Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers:

Barney Slater (story)
Harry Julian Fink (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 July 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

Break the law and he's the last man you want to see. And the last you ever will.

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Hanging | Son | Father Son Relationship | Bank Robbery | Small Town

Cast

John Wayne	...	U.S. Marshal J.D. Cahill
George Kennedy	...	Abe Fraser
Neville Brand	...	Lightfoot, Half-breed Comanche tracker
Gary Grimes	...	Danny Cahill
Walter Barnes	...	Sheriff Grady, Valentine Texas
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Hank, Jailer at Jefferson Davis County Jail
Pepper Martin	...	Hard Case
Paul Fix	...	Old Man, Outlaw
Scott Walker	...	Ben Tildy, Outlaw
Jackie Coogan	...	Charlie Smith, Town Drunk
Denver Pyle	...	Denver, Danny & Billy Joe's caretaker
Marie Windsor	...	Mrs. Hetty Green
Rayford Barnes	...	Pee Wee Simser, Outlaw
Vance Davis	...	Negro
Dan Kemp	...	Joe Meehan, Outlaw

Also Known As:

Cahill (UK)
Cahill: United States Marshal (USA) (alternative spelling)
Wednesday Morning

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | West Germany:12 (f) | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (1999) | UK:15 (video rating) (1988) | UK:AA (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Durango, Mexico

Company:

Batjac Productions

Trivia:

The anti-racism subtext was written into the script in response to ongoing criticism of Wayne's infamous May 1971 interview with Playboy magazine.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Lightfoot's horse has a saddle under the blanket. You can see stirrups hanging under the blanket and in a latter scene, Cahill uses them to mount Lightfoot's horse.

Quotes:

J.D. Cahill: Do I have to shoot you or what?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

A Man Gets To Thinkin'

purely ordinary

This is not one of John Wayne's better flicks from his later years. It really isn't because it's a bad film, but the energy level is so low due to the fact he was so gosh-darn old! Unlike the energy that he somehow mustered for MC Q and BRANNIGAN, this movie just seems to crawl along and offers very little more than what you might see in an episode of BONANZA or GUN SMOKE. I really wish Wayne had held out for a more worthy film, but considering he spent most of his life just churning out films, it isn't too surprising that he did the movie. The 5 rating is for the average viewer. If you are a Wayne fan, a score of 6 or 7 would probably suffice, as it is still enjoyable because it's still pure John Wayne.