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  1. John Drury arrives in town and is taken on as a hero by the townspeople after he saves a horse's life. They ask him to lead them in their fight against the mysterious Hawk who has been plaguing them for years with theft, arson and murder.

  2. John Wayne filmography. Publicity photo from The Long Voyage Home in 1940. American actor, director, and producer John Wayne (1907–1979) began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the Fox Film Corporation.

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    • The Searchers (1956) A career-best achievement for Wayne and his most important collaborator, director John Ford, "The Searchers" is at once a stirring adventure yarn and a piercing examination of the genre that made the two men famous.
    • Red River (1948) Although he had already directed Wayne in several films by the time "Red River" came out, legend has it that when John Ford saw Howard Hawks's Western drama, he said of the Duke's performance, "I never knew the big son of a b***h could act."
    • Stagecoach (1939) Although John Wayne had made dozens of movies before "Stagecoach," John Ford's landmark Western was the true introduction of the Duke.
    • Rio Bravo (1959) A favorite of filmmakers like John Carpenter (who semi-remade it as "Assault on Precinct 13") and Quentin Tarantino (who called it the ultimate "hang-out movie"), "Rio Bravo" is entertainment at its finest.
  3. Mar 28, 2008 · Brandon discovers that the military has invoked its stop-loss policy, extending his contract and requiring him to go back to Iraq for another tour. Enraged at this betrayal, he goes AWOL.

  4. Mar 28, 2008 · A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

  5. Stop-Loss: Directed by Kimberly Peirce. With Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rob Brown, Channing Tatum. A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

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  7. Mar 14, 2008 · Unfortunately, his discharge is delayed by “stop-loss,” a controversial policy whereby the military can indefinitely extend enlistments and send soldiers back for second or third tours in Iraq.