Against most opinions when I commented Horad Hawk's previous "Rio Bravo" I said the director probably realized he had spoiled that film with some major flaws, mainly the final shooting contest by sheriff Chance and his sidekicks hitting dynamite bars on the ground and in the air at 100 feet away or even more; a sort of "spaghetti western" sequence. I think Hawks felt he was in debt with viewers and so he made "El Dorado", practically a remake of "Rio Bravo".
I wouldn't say he got a classic here but this is a better film than "Rio Bravo" with more credible situations that make it a more serious western.
John Wayne is John Wayne again, but Dean Martin turns into Robert Mitchum, Ricky Nelson into James Caan (thank God!), Angie Dickinson into Charlene Holt, Walter Brennan into Arthur Hannicutt and Claude Akins and John Russaell into Cristopher George and Edward Ashner.
Never understood the passion of western fans for "Rio Bravo" -in spite of its good atmosphere and excellent music-, but in my opinion "El Dorado" is a better product and an acceptable film in the genre.
I wouldn't say he got a classic here but this is a better film than "Rio Bravo" with more credible situations that make it a more serious western.
John Wayne is John Wayne again, but Dean Martin turns into Robert Mitchum, Ricky Nelson into James Caan (thank God!), Angie Dickinson into Charlene Holt, Walter Brennan into Arthur Hannicutt and Claude Akins and John Russaell into Cristopher George and Edward Ashner.
Never understood the passion of western fans for "Rio Bravo" -in spite of its good atmosphere and excellent music-, but in my opinion "El Dorado" is a better product and an acceptable film in the genre.