Big Jake

Directed by George Sherman
PG-13
1971    1h 50mWestern, Drama
7.175%85%
McCandles Ranch is overrun by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for one million dollars ransom. There is only one man brave enough, tough enough, and smart enough to bring him back alive, and that man is Big Jake.

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Cast of Big Jake

  • John WayneJacob McCandles
  • Richard BooneJohn Fain
  • Maureen O'HaraMartha McCandles
  • Patrick WayneJames McCandles
  • Christopher MitchumMichael McCandles
  • Bobby VintonJeff McCandles
  • Bruce CabotSam Sharpnose
  • Glenn CorbettO'Brien
  • Harry Carey, Jr.Pop Dawson
  • John DoucetteBuck Duggan
  • Jim DavisHead of Lynching Party
  • John AgarBert Ryan
  • Gregg PalmerJohn Goodfellow
  • Jim BurkTrooper
  • Robert WarnerWill Fain
  • Dean SmithKid Duffy
  • Ethan WayneLittle Jake McCandles
  • Virginia CapersDelilah
  • Jerry GatlinStubby
  • Don EppersonSaloon Bully in Escondero
  • Everett CreachWalt Devries
  • Jeff WingfieldBilly Devries
  • Hank WordenHank
  • Bill WalkerMoses Brown
  • Chuck RobersonTexas Ranger (uncredited)
  • José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
  • George FennemanNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Bernard FoxScottish Shepherd (uncredited)
  • Pedro GalvánDoctor (uncredited)
  • Tom HennesyMr. Sweet (uncredited)
  • 'Chico' HernandezBoy on Town (uncredited)
  • Roy JensonGunman at Bathhouse in Escondero (uncredited)
  • John McLiamArmy Officer (uncredited)
  • Jorge RussekSaloon Bully in Escondero (uncredited)
  • Jerry SummersEscondero Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  • Lisa ToddSaloon Girl at Escondero (uncredited)
  • George ShermanDirector
  • Harry Julian FinkWriter
  • Rita M. FinkWriter
  • Michael WayneProducer

Big Jake Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 19, 2025
    The times have changed, but the man remains the same. Average John Wayne western, far from his best.

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