McLintock! (1963) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error Wealthy rancher G.W. McLintock uses his power and influence in the territory to keep the peace between farmers, ranchers, land-grabbers, Indians and corrupt government officials. Director: 2017 Golden Globe Nominees: In & Out of Character Get a closer look at this year's Golden Globe Award nominees in real life and in the roles that earned them fame. Don't miss our live coverage of the Golden Globes beginning at 5 p.m. PST on Jan. 8 in our Golden Globes section.

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Director: Stuart Millar Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war. Director: Andrew V. McLaglen J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boys want to get his attention they decide to rob... See full summary » Director: Andrew V. McLaglen After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend. Director: Howard Hawks During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall. Director: Henry Hathaway Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

Directors: Michael Curtiz, John Wayne Stars: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector. Director: John Farrow After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and ... See full summary » Director: Andrew V. McLaglen The story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon. Director: Burt Kennedy When his cattle drivers abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers in order to get his herd to market in time to ... See full summary » Director: Mark Rydell Edit Storyline George Washington McLintock, "GW" to friends and foes alike, is a cattle baron and the richest man in the territory.

He anxiously awaits the return of his daughter Becky who has been away at school for the last two years. He's also surprised to see that his wife Katherine has also returned. She had left him some years before without really explaining what he done but she does make the point of saying that she's returned to take their daughter back to the State Capitol with her. GW is highly respected by everyone around him including the farmers who are pouring into the territories with free grants of land and the Indians who are under threat of being relocated to another reservation. Between his wife, his headstrong daughter, the crooked land agent and the thieving government Indian agent, GW tries to keep the peace and do what is best for everyone. Written by garykmcd Did You Know? Trivia The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.

See more » Goofs In the scene where John Wayne is hunting with a shotgun, you see him reload the shotgun, but it appears that the shotgun shell that he is using is a plastic hulled shotgun shell, not the paper ones or wax impregnated paper ones that would have been common during the time when this movie was supposedly set. In fact, plastic hulled shotgun shells did not come around until Remington introduced them in 1960. Remington used green plastic in their shells, so the moving was more than likely using a modern Remington plastic hull shotgun shell. See more » Quotes McLintock! - Spanking Scene - YouTube McLintock! - Spanking Scene Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Sep 2, 2011 John Wayne spanks Maureen O'Hara in McLintock!

Category When Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne got kinky “Fifty Shades of Grey” style | IrishCentral.com When Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne got kinky “Fifty Shades of Grey” style Frances Mulraney / John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in McLintock! An auction of Rock, Pop and Movie Memorabilia in Dublin has unearthed a poster from the the 1963 Western comedy “McLintock!” which draws surprising comparisons with last year’s infamous release “Fifty Shades of Grey.” “McLintock!” starred western legend John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, most famous for their earlier pairing in the 1952 film “ The Quiet Man, ” and its advertising certainly would have created much controversy if released today. The vintage poster depicts a scene in “McLintock!” in which Wayne’s character, cattle-rancher McLintock, settles scores with his estranged wife Katherine ( Maureen O’Hara ) by spanking her. The scene is similar to that of “The Quiet Man” and the infamous “dragging scene” in which O’Hara’s character, Mary Kate, is forcibly pulled through the fields by Wayne.

2 Vintage poster from McLintock! Photo credit: Whyte's Despite the fact that a film such as “Fifty Shades of Grey” would have been unthinkable for 1960’s Ireland, the poster depicts a set-up that would draw up completely different connotations in this post-"Fifty Shades" era than it would have at the release of “McLintock!”. The poster allows us to see the changed attitudes in regards to violence against women and the sometimes sexual nature of violence against women since the 1960s and the ways in which social attitudes have shifted. The poster went to auction on March 15 2015 among dozens of other vintage posters. The poster, signed by John’s son Michael Wayne, who produced the movie, is set to sell for between $110 and $170 (€100-€150). We wonder if Donegal parish priests also banned this one from cinemas! *Originally published in February 2015.

