Elegaic western starring John Wayne , the first in a double bill of films tonight by director Don Siegel.
During the 30 years from 1871 to 1901, JB Books has become a legend, feared and admired as one of the West's greatest gunfighters. But when he arrives in a small town and is diagnosed with cancer, the ageing gunslinger decides that his remaining days must not be wasted. Review page 45.
0976, PG)