Louis B. Mayer said that John Wayne had an endless face and he can go on forever. Appearing in more films than any major star, the legacy of John Wayne continues with the popularity of DVD. This filmography chronicles his amazing career, a catalog of theatrically released feature films and serials available on DVD including in some cases VHS, LaserDisc and HD.

Each film is linked via a new window to the Internet Movie Database which along with the American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, Fred Landesman's book The John Wayne Filmography, Allen Eyles' book John Wayne and the Movies, and my ever-growing collection of films, formed the basis for this filmography.

Titles are spelled as they appear on the print and listed in order of release, with a note if the production sequence varies (e.g. Filmed before Dakota). Because some pre-1934 titles have ambiguous or no production dates available, the copyright registration date is used instead of the release date if the former was earlier. This dating method provides a more accurate chronology of production since some films, completed and ready for release, were held back a few months before hitting the exchanges. Even with this method, however, there is no consistent accuracy with the production sequence before 1934.

 

 

Following the American theatrical distributor is the year of general release or premiere. The DVD's distributor and its catalog number (for Region 1 only) appear next, both pertaining to the cover shown. In the case of most public domain titles, posters or other movie advertising are used instead. The DVD release date (month-day-year) is for the title itself and not always the cover shown. The few titles not on Region 1 but available elsewhere on DVD have additional information about the home video releases in North America (VHS and, if applicable, LaserDisc).

Cast lists are generally based on the order and spelling as they appear five deep in the opening credits. If John Wayne's name does not appear within that criteria a note follows with billing information (e.g. '8th-billed', 'uncredited'). Films where he was uncredited are denoted in blue text with notes at the bottom of the filmography outlining his involvement—not always as an actor. Also included are his character names excluding in most cases aliases.

The principal cast is followed by the director, color process and if applicable the widescreen process. Unless noted all films were photographed full-frame and use standard 35mm film with four perforations running vertically at 24fps. Following the process is the aspect ratio used for the general release print, not necessarily the negative or DVD ratio. The latter is listed with the release date, including whether it is an anamorphic or non-anamorphic print. Some ratios with the same number vary slightly in size so rounding has been used.

If a cover and catalog number are shown for a Region 1 DVD the running time listed is that of the disc itself, which is generally the film's original length. At times this is a source of conflict, especially with the many titles reissued after John Wayne became a major star, sometimes with added scenes that padded out the length (or vice versa). Many of his pre-1940 films on DVD are based on reissue prints—providing a newer, better source—and may not represent the original running times. DVD running times, including some for VHS, are based on the exclusion of extraneous—usually modern-day—elements added before or after the films. Footage totals are calculated at 24fps using the Kodak Film Calculator.

Although few are listed, running times for DVDs in PAL format are based on the true length of the film, with consideration given to the fact that not all PAL video plays 4% faster. Some DVDs (and VHSes) are encoded in such a way that PAL speed-up is not present so the time does not have to be compensated by a factor of 1.04 to match NTSC, which is the same as film time. So care has been taken to check for PAL speed-up, and where present the times have been converted to NTSC using the WFT Timecode Calculator.

Prefacing the running time is the DVD's English-only Dolby audio track or tracks—those of other languages are not included. A few titles are listed as Surround but are simply remixed mono, in which case a note follows.

Copyright information is based on the print itself and for the many not viewed, especially Wayne's pre-Monogram days, I have used the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures, published by the Library of Congress. If a production company is involved other than the copyright claimant, that name follows but for independent productions excludes the co-operation of a studio (e.g. Without Reservations was co-produced with RKO and Big Jim McLain was co-produced with Warner Bros.).

Some early films have incomplete onscreen copyright statements, omitting the claimant and sometimes the year but full information was registered with the Copyright Office, and it is this information which is used. (Only four of John Wayne's sound features, all from Monogram, were never registered with the Copyright Office.) Onscreen dates are not always accurate: The Night Riders has 1938 even though it was filmed in February 1939; Hondo has 1952 even though production began in mid-1953 and The Greatest Story Ever Told has 1165. (The Catalog of Copyright Entries is more accurate than the copyright information in the AFI catalog because the former includes, although not consistently, 'in notice' dates.)

Included in the filmography are the certificate numbers from the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), renamed the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in 1946. These numbers, from the Production Code Administration Office, first appeared in mid-1934. Initially Monogram and Republic were not signatories of the MPPDA so their early films did not have certificates. Some pre-1934 films were given certificates upon reissue, which may not be included in the filmography (such numbers are followed by an 'R'). Most of the certificate numbers were culled from the AFI catalog, an ongoing endeavor whose detail does not currently cover post-1960 titles. For those I have taken the numbers from the prints themselves and from a collective list maintained at members.chello.nl/~a.degreef/.

 

 

In 1935 Monogram was taken over to form part of Republic, with Monogram resurrected as a separate company, late in 1936, that eventually became Allied Artists and whose film library took a fragmented path. In the early 1960's the Republic library, which included pre-1936 Monogram titles, was sold to National Telefilm Associates (NTA) who changed their name to Republic Pictures, in December 1984, after acquiring rights to the Republic name and logo. The library was initially licensed to The Nostalgia Merchant and Video Communications, then in 1984 released under the NTA Home Entertainment banner.

Before the rebirth of Republic Pictures: a VHS cover from NTA Home Entertainment whose vast library of films, licensed to various home video distributors, was brought under the umbrella of one company—soon to be called Republic Pictures Home Video.

In 1994 Republic was acquired by Spelling Entertainment which became part of Paramount in 1999. Two years earlier Republic Pictures Home Video wound down operations and the library was eventually licensed to Artisan Entertainment and its successor, Lions Gate, whose rights were initially to expire in 2006. Paramount has over 1,000 features and serials produced by the former studio and can now distribute what it has owned since 1999 (in the UK the library is licensed to Universal).

Paramount had announced a number of Wayne's Republic productions on DVD in 2006 (covers shown below), although all are long-delayed and in limbo with the recent news that Lions Gate (now called Lionsgate) will continue to distribute portions of the Republic library including the Wayne titles.

The Republic library has 3,000 titles, including television episodes, a far cry from the 6,000 that National Telefilm Associates owned at its peak in the 1970's. In 1989 Republic had 1,117 films, not all produced by the studio since NTA had purchased, among others, many titles from Allied Artists and Regal Films.

References are given to official home video releases even though Wayne's Monogram westerns were available long before the Republic Pictures Home Video versions shown above, all released in the 1990's. Entrenched in the public domain for decades now, in 1985 Wayne's Monogram films were officially available for sale on 16mm from Republic Pictures and New York-based Classics Associates, with Video Communications handling home video rights including 16mm and Super 8. Appearing to be a splinter company created when National Telefilm Associates became Republic Pictures, Classics Associates handled mostly PRC and Eagle-Lion titles from the original NTA library.

