Watching McLintock Today...

[WAYNO]

I watch McLintock often. Each time, I probably catch something different, but today for the first time, I saw the rifles given to the Indians from the rail car are Krag-Jorgensen rifles. I have not been able to tell what year the movie portrays, but it now must've been 1894-ish or later.

 

[bigbillyboy]

Duke movies all weekend on Grit tv

 

[Danjet500]

The "Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" is on right now.
I also enjoy watching "McClintock".

 

[protoolman]

I love that movie. I think Maureen O Hara likes the Duke giving her a spanking!

 

[Busterswoodshop]

I remember when they filmed McLintock.
It was filmed at Old Tucson .
My father was a carpenter and worked on a lot of the sets for that movie.
He would take us kids and we would watch them film it.

 

[blume357]

Now that I think about it, wasn't there an automobile in that movie?
Maureen O Hara is my second favorite actress to watch right after Katherine Hepburn.

 

[WAYNO]

If there was an automobile in McLintock, I don't remember. However, there were definitely automobiles in Big Jake and the Shootist.

 

[Lt Choate]

Happy Birthday, Duke.........

 

[contender]

I'd much rather watch old movies with John Wayne or such than almost any of the newer one they have out there. We watched General Jimmy Stewart in "The Far Country" last night.

 

[Watertender]

I remember reading that when John Wayne used the coal scoop to spank Maureen O'Hara he spanked her so hard that she had bruises and couldn't sit comfortably for days.

 

[Danjet500]

I love that movie. I think Maureen O Hara likes the Duke giving her a spanking!

I wouldn't have minded myself.

 

[gjgalligan]

If I recall correctly the Governor came to town in a horseless carriage.
But I may be confused, happens a lot.

 

[Acorn]

I wouldn't have minded myself.

I'm hoping you mean spanking Maureen, not the Duke spanking you?

 

[sixmranch]

One of my favorite John Wayne movies!

 

[Lt Choate]

I watch McLintock often. Each time, I probably catch something different, but today for the first time, I saw the rifles given to the Indians from the rail car are Krag-Jorgensen rifles. I have not been able to tell what year the movie portrays, but it now must've been 1894-ish or later.

Wasn't the Krag-Jorgenson the main rifle that the US used during the Spanish-American war??

 

[WAYNO]

Wasn't the Krag-Jorgenson the main rifle that the US used during the Spanish-American war??

Yes. And different versions were used by European countries in the 1880's.

It probably doesn't matter, being just a movie novel, but some movies such as this one are difficult to pinpoint an era. Often, the 1892, 1894, or Peacemaker are used without question in the Western movies. But seeing the very distinctive Krag rifle caught my attention. Interesting too, as many times as I've seen this movie, this was the first time I noticed these Krag's.





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[RC44Mag]

I remember reading that when John Wayne used the coal scoop to spank Maureen O'Hara he spanked her so hard that she had bruises and couldn't sit comfortably for days.

Bruises and couple of O's.!

 

[steveodtw]

No whiskey. We go!

 

[Threespears]

Clintok good party where's the whiskey

 

[Bob Wright]

I'm hoping you mean spanking Maureen, not the Duke spanking you?

I'm thinking the same thing myself.

Bob Wright