Der Fremde aus Arizona (1944)
61KDer Fremde aus Arizona: Directed by Edwin L. Marin. With John Wayne, Ella Raines, Ward Bond, George ‘Gabby’ Hayes. Ranch hand Rocklin arrives in town to start his new job but his employer has been murdered and the locals don’t seem too friendly.
“Several things make this B western look and act like an A picture. Not least is the obvious u0026#39;chemistryu0026#39; between Wayne and Ella Raines.For once a female dishes it out and Wayne loves it. But, the most important aspect of this film is the characterization Wayne imbues in his role as u0026#39;Rocklinu0026#39;, a somewhat mysterious cowpuncher. He seems able to make men stop in their tracks by a certain glare or tone of voice. He is no longer a sweet natured cowpuncher who somehow stumbles into his predicaments.This time heu0026#39;s rather mean and if he can answer you in one or no words he does.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn later years Wayne developed this u0026quot;loneru0026quot;/ u0026quot;donu0026#39;t mess with meu0026quot; type to such a degree that it has become part of movie lore.We take it for granted .This was the film where it burst full fledged on to the screen.And I believe the u0026quot;macho walku0026quot; for which Wayne is so famous was displayed as never before in a showdown with his old nemesis in many 1930u0026#39;s films, Harry Woods. For me this was the obvious lead-in to his monumental performance in u0026quot;Red Riveru0026quot;”