The only major studio to distribute Wayne's Monogram westerns on DVD is Columbia (Sony), who released five titles in 2002. The Columbia releases, initially shown on television, had new music added in 1985 that allowed the films to be re-copyrighted—a joint venture between Fox/Lorber Associates and Classics Associates. Fifteen films from the joint venture were released on DVD in the UK by Second Sight Films, touted as “The original black and white versions with fully restored picture and soundtrack.” (Region 0 PAL, covers shown below.) Four films were also available on LaserDisc, the only John Wayne Monogram titles ever in that format.

Only one Monogram western, Rainbow Valley, was not available from Classics Associates or Republic Pictures Home Video, nor available in a Fox/Lorber version. The film was also one of two never colorized, with Texas Terror escaping the process as well. Sadly, the best prints of Wayne's Monogram era have been bastardized with obtrusive synthesized music, editing and later, in 1990, colorization by Color Systems Technology. These color versions have made their way onto DVD in 20-minute re-titled versions, marketed by CST under The Young Duke banner.

Although initially Republic had Wayne's Monogram titles in its library, only one of the Republic Pictures Home Video releases from the 1990's has a Republic catalog number. The bulk of them have Columbia and UTE designations, the latter most likely Unity Television (a distributor formed in the 1950's) which was absorbed into Screen Gems and now part of Columbia. Unity used to distribute the Mascot serials to television and today Columbia claims ownership of that library. Republic absorbed Mascot in 1935 so their library would have initially been owned by Republic, too. Wayne made three serials for Mascot and all were released by Republic Pictures Home Video: two with Unity catalog numbers and one from Koch Entertainment.

Major public domain labels have stayed away from Wayne's pre-1940 Republic productions, with only Lawless Range, Winds of the Wasteland and Frontier Horizon showing up in proliferation. All the films were officially released on home video by Republic except The Oregon Trail which is a lost film. Mail-order dealers, however, have sold them for many years with impunity. Because the major players have stayed away from most of the films, it is assumed they are not in the public domain.

The major PD distributors have also stayed away from Wayne's early output from Universal, Warner Bros., Columbia and Fox. Many of the titles are available from mail-order dealers or on eBay, some under the guise of an ex-VHS rental although never actually released on home video; others are simply dupes of licensed videos. Only Universal has not officially released any of its early Wayne titles on home video, including the Paramount-produced Born to the West and Lady and Gent which the studio now own.

Some mail-order dealers are now using DVD±R with the prints generally derived from consumer videotape, not original 16mm or 35mm elements. They are not official studio releases so the quality will never be the same. Madden's Video Collectors Classic Western Movies, for instance, sells Wayne's early Republic westerns. Another such dealer is Bygone Video who like Madden use a web-based storefront and offer titles not officially released on DVD. Many of Wayne's early films from Universal, Warner Bros., Columbia and Fox are also available on VHS from Roberts Hard to Find Videos. Such dealers, though, are not referenced in the filmography since the films are not official studio releases. So for a film listed as Not available on DVD, some dealer out there has it on DVD±R or VHS. A film listed as Not available denotes it is not in circulation even in collector's circles but a print still exists.

Starting from Allegheny Uprising (1939), Wayne's first film after leaving second-features forever, the following titles have never been officially released on DVD anywhere: A Man Betrayed (1941, aka Wheel of Fortune), Lady for a Night (1942), I Married a Woman (1956) and Cancel My Reservation (1972).

From the same time frame, the following titles—excluding those above—have never been officially released in NTSC (including Japan): Lady from Louisiana (1941) and In Old Oklahoma (1943, aka War of the Wildcats). Angel and the Badman (1946) has never been officially released on a Region 1 DVD, although in the UK it is available from Universal who have distribution rights to the Republic library. The film, however, was released on Region 1 by Image Entertainment who used what could be called the official print from the Hal Roach library.

Again from the same time frame, the following titles—excluding those not released on DVD anywhere—have never been officially released in PAL: Reunion in France (1942), Big Jim McLain (1952), Trouble Along the Way (1953), Island in the Sky (1953), Hondo (1953), The High and the Mighty (1954), The Wings of Eagles (1956), Legend of the Lost (1957), How the West Was Won (1962) and McLintock! (1963; available on public domain labels but never officially released in PAL by Paramount).

Entries with TJWF denote Fred Landesman's The John Wayne Filmography has been cited; JWATM, Allen Eyles' John Wayne and the Movies; AFI, the American Film Institute; BBFC, British Board of Film Classification; BFI, British Film Institute; TCM, Turner Classic Movies; and AMC, American Movie Classics.

Entries with  denote an alternate Region 1 cover is available by hovering over the cover shown; , a third cover is shown by clicking. In a few cases the secondary image is a poster or VHS instead of a DVD cover. Covers do change and there is no pattern to what is displayed (old or new), and some alternate covers are not included so there is no completeness here. Entries with    denote the film has been colorized, although not all were available on home video since some were released directly to television.

 

 
1970's
     

The Shootist

Paramount (1976)
Paramount 08904 (keep case)

John Wayne (John Bernard Books), Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone. Directed by Don Siegel. Technicolor; Panavision/1.85:1; 99 mins. ©1976 Dino De Laurentiis Corp. MPAA #24467. DVD release: 7-24-01 (1.78:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 98m:52s).

 
 

Rooster Cogburn

Universal (1975)
Universal 20170 (keep case)

John Wayne (Reuben “Rooster” Cogburn), Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Jordan, John McIntire. Directed by Stuart Millar. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 107 mins. ©1975 Universal Pictures. MPAA #24170. UK Region 2/4/5 PAL is 2.35:1 anamorphic (click for cover), as is Japanese Region 2 NTSC; anamorphic print (2.35:1) available on Region 1 only in the 3-disc John Wayne: Screen Legend Collection (released 2007). DVD release: 3-31-98 (2.30:1 non-anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 107m:0s).

 
 

Brannigan

United Artists (1975)
MGM 1002568 (keep case)

John Wayne (Lt. Jim Brannigan), Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, John Vernon. Directed by Douglas Hickox. Color by De Luxe; Panavision/2.35:1; 111 mins. ©1975 United Artists Corp. Produced by Wellborn Ltd. [see notes]. MPAA #24041. DVD release: 10-2-01 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 110m:40s).

 
 
 

McQ

Warner Bros. (1974)
Warner Bros. 69229 (keep case)

John Wayne (Det. Lt. Lon McQ), Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, Colleen Dewhurst, Clu Gulager. Directed by John Sturges. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 111 mins. ©1974 Warner Bros., Inc. A “Batjac and Levy-Gardner Production”. MPAA #23763. TJWF: 116 mins.; initial reviews were 114-115 mins. DVD release: 5-3-05 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 1.0 mono; 110m:51s).

