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The Horse Soldiers – 1959 Ford
- Certainly a lesser archive entry from Ford
- This is a really nice title sequence shot at magic hour with the sun in the background with music playing and a long string of riders single file on horseback
- William Holden (who may have been the second biggest star in Hollywood at the time behind Wayne) does a superb job going toe to toe with Wayne in performance and presence- this conflict (medical officer vs Calvary leader) would play out in other films and shows (star trek for one)
- It lays on the Ford slapstick comedy, the shtick, with constance towers, a little thick
- Not in the top 20 of 1959 but I’m putting it in the archives based mainly because of the 2 hour battle of strong characters played by very strong actors
- Recommend
Drake2020-07-03T10:31:42+00:00
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