Blogcritics | by Ian Woolstencroft | Tue, May 15
Tue, May 15
Blending elements of True Grit and The African Queen must have seemed like a good idea at the time but it inevitably draws comparisons with those superior films. Wayne was almost always at his best with a strong director behind the camera - John Ford and Howard Hawks are, between them, respo...
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