McLintock! (1963)

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer:

James Edward Grant (original screenplay)

Release Date:

13 November 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Western

Tagline:

Never such a tender love story! Never such a savage showdown! Never such restless natives!

Plot:

Cattle baron George Washington McLintock fights his wife, his daughter, and political land-grabbers...

Plot Keywords:

Mudhole | Territorial Government | Arizona Territory | Brawl | Fourth Of July

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

John Wayne	...	George Washington McLintock
Maureen O'Hara	...	Katherine Gilhooley McLintock
Patrick Wayne	...	Devlin Warren
Stefanie Powers	...	Becky McLintock
Jack Kruschen	...	Jake Birnbaum
Chill Wills	...	Drago
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Mrs. Louise Warren
Jerry Van Dyke	...	Matt Douglas Jr
Edgar Buchanan	...	Bunny Dull
Bruce Cabot	...	Ben Sage
Perry Lopez	...	Davey Elk
Strother Martin	...	Agard
Gordon Jones	...	Matt Douglas
Robert Lowery	...	Gov. Cuthbert H. Humphrey
Hank Worden	...	Curly Fletcher

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Spain:T | West Germany:6 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | Australia:PG | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Nogales, Arizona, USA

Company:

Batjac Productions

Trivia:

Promotional events were postponed for a week following the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the famous chase scene near the end of the movie, when Katherine tries to escape from G.W. into an alley behind the general store, the shadow of the camera as it zooms in for her closeup is clearly visible against the store wall on the left side of the shot.

Quotes:

George Washington McLintock: [the two are arguing heatedly on whom their daughter will stay with] No go Kate.
Katherine McClintock: Why you animal!
George Washington McLintock: Half the people in the world are women. Why does it have to be you that stirs me?
[Passionately kisses Katherine]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Living Steam: Virginia and Truckee Then and Now at the Nevada State Railroad Museum (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

Love in the Country

typical Big John Wayne

Directed by Andrew MacLaglan, this rip-roaring John Wayne-Maureen O'Hara comedy lets them do what they did best.

Wayne plays George Washington McLintock, a brawler and he-man in typical Western setting. O'Hara plays his feisty wife and Stefanie Powers their bratty daughter, Becky. Patrick Wayne, son of Big John, plays Becky's intended, a young man who looks like he'll wind up just like her pa.

'McLintock' is fast, furious, and funny. About as far from PC as you can get, this Western take on The Taming of the Shrew is bawdy and boisterous, and the casting is perfect. John Wayne was a man's man in the 'gotta do what he has to do' mould and this role was perfect. O'Hara - his best co-star - is also superb.