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Batjac Productions is an independent film production company founded by John Wayne in the early 1950s as a vehicle for Wayne to produce as well as star in movies. Its first release was Big Jim McLain with Warner Brothers in 1952, and its final film was also with Warner Brothers, McQ, in 1974. Today, Gretchen Wayne, wife of the actor’s late son, Michael Wayne, who managed and owned the company for over 30 years before his death in 2003, is its owner and president.
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(1970)Filmography of Batjac Productions (23 films)
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McQ (1974)
, 1h51Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur, Colleen Dewhurst, Clu Gulager, David Huddleston
It is just before dawn in Seattle. A man dons dark glasses and gloves and loads a 9mm silenced automatic handgun. He drives into town, where he shoots a policeman (Officer Philip Forsell; in the film the character is identified only as Hyatt) on his beat, then drives to a police impound yard and shoots the officer on duty (dialogue identifies him as Wally Johnson). At a luncheonette, as he washes his hands, he momentarily flashes a police badge belonging to Detective Sgt. Stan Boyle (William Bryant). When a car pulls up, Boyle goes outside and gives the driver a satchel containing the 9mm and proceeds to his own car – but is shot in the back by the unseen driver.
, 1h43Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors John Wayne, George Kennedy, Neville Brand, Marie Windsor, Gary Grimes, Morgan Paull
While J.D. Cahill (John Wayne), a widower and U.S. Marshal, is away from home, his two sons Danny (Gary Grimes) and Billy (Clay O'Brien) aid Abe Fraser (George Kennedy) and his gang to escape from jail and to rob a bank. The town's sheriff is shot and killed during the robbery. Billy hides the stolen money while his brother and the rest of the gang return to locked jail cells as an alibi. When Cahill returns, he and Danny look for the perpetrators with the help of half-Comanche tracker Lightfoot (Neville Brand). Cahill arrests four suspects and although they are innocent, they are found guilty and scheduled to be hanged. While on the tracks of the kids, Cahill and Lightfoot are ambushed by Brownie (Dan Vadis). Lightfoot hurts him but is eventually killed. Cahill's sons try to return the gang's share of the money to Fraser, resulting in a showdown between Cahill and his boys on one side and Fraser's gang on the other.
The Train Robbers (1973)
, 1h32Directed by John Wayne, Michael Wayne, Rod Taylor, Ann-Margret, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Burt Kennedy
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson, Christopher George, Bobby Vinton
After the death of her husband, Mrs. Lowe (Ann-Margret) wants to tell the railroad where to find the half million U.S. dollars in gold her late husband, Matt, stole during a train robbery, and clear the family name for her son. Instead Lane (John Wayne) convinces her to retrieve the gold so she can collect the $50,000 reward offered by the railroad for its return. Lane lines up some old friends to assist him in retrieving the gold for a share of the reward. But the other original train robbers have gathered a gang and will try to get the gold at any cost. As they all journey into Mexico in search of the hidden gold they are followed closely by Ricardo Montalban's character, a Pinkerton agent.
Big Jake (1971)
, 1h45Directed by John Wayne, George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Bruce Cabot
In 1909, there is a raid on the McCandles family ranch by a gang of ruthless outlaws led by John Fain. They kidnap Little Jake, the grandson, leaving a ransom note and heading back for Mexico, where they have been hiding out. Martha, the head of the family, is offered the help of both the army and the Texas Rangers in hunting the gang. She replies that this will be "a harsh and unpleasant kind of business and will require an extremely harsh and unpleasant kind of person to see it through." In consequence, she sends for her estranged husband, the aging Jacob "Big Jake" McCandles, a near-legendary gunfighter who wanders the west with his Rough Collie, simply named Dog.
Chisum (1970)
, 1h51Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Ben Johnson, Geoffrey Deuel, Glenn Corbett, Bruce Cabot
John Chisum (John Wayne), a virtuous, patriarchal land baron, locks horns with greedy Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker), who will stop at nothing to get control of the trade and even the law in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Rio Lobo (1970)
, 1h54Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors John Wayne, Jennifer O'Neill, Jorge Rivero, Jack Elam, Christopher Mitchum, Victor French
The film opens during the American Civil War. Col. Cord McNally (John Wayne) has instructions telegraphed to his close friend, Lt. Ned Forsythe (Peter Jason), in charge of the Union troops on a Union army payroll train. However, Confederates led by Capt. Pierre Cordona (Jorge Rivero) and Sgt. Tuscarora Phillips (Christopher Mitchum) hijack the train. They have an elegant plan of listening in on the telegraph wires, greasing the tracks to stop the train, disconnecting the payroll wagon from the engine so it would roll back down the hill, using a hornet's nest to force the Union guards to jump off the train, then catching the train with many ropes tied to trees. In the process, Lt. Forsythe is fatally injured.