John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara Announcement Date : Jan 1 , 1952 In the early 1950’s, Wayne and co-star Maureen O’Hara made their first on screen appearance together in the final installment of John Ford’s cavalry trio, “Rio Grande” (1950). The stars would appear onscreen together several times over the next twenty years. Whether as Kirby and Kathleen Yorke (“Rio Grande,” 1950); Sean Thornton and Mary Kate Danaher (“The Quiet Man,” 1952); Spig and Min Wead (“Wings of Eagles,” 1957); George Washington and Katherine Gilhooley McLintock (“McLintock!” 1963); or Jacob and Martha McCandles (“Big Jake,” 1971) – the pair always delighted motion picture audiences with their memorable and witty theatrical performances. Named “Star of the Decade” by the Motion Picture Herald, Wayne graced his first Time Magazine on March 3, 1952. Search for: chemistry The above lines are more than just the sentiments of G. W.

McLintock in the western comedy "McLintock." (1963). They also represent the film experience of John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, one of the greatest on-screen teams in Hollywood history. They indeed "grew together" as life-long friends and together on the screen (and video) they have enchanted their audiences for almost 50 years. What happened between this particular man and woman together on the screen is extremely unique and special. Unfortunately most Hollywood historians tend to overlook their significance in archival recognition and retrospectives of great screen couples. Their Beginning on the screen together… The whole film industry should have cried "Eureka!" because gold was definitely discovered the very minute Maureen O'Hara, as Kathleen Yorke, came into that first frame of film with John Wayne in "Rio Grande." Republic studio mogul Herb Yates had agreed to produce John Ford's dream "The Quiet Man" but was convinced that this "silly little Irish story" would never make any money.

Thus, Yates demanded that the same screen team (O'Hara, Wayne) first do a western Cavalry picture to make up for his anticipated financial loss in "The Quiet Man." Yates must have had to eat a lot of 'crow,' because not only was "Rio Grande" a success, but it was surpassed by "The Quiet Man" (the latter of which went on to become an all-time classic.) In reality the deep bonding of Wayne and O'Hara began years before the filming of "Rio Grande" in 1951. Their meeting was through director John Ford when Maureen was barely 17. Ford had recruited Maureen for her second major role as Anghared in "How Green Was My Valley." Wayne was already a part of Ford's extended family, having worked his way into substantial movie parts as his mentor. It was inevitable that the beautiful colleen, Maureen O'Hara would command the attention of the very Irish John Ford. Another friend, Roddy McDowell, who worked with Maureen in "How Green Was My Valley" cited Maureen as being "...the ideal Fordean leading lady, and that's all there is to it.

By the time they came to making those films I think Maureen's female influence was held in great respect by the Old Man so that much of Maureen's mature feistiness and bravery is inherent in those characters that she is playing and Ford is shrewd enough to be able to channel their personal relationships into that work." Thus, Maureen became a part of the select group, "Ford Stock Company." After the success of "Rio Grande" and "The Quiet Man," Duke and Maureen managed to work into their busy star schedules three subsequent films together: "Wings of Eagles," "McLintock" and finally "Big Jake." Without question, Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne brought hours of entertainment and joy to their audience. Of the five pictures O'Hara and Wayne made together, "McLintock" is right up there with "The Quiet Man" as a special favorite. "McLintock" was described as a western version of "The Taming of The Shrew." This rowdy western had what every good John Wayne film needed - cowboys, Indians, fisticuffs, and some pretty good brawling and clinches with O'Hara. The story was certainly uncomplicated - just a tremendous amount of fun.

Although most critics didn't laud the film (one reviewed it as "A story about feuding husband and wife with a 127 minute erotic build-up."), it was a box-office smash - the fans LOVED it...and it remains one of the largest selling of all films on video. The famous "mud fight" with fisticuffs and townspeople sliding into a mud pit was the highlight of the film. This scene spared no one and included Maureen O'Hara executing her share of hat-pin jabs as well as the elegant lady herself sliding backwards into the muddy pit. Of course that was only one of many physical fetes Maureen accomplished in "McLintock" – including the famous public spanking in the film's finale. Even today an occasional classic movie reviewer will take a few stabs at the "walkin' her back the whole long way" in "The Quiet Man" and spanking in "McLintock" as "unacceptable" in today's feminist mentality (which suggests it's a type of demeaning abuse to women). Another group of critics had still another take on these scenes. They saw as Maureen being allowed to have spirit but, in the end, forced to bend to the will of John Wayne.

