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The War Wagon was met with generally positive reviews from critics and holds a 90% "Fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews. [12] [13] Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, calling it "that comparative rarity, a Western filmed with quiet good humor. It is also a point of departure for John Wayne, who plays a bad guy ...
Greased Lightning is a 1977 American biographical film [1] starring Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, and Pam Grier, and directed by Michael Schultz.The film is based loosely on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first Black NASCAR race winner and later a 2015 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee.
Made-for-TV film based on the life of Justin Yoder. Driven: 2001 Action Open wheel Sylvester Stallone as a former Champ Car star. The Fast and the Furious: 2001 Action Street racing: Brian O'Conner, an LAPD officer, goes undercover in the street racing world to investigate a group of unknown truck hijackers. This film is the first in the Fast ...
Born Reckless is a 1937 American gangster film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and Gustav Machatý (St. Clair received sole directorial credit) and starring Brian Donlevy and Rochelle Hudson. Donlevy plays a race-car champion who infiltrates a mob-run taxi cab company. Barton MacLane plays the chief mobster. [1]
One of cinema's earliest depictions of racing, set at 1895 Epsom Derby. Kissing Cup [2] 1913 Drama Silent film about a jockey who manages to escape a gang of kidnappers and make it to Sandown in time to win his race. A Gamble for Love [3] 1917 Comedy Silent film about a lord who tries to interfere with a lady's horse. Desert Gold: 1919 Drama
A third "island" film came in 1965 when she was chosen to play the unfaithful wife in The Passionate Strangers, a Philippine production. Back in Hollywood, Valora joined the cast of The War Wagon for a minimal role and appeared in guest roles in television shows including The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The character Taw Jackson (John Wayne) mentions the War Wagon's guards: "Each carries a Henry rifle..with 60 rounds of ammunition". Yet, they carry 1894 or 1892 Winchesters. Henrys were pretty much dated by 1873 – the movie appears to be in the 1880s or 1890s.
Cary Grant. The Howards of Virginia is a 1940 American drama war western film directed by Frank Lloyd, released by Columbia Pictures, and based on the book The Tree of Liberty written by Elizabeth Page.