John Wayne remains one of the most beloved icons in the history of American film. With over 142 lead performances, his prolific career established him as the symbol of an American West that epitomized the virtues of courag... more »e, toughness, humor and loyalty. This amazing collection features 20 Westerns, 3 Adventures, one Comedy, and a John Ford Documentary.
Titles Included Are: The American West of John Ford (Documentary) Angel and the Badman Blue Steel The Dawn Rider Desert Command Hell Town His Private Secretary The Hurricane Express The Lawless Frontier The Lucky Texan The Man From Utah McLintock 'Neath Arizona Skies Paradise Canyon Rainbow Valley Randy Rides Again Riders of Destiny Sagebrush Trail Shadow of the Eagle The Star Packer Texas Terror The Trail Beyond West of the Divide Wind of the Wasteland« less
McLintock! - Classic John Wayne. A must if you are a John Wayne fan or you want to watch a solid old school western!
The Trail Beyond - This is back when John Wayne was young but sounded the same and his movies were not so great!
Paradise Canyon - 52 Minute Black and White that had more of a Tombstone ticket purchase western instead of John Wayne well done film. A must for Wayners though!
Texas Terror - Good Western/John Wayne plotlines but the audio and video was poor quality.
Kendra P. (76kendra) from LE ROY, IL Reviewed on 6/5/2013...
What's not to love about John Wayne? The black & whites of his have always been my favorite. Well worth watching!
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Bill T. (PaPaBill) from ATHENS, GA Reviewed on 6/2/2013...
The movies from a simpler day. The plots and quality are not what you expect today but they are John Wayne movies and fun to watch. You always know who is going to get the girl and who is the bad guy.
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Cindy S. (wolfmomma) from N FT MYERS, FL Reviewed on 3/25/2011...
It's the Duke...enough said. He was and still is the greatest!! This is a must for collectors.
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Movie Reviews
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Frank Kowal III | Hollywood, CA | 06/23/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The information provided above concerning the types of programs included in this collection has a couple of errors. This does not collect two previously released John Wayne sets; rather, it expands the 20 film set with different versions of some titles.
There are not three complete serials in the set. SHADOW OF THE EAGLE does contain all 12 chapters; however, THE HURRICANE EXPRESS is in the edited, feature length form (80 mins.) even though the opening credits list "12 Chapters." THE THREE MUSKETEERS is also in edited form under the re-release title DESERT COMMAND (71 mins.). For those that are curious, MCLINTOCK is taken from a pan & scan source.
What's also missing in the above information is that Disc 3 contains 80 minutes of trailers (32 in all). It should also be pointed out that Mill Creek has packaged the DVDs in little envelopes that sit inside the plastic case. This might be easier for some people to flip to the disc they want, and I'm sure it brings the cost down for materials.
For the price this is still a good collection to get, but anyone looking for the complete serials would have been disappointed."
Duke's pre-Stagecoach career (re-issued)
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 05/30/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT's JOHN WAYNE-ULTIMATE COLLECTION 25 MOVIES is a re-issue of their ULTIMATE JOHN WAYNE COLLECTION. Only the cover art has changed.
It combines their JOHN WAYNE, THE EARLY YEARS and JOHN WAYNE 20 MOVIE PACK into one convenient box set. There's 20 films here as well as three complete 12 episode serials. The 18 programmers and one of the features are westerns; the serials aren't. In all these, Duke portrays a pilot. An additional bonus TV documentary, "The American West Of John Ford," is hosted by Wayne (and others).
This excellent package is a must-have for all fans of Duke.
Related item:
ROY ROGERS 20 Movie Pack is another excellent DVD set from MILL CREEK.
Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.
(6.8) The American West Of John Ford (TV-1971-doc.) - John Ford/John Wayne/Henry Fonda/James Stewart/Andy Devine (cameo)
(6.8) Angel And The Badman (1947) - John Wayne/Gail Russell/Harry Carey
(5.6) Blue Steel (1934) - John Wayne/George 'Gabby' Hayes/Yakima Canutt
(5.2) The Dawn Rider (1935) - John Wayne/Marion Burns/Yakima Canutt
(5.3) The Desert Trail (1935) - John Wayne/Mary Kornman/Paul Fix
(5.9) Hell Town ("Born To The West") (1937) - John Wayne/Marsha Hunt
(6.1) The Hurricane Express (serial-1932) - John Wayne/Tully Marshall/Conway Tearle/Shirley Grey/Glenn Strange/Yakima Canutt
(5.1) The Lawless Frontier (1934) - John Wayne/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.7) The Lucky Texan (1934) - John Wayne/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.2) The Man From Utah (1934) - John Wayne/George "Gabby" Hayes
(7.1) McLintock! (1963) - John Wayne/Maureen O'Hara/Stefanie Powers
(5.2) 'Neath The Arizona Skies (1934) - John Wayne/Sheila Terry/Yakima Canutt
(5.4) Paradise Canyon (1935) - John Wayne/Marion Burns/Yakima Canutt
(5.7) Rainbow Valley (1935) - John Wayne/Lucile Browne/George 'Gabby' Hayes
(5.7) Randy Rides Alone (1934) - John Wayne/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.8) Riders Of Destiny (1933) - John Wayne/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.4) Sagebrush Trail (1933) - John Wayne/Nancy Shubert/Yakima Canutt
(6.6) The Shadow Of The Eagle (serial-1932) - John Wayne/Dorothy Gulliver/Richard Tucker/Yakima Canutt
(5.4) The Star Packer (1934) - John Wayne/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.1) Texas Terror (1935) - John Wayne/George "Gabby" Hayes
(5.8) The Three Musketeers (serial-1933) - John Wayne/Lon Chaney Jr./Noah Beery Jr./Yakima Canutt
(5.4) The Trail Beyond (1934) - John Wayne/Verna Hillie/Noah Beery/Noah Beery Jr.
(5.9) West Of The Divide (1934) - John Wayne/George "Gabby" Hayes
(6.1) Winds Of The Wasteland (1936) - John Wayne/Phyllis Cerf"
It's John Wayne....
Lincoln County MT | Extreme NW Montana | 09/12/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Ok even I have to admit the Duke's pictures are looking more and more dated.
But it's the DUKE...IT's JOHN WAYNE. Mr America forever.....and it's a gift
for my husband and that's what makes it sweeter.
"
More good rated than first thought
Vic Setterholm | Silicon Valley, CA USA | 04/25/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After checking out these 25 films in Videohound, I found that there are some gems here. Most are watchable and entertaining, but to make it easier for the potential viewer to understand, these are definitely watchable: Blue Steel, Riders of Destiny, Sagebrush Trail, Winds of the Wasteland, West of the Divide, Angel and the Badman, and McLintock. Adding the cost of shipping and handling for these alone (if you can find them), is $21. This is a keeper."