A Showplace
John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn in a movie called `Rooster Cogburn'? Wow pop some corn and turn it on. Then I noticed in the credits that Katherine's gowns were by Edith Head. Wait a minute isn't this film about the Oklahoma badlands? And isn't Eula Goodnight a poor preachers daughter? Something funny going on here. Then the movie starts with grandeur vistas of mountains and pine trees. Sure aren't the rolling hillsand scrub hardwood of Oklahoma's Arkansas River country west of Fort Smith. My first thought was they have really messed up. Then it dawned on me. How could you properly show off this magnificent couple in the scrub of Oklahoma in a cotton sack dress. The movie and the story and everything else is just a showcase. If you were expecting a plot, depth of dialog, or realism don't go here. However if you love either John Wayne or Katherine Hepburn, as I do, this will be part of your collection after you see it. I saw in the trailer the film was shot on location in Rouge River country in Oregon. It was a truly wonderful showcase.score /10
danlevans 6 July 2003
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw0143988/35463
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