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Aug 27, 2019 · True Grit (1969) Kim Darby plays Mattie Ross, a young woman whose father is killed while in Fort Smith purchasing horses for his ranch. So she heads to Fort Smith to retrieve his body. But, more importantly, she wants to see the man who killed him — a hired hand named Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) — brought to justice.
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Emmett Quincy is played by Jeremy Slate in the 1969 film adaption of True Grit, and by Paul Rae in the the 2010 version.
He is apparently a criminal, with some history with Rooster.
In True Grit Quincy and Moon are staying at a dugout and getting ready to give Ned Pepper,Mexican Bob, Old Hayes, and Tom Chaney horses so they can be used in a robbery. Rooster Cogburn, Mattie Ross, and La Boeuf stake out the dugout, but when Quincy refuses to let Rooster in Rooster smokes them out leading to a shootout and Moon and Quincy getting shot by Rooster. Rooster then questions them. Quincy won't talk and threatens Moon when he begins to talk. Moon finally breaks and Quincy cuts off Moon's fingers then stabs him. Rooster draws his gun and shoots Quincy in the face, killing him instantly. Rooster then hides Quincy's body until Ned is gone then he takes it back to McAlester where Quincy is buried.
True Grit is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, Glen Campbell as La Boeuf and Kim Darby as Mattie Ross. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis ' 1968 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts.
Rooster recognizes the voice of Emmet Quincy, an associate of Ned Pepper's. LaBoeuf throws his coat over the chimney, and the occupants are forced to leave the dugout. In the melee Rooster shoots the other occupant, Moon, in the leg. Rooster questions Moon and Emmet Quincy. Emmet refuses to talk but the injured Moon begins to weaken.
July 1, 1969. 4 min read. There is a moment in “True Grit” when John Wayne and four or five bad guys confront each other across a mountain meadow. The situation is quite clear: Someone will have to back up or die. Director Henry Hathaway pulls his telephoto lens high up in the sky, and we see the meadow isolated there, dreamlike and fantastic.
Jan 31, 2011 · Rooster is one of Wayne’s most identifiable roles, not just because he won an Oscar for it, or because his True Grit is popular, or because he played the character twice (the second time in 1975’s Rooster Cogburn), but mostly because Rooster Cogburn’s personality is so intertwined with Wayne’s iconic persona. Wayne’s detractors often note that Wayne lacked range, and that, given his ...
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Mar 11, 2023 · Movie star John Wayne found one of the most recognizable characters in his career with True Grit‘s Rooster Cogburn, who has plenty of iconic quotes. A 14-year-old girl named Mattie Ross (Kim ...
