Butas he got older, Wayne began taking roles that saw him protecting and mentoring the next generation.

He took a similar role in 1971sBig Jake.

This wasa great use of Waynes star power later in life.

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The boys, under Andersen’s guidance, confront unforeseen challenges, including a gang of cattle thieves.

John Wayne in the 1972 movie The Cowboys.

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The Cowboys, directed by Mark Rydell and released in 1972, is a Western film where rancher Wil Andersen, faced with the loss of his cattlemen to the gold rush, enlists a group of boys to drive his herd to market. The boys, under Andersen’s guidance, confront unforeseen challenges, including a gang of cattle thieves.

John Wayne in The Cowboys

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