JOHN WAYNE: AN INNOCENT MAN [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1933
• Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Western
• Plot: John Wayne returns with a vengeance. Wrongly imprisoned for murder Wayne makes a daring escape and infiltrates a ruthless gang of outlaws to find the real killer. An Innocent Man is the colorized version of Sagebrush Trail.; ; An Innocent Man is one of the infamous Lone Star B-Western films that typified the early stages of John Wayne's career. Featuring no budget, sometimes off-kilter sound and the occasional gaffe, the B-Western 'genre' is intimately familiar to even the youngest of audiences, thanks to generations of successful copying by and integration into mainstream pop-culture and cinema. What I'm sure many of you might find surprising is that these limitations often bring out the best of Hollywood--location shots are the norm instead of bland studios or abundant CGI, and stuntmen (or actors performing their own stunts) are actually employed to the fullest extent of their ability in order to create drama and visual excitement. Maybe I'm just jaded by the dross that is 'modern filmmaking,' but the fact that the B-movies of yesterday outshine their modern rivals says something. The classics are far from dead.; ; Obviously the highlight of this particular title (other than a name change that more directly conveys the conventional plot) is Legend Films' added color. Although the film's appearance obviously isn't up to today's standards (it is nearly eighty years old), the color is as good if not better than first generation full-color films, and manages to look completely natural despite its decades-later addition. Even by this standard, the added color dramatically changes the way that you view the film, making An Innocent Man a unique experience for even the most seasoned Wayne fan.
• Cast: John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler, Yakima Canutt, Henry Hall, Hal Taliaferro, Art Mix, Bob Burns, Ted Adams, Silver Tip Baker, Hank Bell, William Dyer, Wally Howe, Julie Kingdon, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps, Hal Price, Archie Ricks, Robert Walker, Blackjack Ward, Slim Whitaker, Armand Schaefer, Lindsley Parsons, Will Beale
• Director: Armand Schaefer
• Runtime: 0:54
• Company: Legend Films
• Media Format: Movie