James Stewart Starred In This Great 1961 John Ford Western That Basically Remade One Of John Wayne's Best Films
In a certain sense,Two Rode Togetherfunctions as a remake ofThe Searchers, albeit with James Stewart in the lead role. Both classic movies were directed by John Ford, but only one is considered one of thegreatest Westerns of all time. Over the years,John Wayne and John Fordcollaborated on several memorable entries into the Western genre, withThe Searchersbeing among their most critically acclaimed collaborations. Released in 1956,The Searchersstarred John Wayne as Ethan Edwards, an aging gunslinger who goes on a long quest to find Natalie Wood’s Debbie Woods, a long-missing white woman who had been taken by the Comanche when she was a child....