EL DORADO (1967) C widescreen 125m dir: Howard Hawks

w/John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Michele Carey, Arthur Hunnicutt, R.G. Armstrong, Edward Asner, Paul Fix, Christopher George

Ripsnortin' old-fashioned western fun. A gunfighter (Wayne) helps a whiskey-sodden sheriff (Mitchum) redeem himself and clean up the bad guys.

From The Movie Guide: "Sly, leisurely-paced western from Howard Hawks, with a script by Leigh Brackett ensuring a few laughs. EL DORADO addresses the standard Hawks themes of group loyalty and professionalism, but is also a poignant meditation on the passing of the old and the coming of the new. ... DORADO forms part of a loose trilogy with RIO BRAVO and RIO LOBO."