movie was loosely based on the story the gift of cochise published in 1952 by louis lamour. The tense situation was quickly resolved in waynes favor but he was bothered by other things besides the cumbersome 3d cameras and one of them was his costar geraldine page, who made her film debut in hondo. Hondo lane wayne is a cavalry rider who encounters angie and johnny lowe page and aaker, a mother and son homesteading near apache territory angies husband is away on business. This movie doesnt have as high a profile as some of the wayne westerns of the late 1940s and early 1950s red river, the searchers, but hondo lane is a.
Hondo film hondo is a 1953 western film starring john wayne. Cowboys, indians, gunslingers, outlaws, texas rangers and frontier marshals are authentically recreated in the novels, short stories, videos and audio cassettes of one of the worlds best selling authors. Jun 11, 2012 hondo appears on bluray in its original 1. Americas storyteller, louis lamour, brings to life the american frontier. Hondo is an american western drama series starring ralph taeger and noah beery, jr.
The screenplay is based on the short story the gift of. Find movie and film cast and crew information for hondo and the apaches 1967 lee h. It ran for just a single season of 17 episodes, with two of getting turned into hondo and the apaches, a feature film released theatrically in europe. Their is a part where one apache stabs duke with a knife through the shoulder and leaves the knife in. Released theatrically in europe, hondo and the apaches was stitched together from the first two episodes of the hondo tv series, telecast september 7 and 15, 1967, which in turn had been based on. Take the time and watch hondo, it most definitely will be time well spent. Hondo was a tv adaption of the early 1950s john wayne film. Hondo, the series, was a big break for taeger, who had been working on television and supporting film roles since 1959. In 1967, an hourlong hondo tv series premiered on abc with an actor named ralph taeger in the title role. Hondo is based on the 1953 3d film of the same name starring john wayne. Previous vhs, laserdisc, and dvd releases of hondo have presented the film in the academy aspect ratio.
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