Merian C. Cooper Movies: Top 2 Performances by a Successful Producer



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The Searchers Poster
The Searchers ( 1956) | IMDb: 7.8
Western
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Starring:
John Wayne , Jeffrey Hunter , Vera Miles , Ward Bond , Natalie Wood , John Qualen
Directed by:
John Ford
Produced by:
Patrick Ford , C.V. Whitney , Merian C. Cooper
Fort Apache Poster
Fort Apache ( 1948) | IMDb: 7.4
Western
Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.
Starring:
John Wayne , Henry Fonda , Shirley Temple , Pedro Armendáriz , Ward Bond , George O’Brien
Directed by:
Frank Parmenter , Lowell J. Farrell , Jack Pennick
Produced by:
John Ford , Merian C. Cooper