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John Wayne's first leading role is a messy little Pre-Code romance with teeth.
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Audience Score
40

Arizona (1931)

Pre-Code chaosmilitary melodramamessy entanglements

Overview

DramaRomance

A West Point graduate jilts his girlfriend but runs into her later at an Army outpost.

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Content warning
pre-codewest point
honor vs. desirecolonial military masculinityfemale agency before the Codeclass and courtship

Standout Aspects

Acting

Young Duke Wayne learning to smolder on camera.

Production

Authentic Fort Grant location shooting in Arizona.

Best for:Solo: Quick Pre-Code history lesson with your morning coffee.·Rewatch: Spot the un-Hollywood moments the Code later banned.
George B. Seitz

Director

George B. Seitz

ReleasedJun 27, 1931
Runtime1h 7m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Columbia Pictures

Top Cast

Laura La Plante

Laura La Plante

Evelyn Palmer Bonham

John Wayne

John Wayne

Lt. Bob Denton

June Clyde

June Clyde

Bonita 'Bonnie' Palmer

Forrest Stanley

Forrest Stanley

Colonel Frank Bonham

Nina Quartero

Nina Quartero

Conchita

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was John Wayne's first leading role after years of bit parts and stunt work; he'd spend the next decade in B-westerns before Stagecoach made him a star.

Cultural

The film's source play was a massive 1899 Broadway hit that toured for decades; this adaptation arrived just as the original audience was aging out of moviegoing.

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