Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.
23 July 1930, Los Angeles, California, USA
March 4, 1908 in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico
25 May 1931, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
26 February 1943, Annapolis, Maryland, USA
10 May 1919, near Shannon, Clay County, Texas, USA
October 26, 1897 in El Paso, Texas, USA
26 March 1940, The Bronx, New York, USA
April 28, 1928 in Snyder, Texas, USA
8 August 1937, Brooklyn, New York, USA
April 30, 1899 in Viborg, Denmark
10 November 1914, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 October 1928, Santa Monica, California, USA
15 January 1932, Breckenridge, Texas, USA
19 June 1941, San Francisco, California, USA
29 March 1923, El Paso, Texas, USA
26 August 1909, Edgerton, Missouri, USA
26 May 1907, Winterset, Iowa, USA
14 March 1900, Mexico
July 5, 1921 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
June 9, 1903 in Tucson, Arizona, USA
7 July 1910, Arizona, USA
24 June 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
20 November 1930, Santa Barbara, California, USA
13 March 1901, Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
6 September 1919, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
November 20, 2017
Winningly sly western.
November 20, 2017
A tough, laconic and amusing Western that ambles across the screen as easily as the two veteran stars.
October 21, 2013
Hawks makes a familiar plot resound strangely with a new set of sexual overtones.
November 20, 2017
A very funny, very moving work, graced by the cinema's cleanest, most classical style.
May 13, 2008
An excellent oater drama, laced with adroit comedy and action relief, and set off by strong casting, superior direction and solid production.
February 07, 2017
Classic Western has violence, alcoholism, stereotyping.
July 07, 2010
Vivid story telling and a late take on the Western genre as a whole.
November 20, 2017
A nice serving of entertaining comfort cinema for dedicated fans of classic era filmmaking.
November 20, 2017
One of the most pleasurable of all Hollywood movies.
January 09, 2010
Even looked at with today's eye, El Dorado is a thrilling movie with great characters and a brilliant image of the mythical old west.
November 20, 2017
A witty, exciting and deeply moving masterpiece.
July 26, 2006
Howard Hawks is too good a director to depend upon stereotyped violence to keep the interest of the audience, and his well-made scenes between Wayne, Mitchum, Arthur Hunicutt and James Cann never lag for a moment.
