John Wayne's Coolest Scenes #16: Steak, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962)

[@thomasfleischer83]

John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef, Strother Martin, Woody Strode,Edmond O' Brien, James Stewart.... What a cast!

[@paulbklyn4742]

You left out Andy Devine

[@charliebecknell9830]

How could anyone leave out Vera Miles?

[@jerrykibbe6363]

And Vera Myles

[@jerrykibbe6363]

Miles?

[@scottmiller6495]

It was a sensational film from 1962, there were many great ones that year, this was one of them!!!!!

[@michaelking9772]

Doesn't get much better than this...The most underrated Western of all time a True Classic.!!!!

[@cyrneco]

I don't think it's underrated at all: it's a well known as a masterpiece of the genre.

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

Second only to The Magnificent Seven (1960)

[@thedeerhunter32]

@@cyrneco I agree. This is a well acknowledged western and in numerous top 10 lists. Michael just baiting for likes

[@cyrneco]

@@thedeerhunter32 you maybe right, I'm not all that smart when it comes to social media and it occurs to me only now that you pointed that out...

[@Mark-sd7fc]

@@FrankIsAlwaysRight way better than the magnificent 7 !! This is up there with SHANE!

[@03Barb]

Three tremendous actors at the absolute peak of their talents. The tension in this scene is thicker than the steaks. Incredible performance.

[@isjones2112]

Thicker than the steaks! I like that

[@chrisperrins8082]

I count more than 3 of the actors there were at their peak.

[@Lew5461]

Woody Strode was a great actor. Underrated for sure. Good in everything he did.

[@chrisperrins8082]

@@Lew5461 Agreed. A much underrated actor of his time. Everytime he came on, my mood went up.

[@michaelkroger899]

i see 5..greets

[@clayguy1]

The year this came out, I was in High School, working at a Drive In Movie... in the snack bar.. I saw this for a full week.. that summer of 62.. I'll never forget this movie... ever.

[@ericweredyk4142]

I'm going back to these old movies...more and more.

[@koko2bware]

Awesome stellar casts, brilliant acting, script and dialogs we can never forget all our lives. They don't and can't make them anymore. It's a total shame and injustice Lee Marvin was not awarded an Oscar for this!!

[@valmirmarques7667]

He Won in cat ballou

[@USA92]

As someone old enough to appreciate and remember I can't disagree more. The difference between can and can't. Sad to see but you know there are folk who close their minds at some point.

[@bebo5558]

He was killed in this movie, he couldn't attend the Oscar's! LOL

[@DMBall]

Wayne was always better when he had a strong cast around him; upping his game to meet the competition, so to speak. In this case, Marvin.

[@bebo5558]

@user-mw1xu8fy9u John Wayne did not need a strong cast to act with, all of his parts were basically written for him, but other actors that are good definitely help a movie!

[@dougc190]

This is one of the best movies that needs to always be shown.

[@u2mister17]

It is not commie enough for our masters. In other words...taken off the propaganda list.

[@johnmagill1011]

It's as good as The Searchers.

[@garyspence2128]

@U2. You can't let it go, can you? The hatred... Don't know why you went off the deep end, or when, but it's not my problem. It's yours... Still a great movie, though. That's what's important. Not your paranoia, pilgrim...

[@steeden54]

John Ford director, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Lee Marvin. Doesn't get any better than this.

[@joedellaselva1251]

George Stevens, Alan Ladd, Van Heflin, Jean Arthur + a young Jack Palance? :)

[@steeden54]

@@joedellaselva1251 Yes, Shane was pretty good too.

[@siameseblue4824]

Add Dennis Hopper and Bruce Dern, Robert Mitchum.

[@shilton-hq5iy]

It does if Strother Martin, Woody Strode, and Lee van Cleef are also there.

[@MadSUPANOVA]

It does. FOR A FEW MORE DOLLARS. Lee Van Cleef bar scene disrespecting the bad guy. Clint Eastwood movie. 2nd out the trilogy.

[@gigie555]

One of the best scenes of John Wayne. His presence here was overpowering, and even Lee Marvin looked worried.

[@xScooterAZx]

Lee was paid t o look worried.lol

[@johnharris8191]

That is because he was a far superior actor than Wayne and if was real life, Wayne would be worried. Marvin would have kicked that doll collector's ass.

[@gigie555]

@@johnharris8191...and my dad can beat your dad. So you are not a Wayne fan, but how old are you?

