In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy.In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy.In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Christopher Mitchum
- Michael McCandles
- (as Chris Mitchum)
Ethan Wayne
- Little Jake McCandles
- (as John Ethan Wayne)
- Directors
- George Sherman
- John Wayne(uncredited)
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaJohn Wayne's last film with Christopher Mitchum. The two actors fell out when Mitchum disagreed with Wayne's conservative views during a television interview, and they never spoke again. Mitchum tried to get in touch with Wayne in 1979 when the veteran star was dying of cancer, but did not receive any response.
- GoofsBig Jake is bucked off his horse and falls in a mud puddle. Later in the same scene, his suit is clean.
- Quotes
Jacob 'Big Jake' McCandles: And now *you* understand. Anything goes wrong, anything at all... your fault, my fault, nobody's fault... it won't matter - I'm gonna blow your head off. No matter what else happens, no matter who gets killed I'm gonna blow your head off.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994)
Featured review
Love the Duke!!
First I have to say that I am a huge JW fan. In this film JW is his classic Kick A** self. There is some sentimental stuff in here, about the old man's relationship with his grown sons. Basically it is good old John Wayne Action. When the bad guys get the drop on him, all you can think is "Big mistake" This film is set in the early 1900s. There is an interesting parallel between the passing of the baton from one generation to the next (Jake and his grown sons) and the passing of technology. We see new fangled weapons and a motor car. (Naturally Jake rejects these)
Finally: You got to love the idea of Big Jake owning a dog named ..... DOG.
Finally: You got to love the idea of Big Jake owning a dog named ..... DOG.
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- Feb 17, 2005
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- Also known as
- The Million Dollar Kidnapping
- Filming locations
- El Saltito waterfall, Nombre de Dios, Durango, Mexico(Automatic handgun scene.)
- Production companies
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- Budget
- $4,800,000 (estimated)
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