These "sensitive new-age guys" in the guise of film reviewers are forgetting that from a woman's standpoint, (and that's the singularly most important view in this situation) it is very difficult to feel sorry for Maureen O'Hara. Here was this fantastically gorgeous woman who could parade about looking utterly feminine and this same lady would roll up her sleeves and scrub a floor, wield a sword, and/or belt any man who got in her way. If, indeed, John Wayne did take charge and throw her over his shoulder, I always had the impression it was when SHE decided. It wasn't just her lines and actions that put her in control…it was Maureen's persona, her stature…and her acting ability. In fact, first time I interviewed Maureen in Los Angeles when I commented on these rough and tumble scenes she quipped, "Oh I teased them a bit, and when I decided it was time, I'd let them carry me off." In her film roles with Duke, Maureen's combination of femininity and strong independence made her a role model and actually a feminist in her own time. Her female audience began to realize that they too could stand up to their man, and command equality and respect for their ideas and dreams.

Likewise, men could definitely appreciate a woman with O'Hara's spunk and determination on or off the big screen. In each of their five films together they played man and wife, usually in conflict, but with reasonably happy endings. Although their characters were penned by the rich imagination of script writers, Maureen and Duke had a special talent of making those roles even more energetic, passionate and believable....oh yes... and FUN! In these husband and wife roles Maureen and Duke fashioned a whole new concept of what couples could be - they could be themselves and still love and respect one another. Despite all of the problems their imaginary screen roles dictated, this couple projected a strong moral fiber and respect, and an ability to hold sacred the love that would always exist, no matter what. Another unique skill possessed by this famous duo was their ability to say volumes in a single steady gaze. The air fairly crackled in the military tent in "Rio Grande" as Kirby and Kathleen finished dinner with a stare-down that let their audience know how intense and sensual their feelings were. This effect is more than just John Ford's genius in lighting and appreciation of the human emotion in what the eyes and facial expression can convey.

It was two of the finest acting talents in the business demonstrating the way it should be done. Wisely, their scripts seemed to be written to allow them the freedom for some major rebellion and intensity. This duo, however, was definitely not of fairy tale proportions. John Wayne was no Prince Charming whispering sweet nothings in his true love's ear while she swooned at his feet. In fact Duke and Maureen behaved more like a real-life couple in any given situation of conflict, with words and temper displayed, but not to a point where they ever stopped loving one another. That was the beauty of their chemistry – they were "real" – believable. Charles FitzSimons, Maureen's brother, described their chemistry quite well in an interview in October, 1993: "The chemistry was unique for two reasons; that Wayne is the "n-a-t-u-r-a-l-l-y" (and I want to use a word I don't like to use) macho man. In movies today you have these artificial macho (showing his muscles and clenching his fists)…they are so tough…so macho! Wayne didn't have to do that!

Wayne was a big man; he was physically powerful; he had no qualms about his abilities as a man or his masculinity and it came across. He came across as a BELIEVABLE MALE. Maureen was the female version of that. She didn't have to put on coquettish airs or she didn't have to try to be a sex pot. The same thing came through from her naturally as came through from Wayne naturally and when these two then inter-related you're got a fantastic situation, and that's why they were such an incredible team! Everything they did had that. And in real life they were incredible friends! John Wayne used to say that Maureen was the "greatest guy" he ever knew." Author Graham Fuller described John Wayne as being…" quite accustomed to giving a girl a slap on the behind - and that girl was most often Maureen O'Hara." Though some may dispute his theory that O'Hara was the only female capable of bringing out the erotic in Wayne." His description was definitely accurate - "...caught bare-legged with him in a graveyard during a thunderstorm in 'The Quiet Man' she charges the air between them with sexual electricity." Maureen herself describes their friendship as being like that of sister and brother.