[@johnharris8191]

@@gigie555I never said I was not a Wayne fan, I said "he was not a great actor." There is a huge difference between a great actor and a movie star. Wayne was a movie star. Although some actors become both, Wayne did not. Struther Martin, Jimmy Stewart, Charles Durning, Lee Marvin, Walter Matthau, Robert De Niro (estranged asshole that he is), Jack Nicholson, Louis Gossett Jr, Al Pacino, and Marlon Brando are/were great actors. Wayne never used period-correct guns in his movies and at the end of The Sons of Katie Elder he fired his Colt SAA 6-shot revolver 13 times without reloading. If he had needed 14 he would have had it because he was John Damn Wayne. Lonesome Dove was written for him and Jimmy Stewart but they knew Wayne could not pull it off. Wayne was also the only Hollywood tough guy who collected dolls, LMAO. I am 75 and I will not join in on the child stuff about our dads, Junior.

[@xScooterAZx]

@@johnharris8191 Agreed about Lee Marvin. However,I dont care at all whether John Wayne collected dolls. I never heard that.

[@mirsadpriganica9129]

Lee Marvin is absolutely epic in this film. His voice, his smile and complete figure and moves- simply fascinating. But another western genius appears in this film- Lee Van Cleef.

[@robertoelvo35]

Don' forget Edmund O'BRIAN and John Carradine

[@mitchgawlik1175]

John Wayne movies need a good (really bad) villain, and we're seldom disappointed. Claude Akins was the man you loved to hate in "Rio Bravo".

[@trwent]

Claude Akins was the man you loved to hate in a LOT of films. But in terms of acting ability, he was no Lee Marvin.

[@jerrykibbe6363]

Don’t forget Strother Martin. One of the great character actors of his time. Cool Hand Luke

[@daryladams7683]

One of the Duke 's finest westerns, right along with "The Searchers " and "Red River."

[@georgegucchi3680]

Damn, that was a great scene. Everyone played the their character right to the edge; Wayne, Marvin and of course Stewart. Even the kick by Wayne, just fit perfectly into the emotions of the scene. I'll be watching this tonight. Thanks.

[@millerforester6237]

The casting was the best...

[@david-ok9tg]

The kick was great - executed without taking his eye off of Valance and like a flick of the wrist swatting a fly down, leaving no doubt how dangerous he can be.

[@donarthiazi2443]

You left out Lee Van Cleef. Just like in _High Noon_ the man could make his presence felt without uttering one word. Then Strother Martin being the loyal lacky and Woody Strode were totally convincing in this film. Even Andy Devine *bravely* jumping up and fleeing added to this scene. Just wish we could've heard him talk 😂 It would have been so cool if John Wayne would've said, after kicking Strother Martin _"what we have here, is a failure to communicate"_ 😂😂😂 Edit: Yes I know I left out beautiful Vera Miles and Shug Fisher.

[@joeljoss1916]

It always provokes a belly laugh when the Duke boots Strother Martin without taking his eyes off Liberty. It really ramps up the tension, but it's a perfect shot and is hilarious. And no they don't make them like that anymore.

[@uliwidmaier5192]

I agree. It's a beautiful touch. And genuinely funny.

[@Hambone571]

I agree, and the look in Strother’s characters face as he backs away says a lot in fear/respect for a better man.

[@kmorrismorris2092]

And the sound effect...BAP! Perfect

[@kenbudd1637]

Love this movie and this scene is great. The Duke delivers a perfect kick to the chops without even looking!

[@pabloperez4063]

Best kick ever

[@mikeblackford994]

That kick to the face of Struthers Martin is one of the classics

[@mikeblackford994]

@Sam Spade When my late father got too old to move I bought a lot of old John Wayne DVD's. His favorite part in the 1rst Rooster Cogburn movie was when the young gal was dealing with Stuthers over a horse. Dads favorite line was (Rooster) "was a notorious thumper." Mine is the kick in the face in the cafe.

[@chrisgrubisa3819]

oh yeah ... love that part LOL

[@RogerCG1]

@@mikeblackford994 -- Strother Martin himself said he never laughed so hard as when he saw that final cut. It was shot as a closeup too---but, the master shot was much funnier.

[@tamaracolbert1435]

@William Hutchinson 😅😅😅😂😂freaking ass kisser ,he oughta get kicked in the teeth lol

[@daubber51]

That movie with strother Martin,,, was TRUE GRIT,,,,Kim Darby was Mattie(baby sister) Ross,,the other Marshall was Glen Campbell LA Beof.,,,

[@billvetter5328]

I remember as a young man, having never seen this movie before and renting it for the first time. It was then I developed a deep admiration for John Wayne, and John Ford the great director that the Duke made so many films with... Great movie, with an all-star studded cast.

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@lgbet6w58g4]

What our country needs is more John Waynes

[@seththomas9105]

I really needs more James Stewarts who were the real deal.