 
 
 

Cahill United States Marshal    UK: Cahill

Warner Bros. (1973)
Warner Bros. 15181 (snap case)

John Wayne (U.S. Marshal J.D. Cahill), George Kennedy, Gary Grimes, Neville Brand, Clay O'Brien. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 102 mins. ©1973 Warner Bros., Inc. A “Batjac Production”. MPAA #23684. DVD release: 6-3-03 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 1.0 mono; 102m:5s).

 
 
 

The Train Robbers

Warner Bros. (1973)
Warner Bros. 69226 (keep case)

John Wayne (Lane), Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson, Christopher George. Directed by Burt Kennedy. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 92 mins. ©1973 Warner Bros., Inc. A “Batjac Production”. MPAA #23340. DVD release: 5-3-05 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 1.0 mono; 91m:43s).

 
 
 

Cancel My Reservation

Warner Bros. (1972)
Not available on DVD

Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, Ralph Bellamy, Forrest Tucker, Anne Archer, [John Wayne uncredited]. Directed by Paul Bogart. Color [no labratory appears in the credits]; 1.85:1; 99 mins. ©1972 Naho Enterprises. MPAA #unknown. UK theatrical release: 86 mins. Released full-frame on VHS by Columbia (99m:9s; cover shown).

 
 
 

The Cowboys

Warner Bros. (1972)
Warner Bros. 15183 (snap case)

John Wayne (Wil Andersen), Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Slim Pickens. Directed by Mark Rydell. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 134 mins. including overture, entr'acte and exit music which was not included in the 128m:6s theatrical release. ©1971 Sanford Productions, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. MPAA #23040. DVD release: 10-6-98 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 5.1 Surround; 134m:15s); 5-22-07 (1-disc deluxe edition from a new transfer; cover shown on hover). Released 6-5-07 on HD DVD and Blu-ray.

 
 

Big Jake

National General (1971)
Paramount 37115 (keep case)

John Wayne (Jacob “Big Jake” McCandles), Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Bruce Cabot. Directed by George Sherman. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 110 mins. ©1971 Batjac Productions, Inc. A “Cinema Center Films” presentation [see notes]. MPAA #22945. DVD release: 4-29-03 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 5.1 and 2.0 Surround [remixed from mono]; 109m:31s).

 
 

Rio Lobo

National General (1970)
Paramount 38011 (keep case)

John Wayne (Col. Cord McNally), Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill, Jack Elam, Christopher Mitchum. Directed by Howard Hawks. Technicolor; 1.85:1; 114 mins. ©1970 Malabar Productions, Inc. A “Cinema Center Films” presentation [see notes]. MPAA #22689. DVD release: 4-29-03 (1.78:1 anamorphic; 5.1 and 2.0 Surround [remixed from mono]; 114m:7s).

 
 

Chisum

Warner Bros. (1970)
Warner Bros. 11089 (snap case)

John Wayne (John Simpson Chisum), Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 111 mins. ©1970 Batjac Productions, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. MPAA #unknown. BBFC: 113m:21s (cut to 110 mins. for UK theatrical release [BFI]). DVD release: 6-3-03 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 1.0 mono; 111m:12s).

 
     
     
     
     
 
1960's
     

The Undefeated

20th Century-Fox (1969)
Fox 2007560 (keep case)

John Wayne (Col. John Henry Thomas), Rock Hudson, Antonio Aguilar, Roman Gabriel, Marian McCargo. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Color by De Luxe; Panavision/2.35:1; 118 mins. ©1969 Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. MPAA #22209. DVD release: 5-20-03 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 118m:7s).

 
 
 

True Grit

Paramount (1969)
Paramount 06833 (keep case)

John Wayne (Rooster Cogburn), Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Jeremy Slate, Robert Duvall. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Technicolor; 1.85:1; 128 mins. ©1969 Paramount Pictures Corp., Hal B. Wallis and Joseph H. Hazen [Hal Wallis Productions]. MPAA #22045. DVD release: 3-21-00 (1.78:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 127m:50s); 5-22-07 (1-disc collector's edition from a new transfer; 5.1 Surround and 2.0 mono; cover shown on click).

 
 

Hellfighters

Universal (1968)
Universal 20512 (keep case)

John Wayne (Chance Buckman), Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles, Jay C. Flippen. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 121 mins. ©1968 Universal Pictures. MPAA #21851. UK theatrical release: 110 mins. DVD release: 1-5-99 (2.55:1 [see notes] non-anamorphic; 2.0 Surround; 120m:50s). Anamorphic print (2.35:1) available only in the Region 1, 3-disc John Wayne: Screen Legend Collection (released 2007).

 
 
 

The Green Berets

Warner Bros.-Seven Arts (1968)
Warner Bros. 1002 (snap case)

John Wayne (Col. Mike Kirby), David Janssen, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, Raymond St. Jacques. Directed by John Wayne and Ray Kellogg. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 142 mins. ©1968 Batjac Productions, Inc. and Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Inc. MPAA #21657. BBFC: 142m:41s (cut to 138 mins. for UK theatrical release). UK Region 2 PAL is anamorphic (cover shown on hover). DVD release: 10-28-97 (2.35:1 non-anamorphic; 1.0 mono; 141m:44s). The US and UK DVDs are 'flipper' discs, including the 2007 US re-release which is still non-anamorphic.

 
 

The War Wagon

Universal (1967)
Universal 20298 (keep case)

John Wayne (Taw Jackson), Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Robert Walker, Keenan Wynn. Directed by Burt Kennedy. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 101 mins. ©1967 Batjac Productions, Inc. and Universal Pictures. MPAA #21495. UK Region 2/4/5 PAL is 2.35:1 anamorphic (click for cover), as is Japanese Region 2 NTSC; anamorphic print (2.35:1) available on Region 1 only in the 3-disc John Wayne: Screen Legend Collection (released 2007). DVD release: 8-18-98 (2.25:1 non-anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 100m:27s).

 
 

El Dorado

Paramount (1967)
Paramount 06625 (keep case)

John Wayne (Cole Thornton), Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix. Directed by Howard Hawks. Technicolor; 1.85:1; 126 mins. ©1966 Paramount Pictures Corp. and Laurel Productions. MPAA #21158. Premiered in Japan December 1966 but released in the US after The War Wagon. DVD release: 3-21-00 (1.78:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 126m:19s).

 
 

Cast a Giant Shadow

United Artists (1966)
MGM 1003134 (keep case)

Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson, James Donald, Stathis Giallelis, [John Wayne (Gen. Mike Randolph) last-billed]. Directed by Melville Shavelson. Color by De Luxe; Panavision/2.35:1; 138 mins. ©1966 Mirisch-Llenroc-Batjac [Mirisch Corp./Llenroc Productions/Batjac Productions, Inc.]. MPAA #21183. TJWF: 142 mins.; AFI: 141 mins.; copyrighted: 139 mins.; BBFC: 146m:53s (cut to 135 mins. for UK theatrical release). DVD release: 2-5-02 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 138m:3s).