"Once we were doing a scene together; now when you respect somebody you give half and half, you don't try to steal, so I was playing half and half." Duke said "What the hell are you doing?" and I said, "OK Duke..50-50" and he says 'To hell with that, you try to get it, you try to steal it,' I said, 'Is that what you want? OK' and he walked away and turned around and said, 'That is...if you can', so boy, we went at it!" In interviews throughout his career, Duke would frequently attest to the significance of Maureen as his friend and co-star. At one particular Hollywood banquet he remarked, "I've been in more uniforms than George Jessel, I've been in more battles than Napoleon, more wars than Germany and I've captured Bataan, Corrigador, Ft. Apache and Maureen O'Hara". Though in their personal lives they both went their separate ways, Maureen seemed ever present with him, and he with her.

She remembered "The night we saw the first running of "The Quiet Man' he rushed over to me, picked me up, and said how great he thought I was." My observation is that "AO" (After O'Hara) Duke's other leading ladies (fine and beautiful actresses that they were) just couldn't give Wayne that sexuality that was projected with Maureen. She wasn't just a 'tough act to follow' she was an "impossible act to follow." I think that is why Maureen's very brief appearance in "Big Jake" left fans rather deflated. They wanted to see more of her...of them... together. It had been 9 years since they had appeared together on the screen. However, when Big Jake said "Let's go home" at the end of the film to his sons and grandson, I think we all pictured Martha McCandles waiting in front of the ranch house for her men with open arms. CONCLUSION: Together, John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara projected a new dimension of on-screen sexual chemistry – more like it might be in real life. They radiated a tremendous strength, respect and love, that was punctuated with a fantastic sensuality.

Barbara Walters conducted an interview with Duke before his final hospitalization and in it she asked him if he considered himself a "sex symbol." He hesitated a moment and then shrugged stating that he wasn't a sex symbol, but acknowledged that certainly there may have been a feeling of sex in the minds of his audience conceding that he was not "milk toast" in any form. He then smiled and continued, "I enjoyed 'The Quiet Man' – the relationship with Maureen O'Hara because it was healthy and strong, but it was still sensual…not degrading…" Maybe in the end, John Wayne himself said it best. "It was healthy, strong and sensual." One thing for sure – it definitely doesn't need continual analysis – just watch their movies together. "Rio Grande" – "The Quiet Man" – "Wings of Eagles" – "McLintock" and "Big Jake." Maybe someday the Hollywood historians will take another good long look at Duke and Maureen and place them where they belong – at the top of the greatest screen couples list. Whatever magic that manifested on the screen with the coupling of Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne, it was unique and unsurpassed.

A combination of love, mutual respect, and lusty personalities that bonded them for life. The words of John Wayne still echo: What about Maureen O'Hara? "The greatest guy I ever knew!" Above Maureen visited Duke on set of his movie "War Wagon. Below are my web pages on their films together by: June Parker Beck © 6-10-00 _______________________________________________________________________ Author's Comments: "The Big Trail" has been a very special place in my heart.. Back in 1991 when I began all my research on Maureen O'Hara, Tim Lilley's wonderful group was where I first began my search. I made some wonderful lasting friendships and found endless resources. I have had such a wonderful adventure and I have many of the "Big Trail" members to thank for that. From the published articles, to the website , getting to know Ms. O'Hara, and even traveling to Ireland - none of this could have happened without the many friends I have made along the way. One can only conclude that O'Hara/Wayne fans are without question some of the greatest people in the world.

When I was asked to assist as an archivist for the A & E Bio of Maureen O'Hara last year (which aired March 8th year) I was very honored. I think I am guided by a spirit and feeling that even my small contribution in the form of a website could jog a few memories, or even introduce those memories to a new generation, then I've accomplished something - sharing a little bit of one of the finest eras in film history…."The Duke and his Redhead." Essay copyright 6-11-2000, June Parker Beck© mister-red-bottom: McLintock, 1963, John Wayne spanking Maureen O'Hara, 2 McLintock, 1963, John Wayne spanking Maureen O'Hara, 2 posted by mister-red-bottom at 6:45 PM 0 Comments: mclintock G.W. trying to reason with wife Katie McLintock - two different approaches To fully appreciate the popularity of "McLintock" you have to appreciate John Wayne/Maureen O'Hara fans. The minute they settled into that theater seat they were prepared for a wild, wild western comedy.