[@therealisation5500]

What a giant racist drunk bully that managed to avoid two wars I think you're countries got plenty of them now Lee Marvin he was a whole different story

[@jasondaniel918]

Just as Seth Thomas said, we need more of James Stewart's character. But courage is a scarce commodity in today's America. We have degenerated into a herd of sheeple.

[@browsman2328]

What our country needs is less phony insurrectionists and more true patriots.

[@pointdink]

John Wayne, Johnny Cash, Ronald Regan all needed.

[@charlesreed5510]

Love a good dose of John Wayne in the morning

[@crissignori7482]

Fabulous film with the Duke at his best and all actors delivering stellar performances. A classic film with real depth.

[@johnharris8191]

It was one of his worst performances.

[@crissignori7482]

@@johnharris8191 Well I enjoyed it.

[@johnharris8191]

@@crissignori7482 I enjoy all of Wayne's westerns although he was not a great actor. He pretty much always played the same role. He got better in later years, l think his last role was his best.

[@ralphfurley123]

Yeah, not only one of my favorite scenes in a John Wayne movie but in all of motion pictures!!! I just love it when someone stands up to the bully!!! The talents in this scene is just incredible!!! One of my favorite John Wayne movies!!! ☮️🖖🏽

[@richspinaci8293]

The main three actors at their peak. All good friends in real life. Movies don’t get better than this

[@stddisclaimer8020]

@richspinacl8293 Wayne and Stewart somewhat *_past_* their peak.

[@nowayoutbutup3122]

​@@stddisclaimer8020 Umm, no .

[@stddisclaimer8020]

@@nowayoutbutup3122 At the age of 55: Umm, YES.

[@jamesbrice6619]

@@stddisclaimer8020 baloney

[@stddisclaimer8020]

@@jamesbrice6619 Age 55 is definitely "over-the-hill," be they a "baloney" or a salami actor.

[@Dh-ks6nk]

John Wayne's Quote has always stuck with me, " Life is tough, but it's alot tougher if you're stupid!"

[@xnamkcor]

As a stupid person, I agree.

[@Mustaine1ify]

"A brain is like a bag, it's useless if there's nothing in it"

[@DavidNefelimSlayer]

SGT Stryker. Sands of Iwo jima.

[@jimthomas1989]

You do what you think is best Hondo

[@trollyoassfoo8731]

Wooooo weeeeeee! Ah remembah dat ol' quote back when I's was knee hagh ta a grasshoppah! Yessah

[@larky368]

Don't forget Lee van Cleef. He was so cool in this movie.

[@luismendizabal522]

Excelente escena con lee marvin y john wayne

[@arthur131313]

Just 3 yrs before Col. Mortimer

[@MrJx4000]

Cool and smart, too--he had the smarts to take the bottle of liquor.

[@steveparadis2978]

In the movie he looks like he's ready to take over when Liberty goes nuts or gets shot--always watching.

[@fleurafricaine5740]

Before he got his nose enhancement job

[@noneyabusiness5222]

Great movie! No gratuitous sex scene, no profanity, and you didn’t know what happened until the end.

[@Scyllax]

Noneya Business Gee, that description works for “The Avengers”.

[@RogerCG1]

One of the single greatest lines in western cinematic history -- "when the legend becomes fact, print the legend." So damn true too!

[@mja91352]

easily satisfied, ain't ya?

[@timmclaughlin5033]

That's because with the lack of talent in Hollywood today, it takes gratuitous sex, profanity and cgi to get people to watch this garbage they're calling entertainment, back then the quality of the cast would make or break a movie....

[@garym6315]

Westerns were WAY before my time, from a different generation, but whenever I see one on TV it always grips me for the reason you mention. The tension, the atmosphere, the confrontations, it's just really tense edge-of-the-seat entertainment.

[@paulbfields8284]

As a kid I saw this movie early 60’s.. I was affected by the tension in each mans performance. It made quite an impression on me. I have always felt that Jimmie Stewart was the finest American actor ever.. that’s not fair, just my opinion. They don’t make em like these boys any more. God Bless them all. The long, the short and the tall.

[@johnferrarini2626]

Watched this movie with my father many times wish I can watch with him one more time RIP theodore

[@dansmusic5749]

I agree about Jimmy Stewart. Watch the scene when George Bailey goes to the bar after he loses the money. Perfect acting, absolutely convincing.

[@mfrost71w]

Its no coincidence that Stewart played the two nicest and most admired characters in cinematic history - George Bailey and Elwood P. Dowd

[@irishmjk427]

One of my Favorite John Wayne movies. Quiet Man #1.