 
 
 

The Sons of Katie Elder

Paramount (1965)
Paramount 06729 (keep case)

John Wayne (John Elder), Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, Michael Anderson, Jr., Earl Holliman. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 122 mins. ©1965 Paramount Pictures Corp., Hal B. Wallis and Joseph H. Hazen [Hal Wallis Productions], and John Wayne. MPAA #20933. UK theatrical release: 117 mins. DVD release: 6-5-01 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 121m:39s).

 
 

In Harm's Way

Paramount (1965)
Paramount 06418 (keep case)

John Wayne (Capt. Rockwell “Rock” Torrey), Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss. Directed by Otto Preminger. b&w; Panavision/2.35:1; 167 mins. ©1965 Sigma Productions, Inc. MPAA #20885. AFI and US/UK theatrical release: 165 mins.; BBFC: 165m:0s; BFI: 167m:6s; copyrighted: 170 mins. DVD release: 5-22-01 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 5.1 and 2.0 Surround; 166m:54s).

 
 

The Greatest Story Ever Told

United Artists (1965)
MGM 1001584 (2-disc keep case)

Max von Sydow, Michael Anderson, Jr., Carroll Baker, Ina Balin, Pat Boone, [John Wayne (centurion) 27th-billed]. Directed by George Stevens. Technicolor; Ultra Panavision 70 [65mm/5 perf. vertical/24fps]/2.75:1; 199 mins. including exit music. ©1965 George Stevens Productions, Inc. and United Artists Corp. MPAA #20414. Filmed before Circus World. Copyrighted and world premiere: 221 mins.; general release: 195 mins.; BBFC: 198m:53s. DVD release: 3-6-01 (2-disc special edition; 2.75:1 anamorphic; 5.1 and 2.0 Surround; 198m:50s); 7-6-04 (movie-only edition). (See notes.)

 
 
 

Circus World    UK: The Magnificent Showman

Paramount (1964)
Tohokushinsha Film Corp. (Japan Region 2 NTSC)

John Wayne (Matt Masters), Claudia Cardinale, Rita Hayworth, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Technicolor; Super Technirama-70 [35mm/8 perf. horizontal/24fps; presented in single-film Cinerama for roadshow engagements]/2.35:1; 138 mins. ©1964 Bronston-Midway Productions. MPAA #20610. Not available on Region 1. Roadshow version: 135 mins. (US), 137 mins. (UK); copyrighted: 131 mins.; BBFC: 136m:47s and 131m:59s. Released full-frame on VHS by Best Film & Video Co. (132 and 135 mins., cover shown on hover); widescreen on LaserDisc by Image Entertainment (135 mins. and 143 mins. with overture, intermission and exit music). The Universal UK Region 2/4 PAL DVD, as The Magnificent Showman, is full-frame and runs 131m:59s (2.0 mono; click for cover). DVD release: 2-27-03 (2.30:1 anamorphic; 5.1 Surround; 137m:54s). (See notes.)

 
 

McLintock!

United Artists (1963)
Paramount 88762 (keep case)

John Wayne (George Washington McLintock), Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers, Jack Kruschen. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Technicolor; Panavision/2.35:1; 127 mins. ©1963 Batjac Productions, Inc. MPAA #20485. UK theatrical release: 125 mins. Also available full-frame on various public domain labels although four songs in the film are still under copyright. DVD release: 10-11-05 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 5.1 Surround [remixed from mono] and 2.0 mono; 126m:38s).

 
 
 

Donovan's Reef

Paramount (1963)
Paramount 06220 (keep case)

John Wayne (Michael Patrick “Guns” Donovan), Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden, Cesar Romero. Directed by John Ford. Technicolor; 1.85:1; 109 mins. ©1963 Paramount Pictures Corp. and John Ford Productions, Inc. MPAA #20357. DVD release: 6-5-01 (1.78:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 108m:30s).

 
 

How the West Was Won

Cinerama Releasing Corp. (1962 [see notes])/MGM (1963)
Warner Bros. 65085 (snap case)

Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, [John Wayne (Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman) 12th-billed]. Directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway and George Marshall. Metrocolor [Technicolor, Cinerama prints]; Cinerama [triple 35mm/6 perf. vertical/24fps]/2.35:1 [2.59:1, Cinerama prints]; 164 mins. including opening, intermission and exit music (152 mins. without music). ©1962 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. and Cinerama, Inc. MPAA #20143. Filmed before The Longest Day. Roadshow version: 162 mins.; copyrighted and general release (CinemaScope version): 149 mins.; BBFC: 163m:49s (cut to 155 mins. for UK theatrical release). DVD release: 7-28-98 on MGM; 5-23-00 on Warner Bros. The WB version is the same DVD as the initial MGM release (cover shown on hover) except there is no 8-page booklet (2.35:1 non-anamorphic; 2.0 Surround; 164m:19s).

 
 

The Longest Day

20th Century-Fox (1962)
Fox 2002997 (keep case)

Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Richard Beymer, [John Wayne (Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort) last-billed]. Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton and Bernhard Wicki. b&w; CinemaScope/2.35:1; 178 mins. ©1962 Darryl F. Zanuck Productions, Inc. and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. MPAA #unknown. TJWF, AFI and copyrighted: 180 mins.; BBFC: 178m:28s. DVD release: 11-2-99 (2.35:1 non-anamorphic; 5.0 and 2.0 Surround; 178m:7s); 5-23-06 (2-disc special edition; 2.35:1 anamorphic; 4.0 and 2.0 Surround; slipcase shown on hover).

 
 

Hatari!

Paramount (1962)
Paramount 06629 (keep case)

John Wayne (Sean Mercer), Hardy Kruger, Elsa Martinelli, Red Buttons, Gerard Blain. Directed by Howard Hawks. Technicolor; 1.85:1; 157 mins. ©1961 Paramount Pictures Corp. and Malabar Productions, Inc. MPAA #19999. Filmed before The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Comancheros. TJWF, AFI and copyrighted: 159 mins.; BBFC: 158m:29s. DVD release: 4-24-01 (1.78:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 157m:17s).

 
 

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Paramount (1962)
Paramount 06114 (keep case)

John Wayne (Tom Doniphon), James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien. Directed by John Ford. b&w; 1.85:1; 123 mins. ©1961 Paramount Pictures Corp. and John Ford Productions, Inc. MPAA #20128. BBFC: 125m:23s. (cut to 121 mins. for UK theatrical release [BFI]). DVD release: 6-5-01 (1.85:1 anamorphic; 5.1 Surround [remixed from mono] and 2.0 mono; 123m:9s).

