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Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

World War II drama about the personal and professional lives of two US Navy officers after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Wartime drama. Whilst pilots of a US fighter squadron fight the Japanese in the air, on the ground resentment builds against their unyielding commander. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Nicholas Ray
Cowboy:
Don Taylor
Sergeant clancy:
Jay C Flippen
Shorty Vegay:
Maurice Jara
General:
Barry Kelley

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Drama based on a real event. When his transport plane crash-lands in Canada's icy wilderness, pilot Captain Dooley (John Wayne) must keep his crew alive as they wait to be rescued. Show more

Contributors

Captain Dooley:
John Wayne
Captain Stutz:
Lloyd Nolan
Colonel Fuller:
Walter Abel
Mac McMullen:
James Arness
Willie Moon:
Andy Devine
JH Handy:
Allyn Joslyn
Murray, Dooley's Navigator:
Jimmy Lydon
Ralph Hunt, Moon's Co-Pilot:
Harry Carey Jr
Stankowski, Dooley's Engineer:
Hal Baylor
Frank Lovatt, Dooley's Co-Pilot:
Sean McClory
D'Annunzia, Dooley's Radio Man:
Wally Cassell
Producer:
John Wayne

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Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A forerunner of the big-budget Hollywood disaster films. A flight from Hawaii to California runs into trouble over the Pacific when an engine fails. Starring John Wayne. Show more

Contributors

Dan Roman:
John Wayne
May Holst:
Claire Trevor
Lydia Rice:
Laraine Day
John Sullivan:
Robert Stack
Sally McKee:
Jan Sterling
Ed Joseph:
Phil Harris
Gustave Pardee:
Robert Newton
Ken Childs:
David Brian
Donald Flaherty:
Paul Kelly
Humphrey Agnew:
Sidney Blackmer
Lillian Pardee:
Julie Bishop
Producer:
John Wayne

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Frontier tale. Misogynist ranch hand Rocklin arrives in Arizona to take a foreman's job, only to discover that the property is run by two women. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Classic John Ford western. Believing the Comanche have abducted his young niece, embittered Ethan Edwards sets out to save her, accompanied by hot-headed Martin. But their long quest takes its toll.

Contributors

Laurie Jorgensen:
Vera Miles
Ethan Edwards:
John Wayne
Martin Pawley:
Jeffrey Hunter
Lars Jorgensen:
John Qualen
Charlie McCorry:
Ken Curtis
Mrs Jorgensen:
Olive Carey
Rev Capt Samuel Johnston Clayton:
Ward Bond
Director:
John Ford
Brad Jorgensen:
Harry Carey Jr
Mose Harper:
Hank Worden

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Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Spy drama about two investigators for the House Un-American Activities Committee who are ordered to ferret out communist activists in Honolulu. Show more

Contributors

Jim McClain:
John Wayne
Nancy Vallon:
Nancy Olson
Mal Baxter:
James Arness
Robert Henreid:
Hans Conried
Director:
Edward Ludwig

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

World War II drama about the struggles of the Philippine army and resistance movement following the Japanese capture of the Bataan Peninsula. Show more

Contributors

Col Joseph Madden:
John Wayne
Capt Andres Bonifacio:
Anthony Quinn
Bertha Barnes:
Beulah Bondi
Dolici Dalgado:
Fely Franquelli
Maj Hasko:
Richard Loo
Col Coroki:
Philip Ahn
Lt Commander Waite:
Lawrence Tierney
Sgt Bernessa:
Alex Havier
Gen Homma:
Leonard Strong
Bindle Jackson:
Paul Fix

Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

A rousing western in which an embittered Indian scout attempts to escort a homesteader's wife and her son back to safety after her cowardly husband deserts her during an attack. Show more

Contributors

Hondo Lane:
John Wayne
Director:
John Farrow
Angie Lowe:
Geraldine Page
Johnny Lowe:
Lee Aaker
Buffalo Baker:
Ward Bond
Vittorio:
Michael Pate
Ed Lowe:
Leo Gordon
Major Sherry:
Paul Fix
Lowe's Partner:
Frank McGrath
Lieutenant McKay:
Tom Irish

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Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Action adventure based on a true incident in the American Civil War. Two Union officers lead a small cavalry unit to sabotage a strategic railway supply line. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Romantic comedy about a best-selling authoress seeking a man to play the hero in a film version of her new book.