[@Uns_Maps_8]

Yes, as someone said below, that kick from Wayne made my day

[@barrywatkins8031]

This, along with the baptism scene in Godfather 1, is my favourite single scene in movie history. I just love the way John Wayne never takes his eye of Liberty and his hand is always by his gun, even when explaining there's a rifle on the three of them as well! Brilliant minute details!!

[@joeflores615]

Marvin was equally sadistic in The Big Heat with Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame. He could play some of the most hateful characters brilliantly.

[@282828lisa]

Lee Marvin should have won an Oscar for his portrayal here he was truly terrifying in this part.

[@DMalltheway]

It would’ve been nice if Marvin and Marlon Brando did a western going at each other.

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@DMalltheway never liked brando

[@DMalltheway]

@@jerrywoods4066 One of the best

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@DMalltheway nope

[@DMalltheway]

@@jerrywoods4066 Ok

[@michaelc2509]

Dad's favorite back in the day. Miss ya dad!

[@Tony-112]

🌹

[@kurtb8474]

My dad too. I still have his collection of VHS tapes of John Wayne movies that he recorded himself.

[@eddieagnich1875]

I haven't seen that movie since I was a kid. I'm going to watch it this week! Love the old westerns!

[@deplorableredneck4.02]

I sure do miss John Wayne 😢

[@STEVEOMEMES]

There all gone now all we have are the MOVIES.

[@chocoholic832]

Was my dad's favourite actor. Must have seen all his films growing up but my favourite was True Grit.

[@russellcampbell9198]

The camera zooms in on Vera as she recoils under the hungry eye of Liberty. Brilliant directorial touch. She is comfortably in charge in the presence of the other men but not the predatorial outlaw.

[@petemason57]

John Wayne will always be my film favorite.

[@Riskmangler]

Lee Van Cleef has priorities.

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

Which one was Lee Van Cleef?

[@johnmagill1011]

@@texasrockshillcountry6574 The Valance gang guy that didn't get kicked in the face.

[@alainarchambault2331]

@@texasrockshillcountry6574 The one that wanted his Whisky bottle back.

[@aggabus]

@@texasrockshillcountry6574 last out grabbed bottle

[@frankbarnwell____]

Lee was the "bad", one.

[@laff000]

Absolutely one of the best Westerns ever made. It's so good that I'm sure Hollywood will one day ruin it and do a remake.

[@mitchgawlik1175]

Bite your tongue! Someone would be MAD to attempt that.

[@laff000]

Like the remakes of Ben Hur , the day the earth stood still , and the magnificent seven

[@mitchgawlik1175]

@@laff000 "The Magnificent Seven" remake, now that's a sore spot.

[@elfieelderberry8857]

The Man Who brought Back Liberty and Virtue.....????😇🕊️😉

[@RjBenjamin353]

You got that right, it’ll turn out like the power of the Dog. The gayest piece of shit you’ll ever see

[@clubmogambo3214]

Out of all the great scenes the Duke has been in seemingly countless movies, this scene was and always will be #1.

[@meatwheel1937]

"I'll get it Liberty", WHACK!

[@bobpeckinpaugh2550]

One of the GREATEST scenes in movie history

[@Lew5461]

I agree

[@txrose8768]

Golden

[@po4RP20361]

I loved it when he booted the giggler upside his head

[@asdlkj9911]

Classic confrontation! John Wayne is fearless and Lee Marvin is scary as hell. Thanks for posting these.

[@docbrown6550]

The Best Western that ever was and still is.

[@TerryUniGeezerPeterson]

What we have here is, a great classic western.

[@mandolindleyroadshow706]

Lee Marvin playing dangerously unhinged 30 years before Joe Pesci, and at least as terrifying.

[@danflory6340]

He was a badass!

[@punothebear]

The Bible says there's nothing new under the sun. I miss John Wayne.

[@johnharris8191]

@@danflory6340 In real life also.

[@mitchgawlik1175]

Good comparison.

[@laurencelance586]

Well, he was a combat Marine, so....He could talk the talk cuz he had already walked the walk.

[@colerainfan1143]

A memorable scene from the greatest western of all time.

[@mikehammer7419]

Top five for sure. I always thought The Searchers was Wayne's best work.

[@jerrywoods4066]

Big Jake , El Dorado, tombstone .

[@michaelhull63]

Shane would have something to say about that the show down with Jack Palance in the saloon was as good or better

[@colerainfan1143]

@@michaelhull63 I can't argue with that Micheal. Those are my two absolute favorite classic westerns.