 
 

The Comancheros

20th Century-Fox (1961)
Fox 2007542 (keep case)

John Wayne (Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter), Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff, Lee Marvin. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Color by De Luxe; CinemaScope/2.35:1; 107 mins. ©1961 Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. MPAA #20020. DVD release: 5-20-03 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 4.0 Surround; 107m:13s).

 
 
 

North to Alaska

20th Century-Fox (1960)
Fox 2007557 (keep case)

John Wayne (Sam McCord), Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian, Capucine. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Color by De Luxe; CinemaScope/2.35:1; 122 mins. ©1960 Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. MPAA #19724. DVD release: 5-20-03 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 4.0 Surround; 121m:53s).

 
 
 

The Alamo

United Artists (1960)
MGM 1001270 (keep case)

John Wayne (Col. Davy Crockett), Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone, Frankie Avalon. Directed by John Wayne. Technicolor; Todd-AO [65mm/5 perf. vertical/24fps]/2.20:1; 162 mins. ©1960 The Alamo Co. A “Batjac Production”. MPAA #19635. San Antonio premiere: 206 mins.; TJWF: 197 mins.; copyrighted: 192 mins.; AFI: 190 or 192 mins.; BBFC: 192m:29s. Released at 192 mins., then cut to 167 mins. The restored original director's cut, with overture, intermission and exit music, was released on VHS (click for cover) and LaserDisc by MGM at 202m:2s (191m:30s excluding music; 2.10:1 for LaserDisc and 1.70:1 for VHS); an earlier 172-min. version, including music, was also released on VHS and LaserDisc. DVD release: 6-15-00 (2.20:1 anamorphic; 5.1 Surround; 161m:26s).

     
     
     
     
 
1950's
     

The Horse Soldiers

United Artists (1959)
MGM 1001835 (keep case)

John Wayne (Col. John Marlowe), William Holden, Constance Towers, Judson Pratt, Hoot Gibson. Directed by John Ford. Color by De Luxe; 1.66:1; 119 mins. ©1959 The Mirisch Co., Inc. A “Mahin-Rackin Production”. Co-produced with uncredited Batjac Productions, Inc. [see notes]. MPAA #19244. DVD release: 5-8-01 (1.66:1 non-anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 119m:10s).

 
 
 

Rio Bravo

Warner Bros. (1959)
Warner Bros. 11050 (snap case)

John Wayne (Sheriff John T. Chance), Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan. Directed by Howard Hawks. Technicolor; 1.85:1; 141 mins. ©1958 Armada Productions, Inc. MPAA #19034. DVD release: 5-8-01 (1.78:1 anamorphic; 1.0 mono; 140m:52s); 5-22-07 (2-disc special edition and Ultimate Collector's edition from a new transfer; 2.0 mono; covers shown on hover and click). Released 6-5-07 on HD DVD and Blu-ray.

 
 

The Barbarian and the Geisha

20th Century-Fox (1958)
Fox (Japan Region 2 NTSC)

John Wayne (Townsend Harris), Eiko Ando, Sam Jaffe, So Yamamura, Norman Thomson. Directed by John Huston. Color by De Luxe; CinemaScope/2.35:1; 105 mins. ©1958 Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. MPAA #18813. Not available on Region 1. Released full-frame on VHS by Key Video, a division of CBS/Fox (cover shown on hover). Available from Fox UK (Region 2 PAL; click for cover). DVD release: 8-18-06 (2.35:1 anamorphic; 2.0 stereo; 104m:45s).

 
 

I Married a Woman

Universal [see notes] (1958)
Not available on DVD

George Gobel, Diana Dors, Adolphe Menjou, Jessie Royce Landis, Nita Talbot, [John Wayne uncredited]. Directed by Hal Kanter. b&w with color sequences; 1.85:1 [see notes]; 84 mins. ©1956 RKO Teleradio Pictures, Inc. Produced by Gomalco Productions, Inc. MPAA #18202. TJWF and copyrighted: 84 mins.; AFI: 80 or 84-85 mins.; BBFC: 83m:56s; TCM print: 83m:44s (1.72:1 with color sequences). Filmed before Legend of the Lost and The Wings of Eagles. Released on VHS by United Home Video (83m:25s; cover shown); on LaserDisc by Image Entertainment, both full-frame without the color sequences.

 
 
 

Legend of the Lost

United Artists (1957)
MGM 1004042 (keep case)

John Wayne (Joe January), Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi, Kurt Kasznar, Sonia Moser. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Technicolor; Technirama [35mm/8 perf. horizontal/24fps]/2.35:1; 108 mins. ©1957 Batjac Productions Panama, Inc. Co-produced with Robert Haggiag and Dear Film Productions (Italy). MPAA #18842 [see notes]. DVD release: 12-3-02 (2.30:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 108m:8s).

 
 
 

Jet Pilot

Universal [see notes] (1957)
GoodTimes Home Video Corp. 05-81050 (snap case)

John Wayne (Col. Jim Shannon), Janet Leigh, The United States Air Force, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix. Directed by Josef von Sternberg. Technicolor; 1.60:1 [see notes]; 113 mins. ©1957 RKO Teleradio Pictures, Inc. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. MPAA #14297. Initial principal photography completed early 1950, before Rio Grande. Currently available on a 2-disc, 5-movie compilation titled John Wayne: An American Icon (The Franchise Collection), released 5-30-06 by Universal (1.85:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 112m:29s). UK Region 2/4 PAL is full-frame (click for cover). DVD release: 2-15-00 (1.85:1 non-anamorphic; 1.0 mono; 112m:29s).

 
 

The Wings of Eagles

MGM (1957)
Warner Bros. 65303 (keep case)

John Wayne (Frank W. “Spig” Wead), Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis. Directed by John Ford. Metrocolor; 1.85:1; 110 mins. ©1956 Loew's Inc. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. MPAA #18317. UK theatrical release: 106 mins. DVD release: 6-6-06 (1.78:1 anamorphic; 1.0 mono; 110m:7s).

 
 
 

The Searchers

Warner Bros. (1956)
Warner Bros. 14651 (snap case)

John Wayne (Ethan Edwards), Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood. Directed by John Ford. Technicolor; VistaVision [35mm/8 perf. horizontal/24fps]/1.85:1; 119 mins. ©1956 C.V. Whitney Pictures, Inc. MPAA #17787. Two 2-disc collector's editions, from a new 1.78:1 anamorphic print source, were released 6-6-06 by Warner Bros.: 50th Anniversary edition (click for cover) and 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's edition (1.78:1 anamorphic; 1.0 mono; 118m:38s; slipcase shown on hover). Released 8-22-06 on HD DVD; 10-31-06 on Blu-ray. DVD release: 10-28-97 (1.78:1 anamorphic and 1.33:1; 1.0 mono; 118m:38s).