Contributors

Christopher 'Kit' Madden:
Claudette Colbert
Rusty Thomas:
John Wayne
Dink Watson:
Don DeFore
Consuela 'Connie' Callaghan:
Anne Triola
Dolores:
Dona Drake
Soldier:
Phil Brown
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer:
Jesse L Lasky

Duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Epic western about three generations of a pioneer family, showing how its fortunes fluctuated during the dynamic westward expansion of America during the 19th century. Show more

Contributors

Lilith Prescott:
Debbie Reynolds
Cleve Van Valen:
Gregory Peck
Linus Rawlings:
James Stewart
Eve Prescott:
Carroll Baker
Zeb Rawlings:
George Peppard
Jethro Stuart:
Henry Fonda
General William Tecumseh Sherman:
John Wayne
Mike King:
Richard Widmark
Julie Rawlings:
Carolyn Jones
Zebulon Prescott:
Karl Malden
Abraham Lincoln:
Raymond Massey
Charlie Gant:
Eli Wallach
Marshal Lou Ramsey:
Lee J Cobb
Roger Morgan:
Robert Preston
Narrator:
Spencer Tracy
Dora Hawkins:
Brigid Bazlen
Colonel Jeb Hawkins:
Walter Brennan
Rebecca Prescott:
Agnes Moorehead
General Ulysses S Grant:
Harry Morgan
Agatha Clegg:
Thelma Ritter
Confederate Deserter:
Russ Tamblyn
Director:
John Ford
Producer:
Bernard Smith
Composer:
Alfred Newman
Director of photography:
William H Daniels
Director of photography:
Milton Krasner
Director of photography:
Charles Lang Jr
Director of photography:
Joseph LaShelle

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Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

Romantic melodrama about an engineer, played by John Wayne, battling to build a railroad in the Andes while trying to save his marriage to the boss's daughter. Show more

Contributors

Johnny:
John Wayne
Frederick Alexander:
Cedric Hardwicke
Miss Braithwaite:
Judith Anderson
Pop Matthews:
James Gleason
Ricky Vegas:
Anthony Quinn
Senor Tobar:
Charles Trowbridge
Producer:
Stephen Ames
Writer:
John Twist

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Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Western about a former colonel who sets out to find the two Yankee traitors responsible for the loss of a gold shipment and the death of his best friend. Starring John Wayne. Show more

Contributors

Col Cord McNally:
John Wayne
Phillips:
Jack Elam
Dr. Ivor Jones:
David Huddleston
Sheriff 'Blue Tom' Hendricks:
Mike Henry
Rio Lobo Deputy:
Jim Davis
Director:
Howard Hawks
Producer:
Howard Hawks

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Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

John Wayne fills the title role of this western as the avenging head of the McCandle clan, who returns to his estranged family to lead the search for his kidnapped grandson. Show more

Contributors

Jacob McCandles:
John Wayne
Martha McCandles:
Maureen O'Hara
James McCandles:
Patrick Wayne
Producer:
Michael Wayne

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Duration: 1 hour, 42 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Drama starring Robert Mitchum. Family frictions at a snowstruck ranch are brought to a head by a killer panther lurking outside, and an unpopular neighbour's daughter inside.

Contributors

Curt Bridges:
Robert Mitchum
Grace Bridges:
Teresa Wright
Gwen Williams:
Diana Lynn
Harold Bridges:
Tab Hunter
Ma Bridges:
Beulah Bondi
Pa Bridges:
Philip Tonge
Producer:
John Wayne

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Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Characterful classic western. Holding a killer spells trouble for Sheriff Chance in a remote Texan town. Show more

Contributors

Colorado Ryan:
Ricky Nelson
Director:
Howard Hawks
Joe Burdette:
Claude Akins
Consuela Robante:
Estelita Rodriguez
Pat Wheeler:
Ward Bond
Nathan Burdette:
John Russell
Producer:
Howard Hawks
John T Chance:
John Wayne

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Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Fast-paced western about a Texas Ranger in pursuit of a gang of vicious outlaws who are running guns and whiskey to the Comanches. Show more

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Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Western drama with John Wayne as a US cavalry officer on his last duty before retiring, escorting two women civilians to a stagecoach. The second in John Ford's cavalry trilogy. Show more

Contributors

Captain Brittles:
John Wayne
Olivia:
Joanne Dru
Lt Cohill:
John Agar
Lt Pennell:
Harry Carey Jr
Sgt Quincannon:
Victor McLaglen
Mrs Allshard:
Mildred Natwick
Dr O'Laughlin:
Arthur Shields
Major Allshard:
George O'Brien
Pony-That-Walks:
Chief John Big Tree
Director:
John Ford

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