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The Train Robbers( 1973)

TV-MAWesternAction
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The gold or the grave. The young widow could lead them to either.

Overview

A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Wayne

      Lane

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      Ann-Margret

      Mrs. Lowe

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      Rod Taylor

      Grady

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      Ben Johnson

      Jesse

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      Christopher George

      Calhoun

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      Bobby Vinton

      Ben Young

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      Ricardo Montalban

      The Pinkerton Man

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      Jerry Gatlin

      Sam Turner

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      Ralph Volkie

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Dennis Falt

      Pursuing gunman (uncredited)

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    A review by Per Gunnar Jonsson

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    Written by Per Gunnar Jonsson on Fri Jun 20 2014
    This is another old John Wayne classic that, despite being a bit of an oldie, is still so much fun to watch. Being made as late as 1973 it is one of the later works of John Wayne. I quite like these later works where he is often playing a grumpy old hero. This movie is a good classical old western with a decent enough chunk of humor. It starts off fairly hilarious when Lane punches his friend for bringing a guy along who “could not take orders”. The continued muttering and bickering between Lane and his two old war-buddies is one of the things that makes this movie so fun to watch. The s...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • gold
    • widow
    • hired gun