 
 

The Conqueror

RKO (1956)
GoodTimes Home Video Corp. 05-81039 (snap case)

John Wayne (Temujin, later Genghis Khan), Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz, Agnes Moorehead, Thomas Gomez. Directed by Dick Powell. Technicolor; CinemaScope/2.35:1; 111 mins. ©1955 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. MPAA #17046. Filmed before Blood Alley and The Sea Chase. Currently available on a 2-disc, 5-movie compilation titled John Wayne: An American Icon (The Franchise Collection), released 5-30-06 by Universal (2.35:1 anamorphic; 2.0 mono; 110m:51s). UK Region 2/4 PAL is full-frame with mono soundtrack (click for cover). DVD release: 4-27-99 (2.35:1 non-anamorphic; 2.0 stereo; 110m:51s).

 
 

Blood Alley

Warner Bros. (1955)
Warner Bros. 69227 (keep case)

John Wayne (Capt. Tom Wilder), Lauren Bacall, Paul Fix, Joy Kim, Berry Kroger. Directed by William A. Wellman. WarnerColor; CinemaScope/2.55:1; 115 mins. ©1955 Batjac Productions, Inc. MPAA #17459. UK theatrical release: 103 mins. DVD release: 5-3-05 (2.55:1 anamorphic; 2.0 Surround; 115m:8s).

 
 
 

The Sea Chase

Warner Bros. (1955)
Warner Bros. 69228 (keep case)

John Wayne (Capt. Karl Ehrlich), Lana Turner, David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, Tab Hunter. Directed by John Farrow. WarnerColor; CinemaScope/2.55:1; 117 mins. ©1955 Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. A “Warner Bros.-First National Picture”. MPAA #17276. DVD release: 5-3-05 (2.45:1 anamorphic; 2.0 Surround; 117m:1s).

 
 
 

The High and the Mighty

Warner Bros. (1954)
Paramount 88763 (2-disc keep case)

John Wayne (Dan Roman), Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling. Directed by William A. Wellman. WarnerColor; CinemaScope/2.55:1; 147 mins. ©1954 Wayne-Fellows Productions, Inc. MPAA #16801. DVD release: 8-2-05 (2.55:1 anamorphic; 5.1 and 2.0 Surround; 146m:42s).

 
 
 

Hondo

Warner Bros. (1953)
Paramount 88761 (keep case)

John Wayne (Hondo Lane), Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, Michael Pate, James Arness. Directed by John Farrow. WarnerColor; 3-D [released 'flat' soon after initial release]; 83 mins. ©1952 [sic] Wayne-Fellows Productions, Inc. MPAA #16575. AFI: 80 or 83-84 mins./7,532' [83m:41s]; BBFC: 83m:25s. DVD release: 10-11-05 (5.1 Surround [remixed from mono] and 2.0 mono; 83m:23s).

 
 
 

Island in the Sky

Warner Bros. (1953)
Paramount 02893 (keep case)

John Wayne (Capt. Dooley), Lloyd Nolan, Walter Abel, James Arness, Andy Devine. Directed by William A. Wellman. b&w; 109 mins. ©1953 Wayne-Fellows Productions, Inc. MPAA #16574. UK theatrical release: 102 mins. DVD release: 8-2-05 (2.0 mono; 109m:12s).

 
 
 

Trouble Along the Way

Warner Bros. (1953)
Warner Bros. 114536 (keep case)

John Wayne (Steve Aloysius Williams), Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, Tom Tully, Sherry Jackson. Directed by Michael Curtiz. b&w; 110 mins. ©1953 Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. A “Warner Bros.-First National Picture”. MPAA #16170. DVD release: 5-22-07 (109m:55s).

 
 
 

Big Jim McLain

Warner Bros. (1952)
Warner Bros. 114533 (keep case)

John Wayne (Jim McLain), Nancy Olson, James Arness, Alan Napier, Veda Ann Borg. Directed by Edward Ludwig. b&w; 90 mins. ©1952 Wayne-Fellows Productions, Inc. MPAA #16057. UK theatrical release: 77 mins. DVD release: 5-22-07 (89m:46s).

 
 
 

The Quiet Man

Republic (1952)
Artisan 12528 (keep case)

John Wayne (Sean Thornton), Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen. Directed by John Ford. Technicolor; 129 mins. ©1952 Republic Pictures Corp. An “Argosy Production” (Argosy Pictures Corp.). MPAA #15529. DVD release: 2-16-99 (movie-only edition); 10-22-02 (collector's edition; 3.1 Surround [remixed from mono] and 1.0 mono; 129m:4s).

 
 

Flying Leathernecks

RKO (1951)
Warner Bros. T6776 (snap case)

John Wayne (Maj. Daniel Xavier “Dan” Kirby), Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter, Jay C. Flippen. Directed by Nicholas Ray. Technicolor; 102 mins. ©1951 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. MPAA #14994. DVD release: 5-4-04 (1.0 mono; 102m:7s).

 
 
 

Operation Pacific

Warner Bros. (1951)
Warner Bros. 24327 (snap case)

John Wayne (Lt. Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford), Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes, Philip Carey. Directed by George Waggner. b&w; 109 mins. ©1951 Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. A “Warner Bros.-First National Picture”. MPAA #14874. TJWF: 111 mins.; AFI: 109-111 mins.; copyrighted: 110 mins. DVD release: 5-13-03 (1.0 mono; 109m:12s).

 
 
 

Rio Grande

Republic (1950)
Artisan 13007 (keep case with slipcase)

John Wayne (Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke), Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman, Jr., Harry Carey, Jr. Directed by John Ford. b&w; 105 mins. ©1950 Republic Pictures Corp. An “Argosy Production” (Argosy Pictures Corp.). MPAA #14822. DVD release: 3-23-99 (movie-only edition); 10-22-02 (collector's edition; 3.1 Surround [remixed from mono] and 1.0 mono; 104m:54s).

     
     
     
     
 
1940's
     

Sands of Iwo Jima

Republic (1949)
Artisan 55570 (keep case)

John Wayne (Sgt. John M. Stryker), John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker, Wally Cassell. Directed by Allan Dwan. b&w; 109 mins. ©1949 Republic Pictures Corp. MPAA #14111. DVD release: 7-14-98 (1.0 mono; 109m:21s).

 
 

The Fighting Kentuckian

Republic (1949)
Artisan 10028 (keep case)

John Wayne (John Breen), Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Oliver Hardy, Marie Windsor. Directed by George Waggner. b&w; 100 mins. ©1949 Republic Pictures Corp. A “John Wayne Production” (as producer). MPAA #13803. DVD release: 5-22-01 (2.0 mono; 99m:53s).

 
 

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

RKO (1949)
Warner Bros. T6423 (snap case)

John Wayne (Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles), Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, Jr. Directed by John Ford. Technicolor; 104 mins. ©1949 Argosy Pictures Corp. MPAA #13509. DVD release: 6-4-02 (1.0 mono; 103m:30s).