[@michaelhull63]

@Terry Murphy so true I can't pass it up and I have the script memorized lol "So your Jack Wilson Ive heard about you" "What have you heard Shane"? "Ive heard that your a low down Yankee liar".."PROVE IT" AWW words to live by

[@tyecurtis7228]

Bullies never go away. Back in the old days and today. Seems to never end. Real life facts. Sad. we need more John Wayne's in 2022.

[@Bubbles99718]

Lee Van Cleef grabbing the whiskey at the end is gold

[@Overlord24]

But he was a drunk in real life so sad, Thank God for A Few Dollasr More that gave him a second chance.

[@marcbahn5487]

I'll take JW kicking Strother Martin. With seemingly less effort than swatting a fly.

[@bebo5558]

Well they needed something to put the flames out!

[@yvesmorin7476]

​@@Overlord24ohh8

[@mjtpli]

Priorities!

[@gabemiller4882]

One my favorite movie westerns😍😍😁👍👍with John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart and Lee Marvin as Liberty Valence as the bad guy and his gang Lee Van Cleef!! Great scene from the movie👍👍👍😍😍

[@rickmays797]

I love when Ranch picks up the steak, then drops it again, then slams it down at the table.....love Dutton Peabodys reaction.... My favorite Western of ALL time !!!!!!!

[@stevenklinkhamer9069]

The best key scene in this highly memorable film without a doubt.

[@davejames8908]

I must have seen this film at least 20 times. First time was at the old Orpheum Theater in downtown Portland, Oregon in 1962 when I was 14 years old. IMO, it's Wayne's best...even better than "The Searchers" and that's saying something. The whole cast is perfect, and they're working with a terrific story. Not only do the stars shine in this film, but the cast is filled out with some of the best character actors ever ... Carradine, Strode, Van Cleef, Martin, Murray, DeVine, Pyle...the list goes on and on. One thumb up...way up!!

[@greghilbers4697]

I probably saw this at the Orpheum theater in Portland in 1962 Also!

[@davejames8908]

@@greghilbers4697 Hey...Hermano !!

[@gregorygermann5975]

I saw it for the first time in 1969 when I was nine sitting on our living room floor in s.e. Portland sellwood neighborhood when there was a rainstorm and we couldn't go outside to play. Sure don't need a rainstorm to watch it now!

[@keithkunkle3568]

Biggest frying pan I have ever seen in my 74 yrs !! Love this movie !

[@johnswoodgadgets9819]

The greatest western ever made!! Thanks for sharing. Think I'll go home and watch it for the 765th time after work.

[@gilesglossop5071]

An incredible film. One of the greatest westerns ever, no doubt about; it's message, it's themes, linger with you long after the movie ends, the sign of any great work of art. Interesting that Liberty's verminous little band comprise of Lee Van Cleef, the great Spaghetti Western villain and Strother Martin, responsible for iconic performances in "Cool Hand Luke" and "Butch Cassidy....". What a legendary bunch of baddies.

[@CaesarInVa]

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, played mean like Lee Marvin. The air of sinister malevolence that he exuded in this movie and in others where he played the heavy is utterly awe-inspiring. In fact, he plays a sociopath so well in this movie that its actually hard to watch. But in person, Lee Marvin was an incredibly deep, contemplative, deliberative and considerate human being. I watched an interview he gave on the Mike Douglas show...or maybe it was Dick Cavett, I can't recall, but I was impressed by his thoughtful, cogent commentary. Lee Marvin truly was one of the greats. BTW, a lot of people don't know this but Lee was a US Marine and was wounded during the Central Pacific campaign (I think at Tarawa, but I can't recall). That experience, and watching others being wounded and killed around him, gave Marvin particular insight in the mannerisms and jerky body movements of someone who has been shot, and it all comes into play in the last scene of "The Killers". One last thing...Lee is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

[@brianstark2219]

Not Tarawa. He was wounded at Saipan a year afterwards. It was every bit as bad as Tarawa

[@tomgriggs879]

The Big Red One. Brilliant.

[@robertcooke1774]

jack pallance did.

[@JD-tn5lz]

The Marines don't just build men. They build character.

[@mdhj67]

Lee Marvin could also be funny as hell. He was hilarious in Donovan's Reef and an absolute riot in Paint Your Wagon.

[@F1989C]

This scene will never ever get old💯

[@GPgundude]

There’s just no more good movies or TV anymore. I only watch old stuff….. the only movies or TV I can relate to!! Thanks for Sharing!!

[@wddub9075]

Lee Marvin. What a voice. His onscreen presence oozes badass from every pore of his body.

[@AManOfFocusCommitmentSheerWill]

James Stewart ALWAYS showed humility in his roles, even at his most degrading moments. If anyone deserved to be in John Wayne’s final film: The Shootist; it was James Stewart. Also, Lee Van Cleef was smart to not take his eyes off The Duke.