To these fans O'Hara was Mrs. John Wayne, not just Katherine McLintock. That's how "right" these two actors were for one another on the big screen. They were tall and magnificent in stature; Duke the rugged, hard working man, and Maureen the ultra feminine, gorgeous, spirited redhead. As Maureen's brother, Charles FitzSimons (Executive Director of the Producer's Guild of American in Beverly Hills) describes Maureen's chemistry with Duke: (from my interview with Charles on 10-29-93) "The chemistry was unique for two reasons; Wayne is the "n-a-t-u-r-a-l-l-y" (and I will use a word I don't like) "macho" man. In movies today you have these artificial macho - super tough heroes. Wayne didn't have to do that! Wayne was a big man, he was physically powerful; he had no qualms about his abilities as a man or his masculinity, and it came across - he came across as a BELIEVABLE MALE! Maureen was a female version of that. She didn't have to put on coquettish airs nor did she try to be a sex pot.

The same thing came through from her naturally as came through from Wayne naturally and when these two then inter-related, you've got a fantastic situation. That's why they were such an incredible team! Everything they did had that. In real life they were incredible friends. John Wayne use to say that Maureen was "the greatest guy he ever knew." June: I read that he teased her a lot. Charles: "They teased each other a lot! They had a wonderful non sexual male-female relationship that was founded on their terrific respect for each other and a wonderful sense of humor. You know, Wayne used to go down to the Virgin Island to visit Maureen when her husband Charles Blair was alive. It was a place Duke could go to hide and not have to wear a hairpiece or worry about his stellar appearance. Both Blair and Wayne were avid chess players and spent hours playing the game. The men were great friends because Blair was in real life, everything John Wayne ever played on the screen. Charlie Blair was an incredibly heroic man.

So there was a great affinity between Wayne and Charlie Blair." Katie McLintock 'before" the mudfight Molasses, feathers and O'Hara - a very sticky combination Stunt man Chuck Roberson who worked with Maureen on her many stunts in "McLintock" said, "Wet or dry, Maureen O'Hara was one of the best looking women I have ever seen." G.W. McLintock welcomes his seemingly reluctant estranged wife home Now for some more behind the scenes fun with "McLintock." One of the most memorable sequences of any John Wayne films is the spectacular mud fight from "McLintock!" Participants were cold and miserable for those few days of filming, but most of the combatants look back on it as a heck of a lot of fun, too. We're pleased to offer these memories offered by actors/stuntmen, Rudy Robbins and Tom Hennesy. (As published in "The Big Trail" fan newsletter, Tim Lilley, Editor) TOM:We were working out in Old Tucson, filming that thing, and it was cold as hell when we filmed that sequence. I think it was around Christmas time. We had to do that scene out at a slag pit.

I think I was the first guy that had to go down that thing. God, it was cold. The water would freeze every night, then they'd come put smudge pots like they use in the orchards, that burn oil, put 'em down there in the water and try at least to get the ice melted. Anyway, just before that actual sequence where we had that melee and Duke knocks half a dozen people down the slide into that water, we had a big scene. I was working with Strother Martin. I pick him up and throw him in an ore car and push him down and he falls over and goes down into the pit. But just prior to that, we've got a big melee going-- Duke comes riding in with Maureen O'Hara who's on a buckboard. He rides in to try and stop all this business and she's supposed to jump out of the buckboard and the first guy that she sees is me. I had just knocked somebody down, and I'm bending over grabbing him, and pick him up and punch him out again. Maureen is supposed to pull out a hat pin and stab me with it.

It's a big scene, you know, a big tracking scene and, God, they've got all these stuntmen and extras and everybody involved, so it was important to get it right. So they come tearing in, horses snorting, she jumps out, runs up and takes her hat pin and shoves it in my butt. But I didn't feel it. So much was going on, and what she had done was use her thumb to kind of shield the pin, so it was kind of a delayed reaction from me. So Duke yells, "Cut,! Cut! And he wasn't directing the thing, it was Andy McLaglen, but when Duke's on a picture, why he's directing it, unless it was Old Man Ford. Andy was kind of a figurehead in that situation.