 
 

Wake of the Red Witch

Republic (1948)
Artisan 11828 (keep case)

John Wayne (Capt. Ralls), Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara, Luther Adler. Directed by Edward Ludwig. b&w; 107 mins. ©1948 Republic Pictures Corp. MPAA #13370. AFI: 106 mins./9,482' [105m:21s]; BBFC: 106m:46s. DVD release: 5-22-01 (2.0 Surround [remixed from mono]; 106m:28s).

 
 

3 Godfathers

MGM (1948)
Warner Bros. 79297 (keep case)

John Wayne (Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower), Pedro Armendariz, Harry Carey, Jr., Ward Bond, Mae Marsh. Directed by John Ford. Technicolor; 106 mins. ©1948 Loew's Inc. Produced by Argosy Pictures Corp. A “Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture”. MPAA #13312. AFI: 105-107 mins./9,551' [106m:7s]; copyrighted: 105 mins. DVD release: 6-6-06 (1.0 mono; 106m:9s).

 
 
 

Red River

United Artists (1948)
MGM 906042 (keep case)

John Wayne (Thomas Dunson), Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, Colleen Gray. Directed by Howard Hawks and Arthur Rosson. b&w; 133 mins. ©1947 Monterey Productions. MPAA #12398. Principal photography completed December 1946, before Fort Apache and Tycoon (additional scenes were filmed for Red River just after the completion of Tycoon). Original theatrical release: 126m:15s, released on VHS by MGM. Restored to 133 mins. in 1987. DVD release: 11-18-97 (2.0 mono; 132m:36s).

 
 
 

Fort Apache

RKO (1948)
Warner Bros. T7510 (keep case)

John Wayne (Capt. Kirby York), Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendariz, Ward Bond. Directed by John Ford. b&w; 128 mins. ©1948 Argosy Pictures Corp. MPAA #12819. DVD release: 6-6-06 (1.0 mono; 127m:40s).

 
 

Tycoon

RKO (1947)
Warner Bros. T7865 (keep case)

John Wayne (Johnny Munroe), Laraine Day, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Judith Anderson, James Gleason. Directed by Richard Wallace. Technicolor; 129 mins. ©1947 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. MPAA #12261. TJWF and copyrighted: 130 mins.; AFI: 126, 128 or 130 mins./11,692' [129m:54s]; BBFC: 128m:59s. DVD release: 5-22-07 (128m:49s).

 
 
 

Angel and the Badman

Republic (1947)
Image Entertainment HRS9443 (snap case)

John Wayne (Quirt Evans), Gail Russell, Harry Carey, Bruce Cabot, Irene Rich. Directed by James Edward Grant. b&w; 100 mins. ©1946 Republic Pictures Corp. A “John Wayne Production” (as producer for uncredited Patnel Productions). MPAA #11847. Released on VHS by Republic; on LaserDisc by Republic and Image Entertainment. Available on various public domain labels, the film has never been officially released on a Region 1 DVD although has been on Region 2/4 by Universal (cover shown on hover). DVD release: 11-27-01 (2.0 mono; 99m:30s; mastered from the original 35mm nitrate fine grain master positive).

 
 

Desert Command

Favorite Films (1946)
Public Domain (various labels)

John Wayne (Tom Wayne), Ruth Hall, Robert Frazer, Noah Berry, Jr., Creighton Chaney (Lon Chaney, Jr.). Directed by Armand Schaeffer (Schaefer) and Colbert Clark. b&w; 72 mins. ©[none; source originally copyrighted 1933 Mascot Pictures Corp.]. Feature version of the 12-chapter Mascot serial The Three Musketeers (filmed in April 1932). Available on DVD in The Ultimate John Wayne Collection, a 7-disc set of public domain titles (71m:54s).

 
 
 

Without Reservations

RKO (1946)
Warner Bros. T7866 (keep case)

Claudette Colbert, John Wayne (Rusty Thomas), Don DeFore, Anne Triola, Phil Brown. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. b&w; 101 mins. ©1946 Jesse L. Lasky Productions, Inc. MPPDA #11262. TJWF and copyrighted: 107 mins.; AFI: 105 or 107 mins.; BBFC: 106m:45s. The UK DVD from DD Home Entertainment (106m:31s; cover shown on hover) is the complete film unlike the American VHS, LaserDisc, TCM print (all 100m:24s) and DVD. DVD release: 5-22-07 (100m:42s).

 
 

They Were Expendable

MGM (1945)
Warner Bros. 65066 (keep case)

Robert Montgomery, John Wayne (Lt. “Rusty” Ryan), Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond. Directed by John Ford. b&w; 135 mins. ©1945 Loew's Inc. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. MPPDA #11113. Filmed before Dakota. DVD release: 5-18-99 (2.0 mono; 134m:40s).

 
 

Dakota

Republic (1945)
Artisan 12544 (keep case)

John Wayne (John Devlin), Vera Hruba Ralston, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Mike Mazurki. Directed by Joseph Kane. b&w; 82 mins. ©1945 Republic Pictures Corp. MPPDA #11126. TJWF: 82 mins.; AFI: 81-82 mins./7,328' [81m:25s]; BBFC: 84m:17s. DVD release: 5-21-02 (2.0 Surround [remixed from mono]; 81m:39s).

 
 

Back to Bataan

RKO (1945)
Warner Bros. T6775 (snap case)

John Wayne (Col. Joseph Madden), Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi, Fely Franquelli, Richard Loo. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. b&w; 95 mins. ©1945 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. MPPDA #10576. TJWF: 94-97 mins.; AFI: 95 or 97 mins./8,505' [94m:30s]; copyrighted: 95 mins. DVD release: 5-4-04 (1.0 mono; 94m:26s).

 
 

Flame of Barbary Coast    UK: Flame of the Barbary Coast

Republic (1945)
Artisan 13600 (keep case)

John Wayne (Duke Fergus), Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, Virginia Grey. Directed by Joseph Kane. b&w; 91 mins. ©1945 Republic Pictures Corp. MPPDA #10403. DVD release: 1-21-03 (2.0 Surround [remixed from mono]; 90m:53s).

 
 

Tall in the Saddle

RKO (1944)
Warner Bros. T6990 (keep case)

John Wayne (Rocklin), Ella Raines, Ward Bond, George “Gabby” Hayes, Audrey Long. Directed by Edwin L. Marin. b&w; 87 mins. ©1944 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. MPPDA #10109. DVD release: 5-3-05 (1.0 mono; 87m:8s).

 
 

The Fighting Seabees

Republic (1944)
Artisan 10999 (keep case)

John Wayne (Wedge Donovan), Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinskey. Directed by Edward Ludwig. b&w; 99 mins. ©1944 Republic Pictures Corp. MPPDA #9802. AFI: 100 mins./8,965' [99m:36s]; BBFC: 99m:43s. DVD release: 5-22-01 (2.0 mono; 99m:21s).