[@SGTJDerek]

He was. He played the Doc.

[@AManOfFocusCommitmentSheerWill]

SGTJDerek I know buddy, It was a rhetorical comment.

[@RogerCG1]

James Stewart may have been the actor with the greatest range ever on the big screen -- Westerns (Far Country, Shenadoah, The Naked Spur, Bend of the River, Destry Rides Again, Broken Arrow, thrillers/suspense(Man Who Knew Too Much, Rear Window, Vertigo), Comedies (The Philadelphia Story, Harvey,) Penetrating & Heartfelt Dramas(It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) Real Life Portrayals (Glenn Miller Story, Spirit of St. Louis, Carbine Williams, The Stratton Story) and his superb defense attorney in Anatomy of a Murder. So many more. Ask the average young (non-cinema student)moviegoer today and they've probably never heard of him.

[@seththomas9105]

@@nunyabiznass3030 He was also a badass bomber pilot in WWII European theater and stayed in the Ready Reserves until retiring as a General in the US Air Force. He was qualified on fighters, multi engine craft and up to and including the B-52 AFAIK. HE was the real life Real Deal.

[@eg4449]

@@seththomas9105 Brigadier General....he continued his contributions even after the war. He was the highest ranking Hollywood Celebrity in the military.

[@jreese7436]

Whenever I'd watch this movie ad a kid with my grandfather, he'd always clap at the moment when Valance looks over his shoulder and sees Pompey with the carbine.

[@littleblackduck3134]

My boy Pompey

[@natureboy1313]

I just gave a clap in honor of your grandfather. U Valance...u pick it up.

[@mickbrown9021]

Pompey with a Winchester actually 😉.

[@geraldmarcyk524]

When the legend becomes fact......print the legend.

[@christopherangeli8847]

Love how the Duke sits contentedly watching everything going on around him as others cower.

[@stuartpeacock8257]

What a cast performing at the top of their game, each and every one

[@michaelratliff9449]

Lee Marvin, a US Marine, he was something, ..a bunch of great actors....Salute them all!

[@TracySmith-xy9tq]

Lee van Cleef was in the Navy in WWII and got a Bronze Star.

[@michaelratliff9449]

@@TracySmith-xy9tq another great actor

[@xScooterAZx]

@@TracySmith-xy9tq Did he get shot? Lee Marvin did.

[@zigzag2510]

Lee Marvin & Van Cleef cannot but mean double trouble 😬 what a masterpiece!!!

[@wideawake914]

If Jack palance joined them then I would out a there real fast.

[@jimmysimms2399]

Lee Marvin was the most convincing hard man I ever saw in film. Maybe due to the fact that he was a former marine. I loved any film he was in.

[@ThePatriotPoet23]

Yes ... he was wounded in Sipan Islands in WW II

[@paulwilliams5566]

Agreed. He stole the show in the Wild One.

[@natureboy1313]

I don't know. Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear was awfully convincing. Ain't that right counselor.

[@gabemiller4882]

I agree! He is a great actor in films !!

[@JK-br1mu]

Not a big fan, but I'm glad for ya. I heard he pees on a Japanese guy in one film, I'm sure you'll love that.

[@oldschool1993]

Jimmy Stewart was the only man who could make a lawyer look sympathetic.

[@ajithfernando1702]

The Duke. My favourite. I have no more words....😊😁🙂🤗🤗🤗

[@mja91352]

One of the greatest scenes in a Western

[@jasonmichael3676]

In any movie.

[@jsteed44]

John Wayne was cool anywhere anytime whether it was in the movies or on network tv. He was himself on the first episode of the third season of Maude. Very classy moment.

[@flipsydestatusquo2285]

Wayne: "Hmmm, This Is Quite Clever". "A Hairy Coaster" (Which Was Walter's Toupeé, That He Accidentally Left On The Coffee Table). ~ 🤣😂😆

[@touco9077]

He also made a cameo appearance on the Beverly hillbillies and all he asked for pay was a nice bottle of bourbon, he was the best!!!

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@touco9077 red Skelton show. The western episode when they both had eye patches

[@777atys6]

he was gay, and admitted it, lol.

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@777atys6 bull lol

[@henrybyrd5402]

I was waiting for Strother Martin to say "what we have here is a failure to communicate."

[@blueberry11051]

Man what a movie.....love this....John Wayne, James Stewart, Lee Marvin....

[@millerforester6237]

Best Western ever made. John Wayne + John Ford. Hard to beat. Lee Marvin was great in this role.

[@reneleclerc6119]

That's a great subject for debate: The best Western movie ever made. So many deserve consideration.

