THE SEARCHERS Movie Coloring Contest, 1956

Another classic John Wayne movie. The Searchers starred John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, John Qualen, Harry Carey Jr., Olive Carey, Antonio Moreno, Henry Brandon, Hank Worden, Ken Curtis (Festus in Gunsmoke and I think he was son-in-law to John Ford at that time and he had a beautiful singing voice and was a one-time member of The Sons Of The Pioneers.), Lana Wood, Dorothy Jordan and Pat Wayne. From Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide "Superb Western saga of Wayne's relentless search for niece (Natalie Wood) kidnapped by indians, spanning many years. Color, scenery, photography all splendid, with moving, insightful Frank Nugent script to match (based on Alan LeMay's novel). And who could ever forget that final shot?" The director was, of course, John Ford. John Wayne certainly was in lots of great movies.

"Hondo" Movie Coloring Contest, 1954

This coloring contest for the movie Hondo appeared in some newspapers in January of 1954. "Hondo" starred John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, Michael Pate, James Arness, Rodolfo Acosta, Leo Gordon, Lee Aaker and Lassie. From Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide - "Rousing, well done Western with John Wayne the tough, wily cavalry scout who comes upon Page and her young son living in the wilderness, unalarmed about a pending Apache uprising." Script by James Edward Grant, from a story by Louis L'Amour. Directed by John Farrow. Originally shown in 3-D.

SANDS OF IWO JIMA Movie Coloring Contest, 1954

This newspaper coloring contest for the movie "Sands of Iwo Jima" appeared in an Alabama newspaper on November 03, 1954. Sands of Iwo Jima starred John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker, Arthur Franz, Julie Bishop, Richard Jaeckel, Wally Cassell and Richard Webb. John Wayne received his first Oscar nomination for his role as a tough Marine top-sergeant.

"Rio Grande" Movie Coloring Contest

This newspaper coloring contest offered children a chance to win a ticket to see the movie "Rio Grande" starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey,Jr. and lots of other good people. The movie was directed by John Ford and was the third in his cavalry trilogy.

Color John Wayne - 1957

This newspaper coloring contest appeared in a newspaper on February 06, 1957. Winners of the contest received tickets to see the movie "Wings of Eagles" starring John Wayne, Dan Dailey and the lovely Maureen O'Hara. Hollywood could use a few good men like John Wayne instead of the little weasels that seem to inhabit the movie and television industry today.