 
 

In Old Oklahoma

Republic (1943)
Universal (UK Region 2/4 PAL)

John Wayne (Daniel F. “Dan” Somers), Martha Scott, Albert Dekker, George “Gabby” Hayes, Marjorie Rambeau. Directed by Albert S. Rogell. b&w; 102 mins. ©1943 Republic Pictures Corp. MPPDA #9542. Not available on Region 1. AFI: 102 mins./9,204' [102m:16s]; BBFC: 101m:54s. Released on VHS by Republic under the reissue title War of the Wildcats (101m:27s; cover shown on hover). Announced for release on DVD by Paramount in 2006 but never materialized. DVD release: 6-5-06 (2.0 mono; 101m:46s).

 
 

A Lady Takes a Chance

RKO (1943)
Artisan 13602 (keep case)

Jean Arthur, John Wayne (Duke Hudkins), Charles Winninger, Phil Silvers, Mary Field. Directed by William A. Seiter. b&w; 86 mins. ©1943 Frank Ross, Inc. MPPDA #9088. AFI: 85-86 mins./8,952' [99m:28s]. Reissued as The Cowboy and the Girl. DVD release: 1-21-03 (2.0 Surround [remixed from mono]; 85m:37s).

 
 

Pittsburgh

Universal (1942)
Universal 26557 (2-disc keep case with slipcase; 5-movie compilation)

Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne (Charles “Pittsburgh” Markham aka Charles Ellis), Frank Craven, Louise Allbritton. Directed by Lewis Seiler. b&w; 91 mins. ©1942 Universal Pictures Co., Inc. A “Charles K. Feldman [Group] Production”. MPPDA #8960. TJWF: 98 mins.; AFI: 91 or 93 mins./8,191' [91m:0s]. DVD release: 5-30-06 (2.0 mono; 91m:11s). (See notes.)

 
 
 

Reunion in France    UK: Mademoiselle France (reissued under the American title)

MGM (1942)
Warner Bros. 79735 (keep case)

Joan Crawford, John Wayne (Pat Talbot), Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann. Directed by Jules Dassin. b&w; 104 mins. ©1942 Loew's Inc. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. MPPDA #8877. Copyrighted and previewed under its working title, Reunion. TJWF: 104 mins.; AFI: 101 mins./9,339' [103m:46s]; BBFC: 103m:50s (cut to 91 mins. for UK theatrical release [BFI]); TCM print: 98m:46s. DVD release: 5-22-07 (103m:51s).

 
 
 

Flying Tigers

Republic (1942)
Artisan 10998 (keep case)

John Wayne (Capt. Jim Gordon), John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly, Gordon Jones. Directed by David Miller. b&w; 101 mins. ©1942 Republic Pictures Corp. MPPDA #8468. AFI: 98, 100 or 102 mins./9,141' [101m:34s]. UK theatrical release: 96 mins. [BFI]. DVD release: 5-22-01 (2.0 mono; 101m:20s).

 
 

In Old California

Republic (1942)
Artisan 10029 (keep case)

John Wayne (Tom “Boston” Craig), Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker, Helen Parrish, Patsy Kelly. Directed by William McGann. b&w; 88 mins. ©1942 Republic Pictures Corp. MPPDA #8280. TJWF: 88 mins.; AFI: 88 mins./7,886' [87m:37s]; BBFC: 90m:11s. DVD release: 5-16-00 (2.0 mono; 87m:33s).

 
 

The Spoilers

Universal (1942)
Universal 23136 (keep case)

Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne (Roy Glennister), Margaret Lindsay, Harry Carey. Directed by Ray Enright. b&w; 87 mins. ©1942 Universal Pictures Co., Inc. Produced by Frank Lloyd Productions, Inc.; a “Charles K. Feldman Group Production”. MPPDA #8269. DVD release: 6-1-04 (2.0 mono; 87m:6s).

 
 
 

Reap the Wild Wind

Paramount (1942)
Universal 20437 (keep case)

Ray Milland, John Wayne (Capt. Jack Stuart), Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Technicolor; 123 mins. ©1941 Paramount Pictures, Inc. MPPDA #7468. Filmed before Lady for a Night. DVD release: 12-15-98 (2.0 mono; 123m:14s).

 
 
 

Lady for a Night

Republic (1942)
Not available on DVD

Joan Blondell, John Wayne (Jackson “Jack” Morgan), Philip Merivale, Blanche Yurka, Ray Middleton. Directed by Leigh Jason. b&w; 87 mins. ©1942 Republic Pictures Corp. MPPDA #7794. TJWF: 89 mins.; AFI: 87-88 mins./7,857' [87m:18s]; BBFC: 90m:7s; BFI: 87m:44s. Released on VHS by Republic (87m:12s; cover shown).

 
 
 

The Shepherd of the Hills

Paramount (1941)
Universal 26557 (2-disc keep case with slipcase; 5-movie compilation)

John Wayne (Young Matt), Betty Field, Harry Carey, Beulah Bondi, James Barton. Directed by Henry Hathaway. Technicolor; 98 mins. ©1941 Paramount Pictures, Inc. MPPDA #7339. AFI: 98 mins./9,946' [110m:30s]. Filmed before Lady from Louisiana and A Man Betrayed. DVD release: 5-30-06 (2.0 mono; 97m:27s).

 
 
 

Lady from Louisiana

Republic (1941)
Universal (UK Region 2/4 PAL)

John Wayne (John Reynolds), Ona Munson, Ray Middleton, Henry Stephenson, Helen Westley. Directed by Bernard Vorhaus. b&w; 82 mins. ©1941 Republic Pictures Corp. MPPDA #7207. Not available on Region 1. TJWF: 84 mins.; AFI: 82 mins./7,418' [82m:25s]; BBFC: 85m:16s; BFI: 82m:44s. Released on VHS by Republic (same running time as UK DVD; cover shown on hover). The UK DVD also includes Flame of Barbary Coast. DVD release: 6-26-06 (2.0 mono; 82m:25s).

 
 

A Man Betrayed    UK: Citadel of Crime

Republic (1941)
Not available on DVD

John Wayne (Lynn Hollister), Frances Dee, Edward Ellis, Wallace Ford, Ward Bond. Directed by John H. Auer. b&w; 82 mins. ©1941 Republic Pictures Corp. MPPDA #7055. TJWF: 83 mins.; AFI: 80 or 82 mins./7,365' [81m:50s]; BBFC: 84m:18s. Released on VHS by Republic under its television title, Wheel of Fortune (81m:19s; cover shown).

 
 
 

Seven Sinners    UK reissue: Café of Seven Sinners

Universal (1940)