McLintock!

For other uses, see McClintock.

McLintock!
Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Andrew V. McLaglen John Wayne (uncredited)
Produced by	Michael Wayne
Written by	James Edward Grant (screenplay)
Starring	John Wayne Maureen O'Hara Yvonne De Carlo
Music by	Frank De Vol
Cinematography	William H. Clothier
Editing by	Otho Lovering
Studio	Batjac Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	November 13, 1963
Running time	127 min.
Language	English

McLintock! is a 1963 comedy Western starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The film is notable, perhaps even infamous, for its two spanking scenes, in which mother and daughter are each paddled with coal shovels: the daughter by her suitor, the mother by her estranged husband.

Richard Wormser wrote a novelisation of the screenplay.

The title song was performed by the popular folk singing group The Limeliters.

Synopsis

Cattle baron George Washington McLintock (John Wayne) is living the single life on his ranch. He is estranged from his wife Katherine (Maureen O'Hara), who left him two years before, suspecting him of adultery. He holds a record for throwing his hat up onto the longhorn-shaped weather vane at the top of his house every time he comes home drunk. McLintock hires beautiful widow Louise Warren (Yvonne De Carlo) as his cook and welcomes both her and her two children into his home. He also butts heads with Douglas, a sleazy bureaucrat who is looking to discredit McLintock, settle the territory, and remove the local Indians. Sparks begin to fly as an unexpected turn of events results in brawls, gunfire, an Indian attack...and the return of Mrs. McLintock, who wants custody over their daughter Becky (Stefanie Powers) (returning from college) and a divorce from G.W.

Cast

Actor	Role
John Wayne	George Washington "G.W." McLintock
Maureen O'Hara	Katherine McLintock
Yvonne De Carlo	Louise Warren
Patrick Wayne	Devlin Warren
Stefanie Powers	Becky McLintock
Jack Kruschen	Jake Birnbaum
Chill Wills	Drago
Edward Faulkner	Young Ben Sage
Jerry Van Dyke	Matt Douglas, Jr.
Edgar Buchanan	Bunny Dull
Bruce Cabot	Ben Sage
Perry Lopez	Davey Elk
Michael Pate	Puma
Strother Martin	Agard
Gordon Jones	Matt Douglas
Robert Lowery	Gov. Cuthbert H. Humphrey
Leo Gordon	Jones
Hank Worden	Curly Fletcher
Mari Blanchard	Camille
Chuck Roberson	Sheriff Jeff Lord
Bob Steele	Train Engineer
Aissa Wayne	Alice Warren

Production

Produced by John Wayne's Batjac Productions for United Artists, John Wayne's estate retained the rights to the film. Legal suits prevented the film's copyright from being renewed, causing the film to enter the public domain.

Video releases

Despite being available in public domain distributors for the past decade, the first official home video issue of the film was released in the mid-1990s by MPI Home Video. Years later, in 2005, Paramount struck a distribution deal with Batjac and thus is now the home video rights holder for this film. Despite this, numerous unauthorized versions of the film are still being released on home video.^[1]

The official DVD presentation includes restored and remastered video and audio with extensive documentary, commentary, and bonus features. The High and the Mighty, Hondo, and Island in the Sky—three other John Wayne features—were issued around the same time.

See also

• List of films in the public domain

References

1. ^ amazon.com

External links

• McLintock! at the Internet Movie Database
• McLintock! at AllRovi
• McLintock! at the TCM Movie Database
• McLintock! is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more] (also widescreen version)
• Official McLintock! Movie Website