True Grit (1969)
CHARACTER: Emmett Quincy
DIRECTED BY: Henry Hathaway
Paramount Pictures

A pure western based on Charles Portis' novel, reunited John Wayne with director Henry Hathaway and Jeremy Slate (THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER). Wayne is crotchety U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, who would rather stay home than chase criminals. He heeds the call, though, when fourteen year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) calls on him to avenge her father's death. Glen Campbell is a Texas ranger who accompanies them for his own reasons. Academy Award Nomination for Best Song ("True Grit"). Academy Award for Best Actor-John Wayne.