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2. The Searchers - Wikipedia

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   The Searchers is a 1956 American epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May.It is set during the Texas–Indian wars, and stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece (Natalie Wood), accompanied by his adopted nephew (Jeffrey Hunter).

3. Alan Le May - Wikipedia

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   Alan Brown Le May (June 3, 1899 – April 27, 1964) was an American novelist and screenplay writer.. He is most remembered for two classic Western novels, The Searchers (1954) and The Unforgiven (1957). [1]

4. Hank Worden - Wikipedia

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   Foremost among his collaborations with Wayne and Ford in The Searchers, the 1956 classic Western in which Worden portrayed his most memorable role, that of "Mose Harper," the Shakespearean fool who only longed for "a roof over [his] head and a rocking chair by the fire." Worden's best performances were given for demanding directors.

5. 29th Academy Awards - Wikipedia

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   Bergman, who was doing a play in Paris, praised her own victory, saying that the Oscar is "the most wished-for award by all movie artists because it comes from your co-workers". [1] She later listed the nominees for Best Director via the same pre-recorded segment, while the winner was announced by host Jerry Lewis .

6. Category:1956 Western (genre) films - Wikipedia

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   This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:1956 films. It includes 1956 films that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for Western (genre) films released in the year 1956 .

7. Once Upon a Time in the West - Wikipedia

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   The Searchers (1956): Leone admitted that the rustling bushes, the silencing of insect sounds, and the fluttering grouse that suggests menace is approaching the farmhouse when the McBain family is massacred were all taken from The Searchers. The ending of the film—where Western nomads Harmonica and Cheyenne move on rather than join modern ...

8. Wagon Master - Wikipedia

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   Film critic Tag Gallagher wrote at length about Wagon Master in his 1986 book, John Ford: the man and his films. His summary is, "That Wagon Master (1950), one of Ford's major masterpieces, grossed about a third of any of the cavalry pictures surely came as no surprise. It was a personal project, with no stars, little story, deflated drama ...

9. Henry Brandon (actor) - Wikipedia

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   Henry Brandon (born Heinrich von Kleinbach; [citation needed] 8 June 1912 – 15 February 1990) was an American film and stage character actor with a career spanning almost 60 years, involving more than 100 films; he specialized in playing a wide diversity of ethnic roles.