Anyway, Duke says, "Goddamit, Maureen, what happened?" And she says "Well, he didn't jump, he didn't jump." And Duke says, "What the hell's the matter Tom?" And I said, "Well, I didn't feel it, Duke." So he says to Maureen, "Maureen, we're gonna do it again and this time I want you to shove that goddamed thing up his ass!" So Maureen, I knew Maureen and her brothers -- one of them used to come and ride my horses all the time-- and I'd worked with her before-- she kind of hesitates a minute and she says, "No, No. I'm not going to do that, Duke. Not to a Hennesy I don't! (laughing) I thought that was pretty funny. Rudy: When we were doing the mud fight, everybody was going down off in there. Duke went down in there, Maureen O'Hara went down in there, and so Duke wanted Gordon Jones to go in there. And Gordon said, "No, I'm not going!

I'm not going to do it." Finally they convinced Gordon to do it but he said, "I'm just going to slide down sitting down, and I'm not going to go under the mud." So Duke took me aside and said, "Rudy (or "It Do", cause it's what he always called me), I want you to get over there." We had two chutes going down into that mud hole. He said, "You get over on the other one and when we knock Gordon in there, I want you to land on top of him and shove him all the way to the bottom because he's being a butt about it, and he doesn't want to get himself dirty." So I said, "All right." So they had Gordon over on one side and me on the other. Me and this stunt man I was working with we were punching away, but we were watching. When Gordon started sliding down, well he knocked me down and I slid right on top of Gordon and rode him to the bottom of that mud hole. He was madder than a hornet! Everybody in the company knew about it and they all got a big kick out of it. That was a fun scene.

My Interpretation of "McLintock" (We all grasp different meanings and nuances of movies simply because we are all unique and different individuals with different preferences. I personally feel that "McLintock" is a very significant film, despite it's raucous comedic western flavor. Many people don't care for movies with "messages" but this one has quite a few) McLintock remains one of the favorite Wayne/O'Hara westerns. I have read biographies on Duke Wayne with comments from co-workers who felt much of Duke's personal political and familial philosophies were presented in this western comedy. G.W.'s talk with Becky when he is shooting quail is an example. G.W. came up from his bootstraps and was then a wealthy, powerful man in the Arizona territory. However, he didn't want to ever lose sight of what was really important. He wanted his only child to understand what he felt in his heart. Early in the scene Becky tries to talk to her father about the his separation from her mother. Duke is very somber and seems to listen to her rather progressive/modern ideas for that era. Having just returned from school in the East, she lost no time in displaying her new found maturity in situations.

"Oh I can understand your troubles, Mama's often so, well, so petulant." And GW responds, "Petulant? You learned alotta words back East Becky. I wish to God they'd a taught you some meanings. You were only about 6 months old when your mother stayed alone with you in a sod hut under 8 foot of snow while I moved the herd 300 miles south to try and save it - saved about half of it. You were a little more than a year old at the time of the great Commanche raids...we stood of 500 plains Indians for 9 days...'petulant' Becky? I think you better go on home". This is when she gets a major definition of this important word called "respect." (Lending more credence to the scene is that the fans loved O'Hara and Wayne together because they were most believable as man and wife. One could indeed imagine the strong O'Hara doing just that; being a powerful and courageous helpmate.) Despite his own unhappiness at the apparent failure of his marriage, GW was not about to let Becky offer criticism of her mother.

