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Undoubtedly having second thoughts after turning down Dirty Harry, John Wayne showed up in 1974 in his own "maverick cop" adventure, McQ. Lon McQ (Wayne) a aging, veteran Seattle detective, turns in his badge when he's officially denied the opportunity of clearing the name of his late best friend, narcotics detective Stan Boyle (William Bryant) who has been posthumously accused of drug pushing. Boyle reportedly killed two policemen before himself being shot and killed. McQ's boss, Capt. Ed Kosterman (Eddie Albert), believes it to be the work of radicals and orders a roundup, but McQ believes that drug dealer Manny Santiago (Al Lettieri) might be responsible, since he's hired some shooters for what McQ believes is an imminent heist. This turns out to be the theft of impounded narcotics evidence, but when Santiago opens the glassine bags and finds only sugar, McQ realizes that his own department is corrupt. Investigating on his own, McQ becomes romantically involved with his friend's widow (Diana Muldaur), who unbeknownst to him is up to her neck in police corruption. Considering the usual flag-waving content of John Wayne's 1970s films, it is rather startling to discover that the real villains in McQ are a coterie of crooked cops! The Duke is always enjoyable, but in this role, I found him sort of out of place and somewhat tired. The movie itself, and the story were pretty good though. I also thought that Colleen Dewhurst turned in an excellent performance as Myra.Read full review
Love all John Wayne movies and this is no exception. Great supporting cast and great story. Anyone who is a John Wayne fan will enjoy it
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I miss these old movies and it was good to see John Wayne as a cop again. Something my kids can watch.
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a classic movie
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bought it for my husband, he loved it said it looked new
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