![]() ![]() Cole Thornton shoots back in self-defense, hitting Luke MacDonald in the stomach the pain is too much for the boy, who commits suicide with a revolver Thornton overlooked. In the meantime the MacDonalds have heard about Jason's intentions, and as Thornton passes their territory, he is shot at by one of the sons, Luke MacDonald. Taking the hint, Thornton rides out to Bart Jason's farm and tells him the deal is off because he does not want to go up against Harrah. Harrah (Mitchum), is an old friend of Thornton and warns him off: Jason wants to start a war with his neighbors, the MacDonald family, over water rights, and the MacDonalds are the rightful owners. El Dorado is a classic 1966 Western directed by Howard Hawks, written by Leigh Brackett (who adapted the screenplay from the novel The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown), and starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and James Caan.įamed gunfighter Cole Thornton (Wayne) comes to the small Texan town of El Dorado, hired by carpetbagger cattle baron Bart Jason (Ed Asner), and stays at the hotel owned by Maudie (Charlene Holt). ![]()
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