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John Wayne plays a lawman who has to deal with the problems of fatherhood in a big way in Cahill: United States Marshall. Wayne is J.D. Cahill, whose singular desire to track down law breakers strains... read more read more... his relationship with his two teenage sons --17-year-old Danny (Gary Grimes) and 12-year-old Billy Joe (Clay O'Brien). The film begins as Cahill is hot on the trail of a gang of outlaws. After the big showdown, he returns to town to discover that the local bank has been robbed. The sheriff and the deputy have been killed, and four bank robbers are imprisoned in the jail. He is stunned when he finds out that one of the robbers in jail is Cahill's son Danny. It seems that during Cahill's absence from home, his two sons have been enticed into a criminal life by nefarious outlaw Abe Fraser (George Kennedy). ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen

Release Date: July 11, 1973

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DVD Release Date: June 3, 2003

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  • deano
    August 26, 2007
    deano
    Absolutely of the Duke's western so John Wayne and George Kennedy (as the chief baddie) made wonderful performances.
  • Redlats
    June 17, 2007
    Redlats
    Is it just me or are all 70's movies simplistic? John Wayne ignores his kids who get in trouble who get rescued by John Wayne who promises to pay more attention to his kids.
  • garyX
    June 8, 2007
    garyX
    Made after the legend had taken over from the actor, this is typically a script that contained a John Wayne shaped hole in it , rather than a 3 dimensional character. But having said that, it's what he does best, and anyone looking for some 6 gun totin' machismo need look no furt... read moreher. There's also some able support from Neville Brady as a sardonic indian tracker.
  • HenrikSchunk
    September 6, 2010
    HenrikSchunk
    One of John Wayne's late westerns and you can tell that the golden era of the west is long bygone. Still, the Duke still got it and wouldn't it be for him, this movie would be mediocre at best. The story is another washup of the Rooser Cogburn characters, with the old Marshall st... read moreanding alone against a bunch of bad guys (great as always, George Kennedy). However, the movie introduces a twist in the form of Marshall Cahill's two young sons who get entangled in the fight between good and evil and Cahill struggles to fulfill his duties on both ends, as a father and a Marshall. This adds a bit of depth to the role and the film but the story never leaves the area of the familiar and as such, the extra glazing of the cake quickly runs dry. Still, for fans of the Duke, this is a must and a better movie than many of his other late outputs. Wayne's son Michael produced this and no other than Andrew V. McClagen produced this.

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  • littlemustangcwm2001
    July 26, 2007
    littlemustangcwm2001
    i can not get enought of john wayne movies he is one of the greatest cowboys on movies now to this day
  • splittailluvr
    November 20, 2006
    splittailluvr
    A John Wayne western of a career driven man who has ignored his offspring and is now paying for it. Could this have been a real life drama for John Wayne and his son Patrick Wayne.

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Emanuel Levy
April 23, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

One of John Wayne's last movies is also one of his worst, a desperate effort to grab the youth market Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
September 29, 2005
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A minor John Wayne film that becomes a bore due to its preachy message. Full Review

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