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Opening story

posted 21 years ago by sjl004
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At the beginning of the film it shows Books in the late 1890s in gun fights etc, it seems to show footage of Red River, can you identify other films in there?

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[–] Dierk 21 years ago

Rio Bravo (to name just one of the many films with JW cited in the opening sequence).

[–] ecarle 21 years ago

The other films are "Hondo," "Rio Bravo," and "El Dorado" (and maybe "The Sons of Katie Elder," I can't remember.)

[–] knight_hawk2002 21 years ago

The movies are

Red River
Rio Bravo
El Dorado
Hondo
El Dorado (2nd Time)

No Sons of Katie Elder clips used

[–] Gaslight1888 12 years ago

Not to forget, The Magnificent Seven :)

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