He lets her know right up front that a fancy word like "petulance" is hardly a word to describe Katherine McLintock and indicates that Becky doesn't begin to know the real substance of courage and strength that is inherent in her mother. More importantly, he lets Becky know how very much he loves her mother, and always will. G.W. continues his father-daughter talk by explaining his respect of the land. He further tells her that she will not inherit his money, only a 500 acre spread. The reason? So that Becky and whomever she may someday marry might have a similar beginning to their lives; to work to earn their living and build their lives together. His final speech in that scene is quite poetic actually and certainly wise advice to his daughter: "All the gold in the US treasury and all the harp music in heaven can't equal what happens between a man and a woman with all that growin together. I can't explain it any better than that." It seems that Katie and G.W. had both kind of lost their way. As they became rich and powerful their need for one another diminished. Katie sought social esteem and an escape from what she considered the barbaric rugged pioneer days, and G.W.

sought refuge in booze and carousing as he clung to the past. In the beginning their love sustained them as they worked together against impossible odds to make their home in the unsettled Arizona Territory. Unfortunately after years of struggle, the only one thing they still had in common was their daughter Becky. While Becky had been away at college in the East, Katie also had "packed up, picked up and moved out" on GW for a period of two years. The film begins by building a foundation for Katie's return. We see a couple of lonely bachelors, G.W. McLintock emerging from the ranch house with an obvious hangover, and his right-hand man, Drago (played by the great actor Chill Wills) there to see to his boss' needs. Today it would be a buggy ride into town. Duke Wayne's weathered image domiantes as he grabs the reins from Drago and proceeds to haul off into town at break-neck speed, leaving Drago hanging on for dear life. In that wild to town we get the whole spiel of just who G.W. McLintock is. A favorite screen-writer of Duke Wayne, James Grant, paints this scene with G.W.

driving his wagon through a huge herd of cattle...G.W.'s cattle - so we know G.W. is a successful rancher. Midst dust and the mooing of cattle the buggy makes its way to town. The sign on the train station displays the town name "McLintock," and is another indication that G.W. is not only a wealthy rancher, but a powerful one. This particular day many homesteaders have arrived to claim the land the government has "given them." Ranch foreman explains their presence to GW stating "everyone with a plowshare and a bible and no idea what the range is for." In nothing flat GW (with the help of Drago's gunshot in the air) get the settlers attention. GW delivers a quick orientation of what they are up against trying to farm in this territory. One settler indicates that GW must begruge them the land the government as given them. GW has a retort to that comment also - "The government never gave anybody anything! Some years back a lot like you came in.

Had a pretty good first year - good summer, easy winter but the next year the last rain was in Feburary and by June even the jack rabbits had sense enough to get off the Mesa." GW, feeling content that he's duly warned the homsteaders then sets about his business in town, with Drago dutifully running behind him. Katie returns to McLintock to get GW's signature on divorce papers (an almost unheard of procedure in those days). Also on her agenda is gather up her little college graduate, Becky (who is returning to McLintock in a few days) and take her back with her to the more civilized Eastern society. The conflict that ensues involves some pretty rowdy scenes - including the famous mudfight. It's a great amount of fun as GW desperately tries to win his wife back as she brow-beats the man through "almost" the entire picture. Of course in true Duke Wayne fashion he ultimately settles it all. The happy ending finds Becky in love with a fine young man, and Katie McLintock back in the arms of her husband. "McLintock" is such a pleasant comedic western, and the knowing Wayne and O'Hara audience accept it for just that.

However, as I said earlier - it has some very profound familial statements as only Duke and Maureen can deliver them; with spice, very magnetic sexual overtones, and more importantly, respect for each one's individuality. Both husband, wife, and daughter learned some important lessons, as did the general population of McLintock. The audience has learned they'd never tire of seeing "McLintock" even after 36 years. Editorial note: I am certainly not a film historian, and differing personal opinions notwithstanding, it is fairly acturate to conclude that once Maureen O'Hara came and went from Duke Wayne's arms in a movie, no other actress could quite measure up in believability as his on-screen love. To say that Maureen O'Hara was a "tough act to follow" is a gross understatement. Even in their last teaming in "Big Jake" in 1972, although Maureen's appearance was brief and there was no heavy contact scenes, those glances exchanged spoke volumes. You could feel their magnitism and the plot needed little dialogue to sense the love they still maintained for one another... enough so to imagine a wonderful reunion at the end.

Another example of their unsurpassed chemistry. IMHO (in my humble opinion). June Parker Beck 8-21-99

Question: In which 1963 film is Maureen O'Hara spanked by John Wayne?
Answer: McLintock