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Cahill U.S. Marshal

  • 19731973
  • PGPG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
6.8K
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John Wayne in Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
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A tough Marshal has a difficult task when his two sons join a gang and rob a bank.A tough Marshal has a difficult task when his two sons join a gang and rob a bank.A tough Marshal has a difficult task when his two sons join a gang and rob a bank.
IMDb RATING
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6.8K
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    • Andrew V. McLaglen
    • Harry Julian Fink(screenplay)
    • Rita M. Fink(screenplay)
    • Barney Slater(story)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • George Kennedy
    • Gary Grimes
    • Andrew V. McLaglen
    • Harry Julian Fink(screenplay)
    • Rita M. Fink(screenplay)
    • Barney Slater(story)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • George Kennedy
    • Gary Grimes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    "Cahill, US Marshal," Warner Bros. 1973.
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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • J. D. Cahill
    George Kennedy
    George Kennedy
    • Fraser
    Gary Grimes
    Gary Grimes
    • Danny
    Neville Brand
    Neville Brand
    • Lightfoot
    Clay O'Brien
    Clay O'Brien
    • Billy Joe
    Marie Windsor
    Marie Windsor
    • Mrs. Green
    Morgan Paull
    Morgan Paull
    • Struther
    Dan Vadis
    Dan Vadis
    • Brownie
    Royal Dano
    Royal Dano
    • MacDonald
    Scott Walker
    • Ben Tildy
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Denver
    Jackie Coogan
    Jackie Coogan
    • Charlie
    Rayford Barnes
    Rayford Barnes
    • Pee Wee Simser
    Dan Kemp
    • Joe Meehan
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Hank
    Walter Barnes
    Walter Barnes
    • Sheriff Grady
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Old Man
    Pepper Martin
    Pepper Martin
    • Hard Case
      • Andrew V. McLaglen
      • Harry Julian Fink(screenplay)
      • Rita M. Fink(screenplay)
      • Barney Slater(story)
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    • Trivia
      Neville Brand was surprised to be offered the role of half-Comanche scout Lightfoot, a part, for which he felt he was badly suited, but accepted anyway because he hadn't been offered a better part elsewhere.
    • Goofs
      After Cahill catches onto his sons' involvement in the bank robbery, he and Lightfoot watch the boys as they're fishing. After the boys have traveled a while in the buckboard, the two men are seen watching the boys again from afar. The medium shot of Wayne and Brand shows that they're sitting on their horses in the very place from which they had been watching the boys fishing.
    • Quotes

      Lightfoot: Give me my five dollars. If you get shot tonight, I'll disappear. Oh, I'll come back and bury you... and mumble something Christian over your grave.

      J.D. Cahill: Lightfoot, your kindness overwhelms me.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Man Behind the Star (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      A Man Gets To Thinkin'
      Music by Elmer Bernstein

      Lyrics by Don Black

      Sung by Charlie Rich

      (Courtesy of Epic Records)

    User reviews45

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    5/10
    What happens when an Old West Marshal neglects his two sons
    Released in 1973 and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, "Cahill United States Marshal" is a Western starring John Wayne as the titular marshal and Neville Brand as his half-Native tracker in the Southwest. Widower Cahill is so busy with his work that he's neglectful of his two sons, 10 and 17, and thus they veer toward delinquency, hooking up with a group of ne'er-do-wells (led by George Kennedy). After getting away with robbing a bank, the sons must deal with the moral conundrum of a (dubious) group of men being hanged for a crime they didn't commit.

    The Duke had some great or near great Westerns in the final two decades of his career (e.g. "The Horse Soldiers," "The Alamo," "The Comancheros," "El Dorado," "True Grit," "The Cowboys," "The Train Robbers" and "Rooster Cogburn"), but "Cahill" isn't one of 'em. While I appreciate that Wayne tried to do something different by having the story focus on the ramifications of his neglected kids, the movie simply isn't very compelling and the boys aren't interesting as characters. It doesn't help that Kennedy is decidedly cartoony as the villain. Disregarding the awesome Western locations, the storytelling smacks of a 60s or 70's TV show Western.

    Yet, if you're a Duke fan, "Cahill" is mandatory viewing. The relationship between Cahill and the tracker (Brand) is a highlight, as is the Western scenery. Speaking of the latter, the movie is further hampered by three nighttime sequences obviously shot in the studio, which appear at the beginning, middle and end, but that's a minor cavil.

    The film runs 103 minutes and was shot in Sonora, Mexico; Arizona; and Calderon Ranch, California. The screenplay was written by Harry & Rita Fink based on Barney Slater's story.

    GRADE: C
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    • Release date
      • July 11, 1973 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Durango, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Batjac Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
      • Mono

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