Agree or don’t - I think this is Wayne”s best work as an actor. Possibly because it’s such a well written role. He straddles the line between action and comedy brilliantly. And he invests his scenes with the magnificent O’Hara with great sincerity and respect. Plus, the best costumes of his career.
With the first generation of Hollywood actors, John Wayne was always my favorite! Seen all his movies atleast 3 or 4 times! This film is particular! I have the dvd! I've seen this movie more than 10 times!
This shows just how outmatched Danaher was against Sean Thornton. Thornton could have ended the fight any time he wanted, but he let it go on until Danaher quit. It was only when he realized that he he might be late for dinner that he finally went into full Trooper Thorn mode and put Danaher through the door.