[@dennisscott6501]

Lee Marvin, arguably one of the greatest villains in film history. John Wayne= GOAT…Jimmy Stewart, trying to make sense of the animalistic behavior, becomes a powerful man in later life. Great movie..

[@johnharris8191]

I have to disagree with that. Wayne could not act worth a tinker's damn. He had screen presence which made him a movie star. There is a huge difference between the two.

[@dennisscott6501]

@@johnharris8191 having a “screen presence” IS acting. He didn’t always have it. He developed it over time. For someone who “ couldn’t act”, I’d say he done pretty well for himself..

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@johnharris8191 he could act

[@fred5399]

@@johnharris8191 He didn't have to for the most but see him in The Cowboys and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as John Ford once said "that SOB can act".

[@MGB18]

@@johnharris8191: I guess you never saw True Grit, El Dorado, The Cowboys, etc, etc.

[@Paul-uc8qj]

This movie along with "The Searchers" are two of the very best Westerns ever made. Too bad they didn't use Gene Pitney's theme song for this movie. That would have been very, very cool.

[@greghilbers4697]

That song by Gene Pitney was Inconsistent with the movie. I heard an interview with Gene and he said he recorded the record without seeing the movie. Listen to the lyrics.

[@stevetarrant3898]

'Shane' was one of the best as well.

[@greghilbers4697]

Shane was Great.

[@mrbreezeaau]

The best: True Grit, The Searchers, Shane and The Outlaw Josey Wales

[@Paul-uc8qj]

@@greghilbers4697 I listened to the lyrics, and I think the song was very consistent with the movie's storyline. It definitely was a lot better than the musical crap they used for the movie's theme song.

[@SB-vp8yy]

Lee Marvin in The Big Red One...one of my favorite movies.

[@MichiganQuadTrailsTales]

I Love that Movie! I have it saved to my DVR. Can't Get Enough of it!

[@lynnwood7205]

Saw this in a theater with my father when I was 11, back when we still had silver coinage, civil defense drills, unsupervised outdoor play time. We waiting for the future. The cartoon before the movie was of the singing frog that belted out "Oh My Baby,.."

[@exnihilo2601]

Strother was a good actor. His characters are done well. He's great in The Wild Bunch.

[@jerrywoods4066]

His small scene in butch Cassidy was good

[@alexandermacdonald3970]

Played the part of the warden in ' cool hand luke '

[@wesleyrhoten8505]

Hard Times, with Charles Bronson. Excellent! He plays Bronson's cut man at the fights.

[@ricosuave8123]

It only takes *one* person to confront and stand up to a bully to show everyone that he is indeed a coward. Great scene.

[@johnharris8191]

Marvin did not portray a coward, he never did and after all, in real life he was only facing a doll collector. I do not know how he kept from busting out laughing

[@greghilbers4697]

About 20 years ago they had a viewing of “The Man who shot Liberty Valance “open to the public at a theater in Santa Monica, Ca. I went to this. When John Wayne kicked Strother Martin in the face, the audience Erupted with Laughter!

[@STEVEOMEMES]

Greg I lived my first 26 years in Santa Monica and i saw Lee Marvin many times just in passing. I think his house was in the Palisades, My parents would go to Ted's Grill in the Santa Monica Canyon and he was there a lot. I was 10 or so, wish i still had that autograph that i got from him.

[@Db64o]

Un capolavoro western che pochi considerano un cast di attori e attrici superlativo film da Oscar con il più grande attore di film Western John wanye

[@jefferyholland]

One of my top favorite movies of all time. Studio executives should go back and watch these classics to see how to make a good movie.

[@keithkeown2285]

This has always been the best western ever - finally getting the love (recognition) it deserves. I saw this in Athens, Greece US Airbase - 1962. This master piece was reputed to have been filmed entirely on the back lot at universal studios. Magic in the backyard! Needless to say- things will never be better.

[@jamesgoines7663]

Keith thanks for your service to our country

[@traviskrause8509]

The best scene of calling out a bullying punk there ever was!!!

[@johnharris8191]

Lee Marvin was no punk.

[@codymoe4986]

@JohnHarris...Playing favorites? Comparing hobbies? P.S. You'd be a lonely man if you said you admired Marvin's character in this film...

[@mxbishop]

Amazed no one has tried to remake this movie - although, likely, it can't be done. The steak scene is so memorable. Marvin is a scary psychopath. Wayne is a solid brick wall. And Stewart, as the voice of reason, simply can't connect to men like Valance and Donovan - who live by their own set of rules. Just brilliant.

[@billlohrke2610]

I'm 80 and I have scene this movie at least 50 times and still like to watch the scene about the steak on the floor.