The Green Berets (1968)
, 2h22Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, John Wayne, Edgar Ray Kellogg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors David Janssen, John Wayne, Jim Hutton, Aldo Ray, George Takei, Luke Askew
At Fort Bragg, cynical newspaper reporter George Beckworth (David Janssen) is at a Special Forces briefing about the American military involvement in the war in Vietnam. The briefing at Gabriel Demonstration Area (named for SGT Jimmy Gabriel, the first "Green Beret" soldier killed in Vietnam), includes a demonstration and explanation of the whys and wherefores of participating in the Vietnam War.
The War Wagon (1967)
, 1h41Directed by Bruce Cabot, Bruce Dern, Kirk Douglas, Gene Evans, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr., John Wayne, Keenan Wynn, Joanna Barnes, Burt Kennedy, Clair Huffaker
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime, Western
Themes Heist films
Actors John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr., Keenan Wynn, Bruce Dern
Rancher Taw Jackson (John Wayne) returns to his hometown to settle a score. Three years earlier, he was framed by corrupt businessman Frank Pierce (Bruce Cabot) and wrongfully imprisoned. Pierce did this to confiscate Jackson's land, where he had discovered gold. After his prison sentence was cut short for good behavior, Jackson returns to steal a shipment of gold from Pierce. He hires Lomax (Kirk Douglas) to assist him, even though he had worked as a hired gun for Pierce and was instrumental in sending him to prison. Jackson needs Lomax not only because of his marksmanship, but also because he is a safe-cracker. The gold shipment is being transported in a "war wagon," a heavily armored stagecoach armed with a deadly Gatling gun in a top-mounted steerable turret. Jackson and Lomax assemble a gang and plan to rob the war wagon at the weakest point in the route it travels.
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
, 2h26Directed by Melville Shavelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Kirk Douglas, Senta Berger, Angie Dickinson, Yul Brynner, James Donald, Frank Sinatra
The film is a fictionalized account of the experiences of a real-life Jewish-American military officer, Colonel David "Mickey" Marcus, who commanded units of the fledgling Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
McLintock! (1963)
, 2h7Directed by John Wayne, Yvonne De Carlo, Maureen O'Hara, Andrew V. McLaglen, Patrick Wayne, James Edward Grant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne De Carlo, Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers, Edgar Buchanan
Cattle baron George Washington "G.W." McLintock (John Wayne) is living the single life on his ranch. He is estranged from wife Katherine (Maureen O'Hara), who left him two years before, suspecting him of adultery.
The Alamo (1960)
, 2h47Directed by John Wayne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal
The film depicts the Battle of the Alamo and the events leading up to it. Sam Houston leads the forces fighting for Texas independence and needs time to build an army. The opposing Mexican forces, led by General Santa Anna, are numerically stronger and also better armed and trained. Nevertheless, the Texans have spirit and morale remains generally high.
Escort West (1959)
Directed by Francis D. Lyon
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Victor Mature, Elaine Stewart, Faith Domergue, Noah Beery, Jr, Rex Ingram, Leo Gordon
Un ancien soldat de l'armée conférée voyage avec sa fille en direction de l'ouest. En chemin, il vient à la rescousse de deux femmes ayant survécu à une attaque des indiens.
China Doll (1958)
, 1h39Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Victor Mature, Ward Bond, Li Li-Hua, Stuart Whitman, Elaine Devry, Denver Pyle
In 1943, Captain Cliff Brandon (Victor Mature) is a cargo aircraft pilot supplying the Allied troops fighting the Japanese in China. When he is not flying or training his new crew hard, he is usually drinking in the local bar.
Legend of the Lost (1957)
, 1h49Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Rossano Brazzi, Kurt Kasznar, Marsha Hunt
In Timbuktu, experienced guide Joe January (John Wayne) reluctantly joins a Saharan treasure hunting expedition led by Paul Bonnard (Rossano Brazzi), a man obsessed with confirming his dead father's claim to have found a lost city. Dita (Sophia Loren), a woman of dubious reputation, becomes infatuated with Paul and his willingness to overlook her past. She invites herself along, despite Joe's protests. During the tough dry ordeal, Joe and Dita become attracted to each other, raising tensions.
Gun the Man Down (1956)
, 1h14Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime, Western
Actors James Arness, Angie Dickinson, Robert J. Wilke, Emile Meyer, Don Megowan, Harry Carey, Jr.
Three outlaws rob a bank, but one of them is wounded. His two partners kidnap his girlfriend take his share of the money and run off, leaving him to be captured by the sheriff. Years later, after he gets out of prison, he goes in search of his double-crossing partners and his girlfriend. He finds them in a semi-deserted, run-down town, but instead of killing them right away, he decides to play cat-and-mouse with them first.