[@briangoldy8784]

One of John Fords' .......King Of Western Directors......Wayne, Marvin an Stewart,,,,,,,,just tells you the Respect they had for Ford

[@stevenschuyler9527]

DANG...nobody was a better "heavy" than Lee Marvin. But Wayne wasn't afraid of him. Loved it when JW kicked Strother Martin in the face in this scene.

[@richspinaci8293]

And Wayne and Marvin were the best of friends

[@stevenschuyler9527]

@@richspinaci8293, heard the same about JW and Strother Martin. Loved Strother in ROOSTER COGBURN. "I've been everywhere, done everything, seen everything. That's how I know PEOPLE ARE NO DAMN GOOD!"

[@johnharris8191]

In real life, Marvin would have kicked Wayne's ass.

[@lonmcq7317]

@@johnharris8191 Not so much...

[@jerrywoods4066]

@@johnharris8191 it would be close .

[@binko969]

Strother Martin’s maniacal laugh throughout this movie is as iconic as his role in Cool Hand Luke. So much talent involved with this flick, it’s like the western version of The Longest Day

[@duaneho555]

And Duke Wayne proves he’s the man. Again.

[@Mikepleith]

Great scene - in reality Lee Marvin and Jimmy Stewart are the real men - both harden war veterans while Wayne didn’t serve.

[@duaneho555]

@@Mikepleith true but he was 34 and had a 3-A status, also he tried numerous times to enlist so there’s that.

[@duaneho555]

And don’t forget Lee Van Cleef. He also served.

[@stevecampbell6294]

@@duaneho555 No he didn't try to enlist that is NOT true even his great John Ford told him he had to enlist because he was making a fortune in movies on the back of men fighting and losing their lives.Even John Ford who was 12 years older than the draft dodger enlisted and served 2 years in the Navy.Look it up if you don't believe me.Wayne was a phoney patriot.

[@Mikepleith]

@@stevecampbell6294 I knew Ford “encouraged” Wayne to join - and that Ford himself was a decorated veteran. The thing is - guys like Stewart and Marvin probably didn’t care - they just did it and didn’t judge while Wayne wraps himself in the flag. I think Stewart fought in 3 wars - Korea and Vietnam? I think he was a pilot who flew a few mission in those wars? Similar to the stars of the day in baseball - I’ll take Ted Willams over Joe DiMaggio any day of the week...

[@marstondavis]

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, can take a kick to the face like Strother Martin. EPIC!!!

[@JohnPennock-d3y]

Wow, what a combo of STARS! John P.

[@christopherwelford8401]

That steakhouse always makes me hungry 😋 whenever I watch this top film

[@aaaht3810]

I always liked this movie and this scene. So many great actors in one scene. The thing I always remember about the scene, since I was a kid, was those STEAKS!!! Whole meal probably cost .50.

[@gregorygermann5975]

Less. Much less. 30 cent.

[@allwaysamarine6528]

THOSE STEAKS WERE HUGE!

[@robertjessie8545]

One of my favorites! All the acting was exceptional but to me it was one of John Wayne's best.

[@jamesdrynan]

John Ford's first western with Wayne was Stagecoach in 1939. He and Wayne did 24 films together. This one was a moving elegy to the passing of the Old West. A perfect cast.

[@daleparker4207]

What a cast. Amazing

[@stevelewis7263]

I once saw an interview with Lee Marvin, this hard nosed ex marine who truly did appear menacing on film, was well spoken, humble, quiet and never swore, not even a "Damn", so different than today's Foul Mouthed up themselves drama Queen "actors" who need motivational directors to tell them how to wipe their own backsides.

[@ianelderher3648]

Clark gable

[@hoaraupatrick7580]

The french dubbing seems more explicit to me, it goes like that : "It WAS my steak, Valance...". Watched that gem for the first time in Saigon, Vietnam, long, long ago...

[@singlechristiancowboy]

Amen and well said, hoss✝️🇺🇸🤠

[@Dirtyharry70585]

Dirty Dozen was a classic too.

[@singlechristiancowboy]

@@Dirtyharry70585 Yessir. And a good idea too!✝️🇺🇸🤠

[@andrewm8831]

What a scene, What a cast acting doesn't get any better than this ...

[@JesusLopez-tb7ni]

Boy what a guy!!!! Actors will come n go, but NEVER will there be another John Wayne! EVER! N what a TRUE American!

[@Hambone571]

I love it when Wayne says, “My boy Pompey, buy the kitchen door” and when Liberty looks, you see and hear the gun get cocked……and that little spin and gun handle grab, he’s lucky he wasn’t shot then and there.