Tycoon [Commemorative Packaging]

Director: Richard Wallace Richard Wallace

Overview

This John Wayne adventure is set in South America's rugged Andes Mountains. The Duke has been assigned by a powerful U.S. mining magnate to build a railroad to his newest mines. However, the two men lock horns over the route the railroad will take.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/22/2007
UPC:	0053939786521
Original Release:	1947
Rating:	NR
Source:	Turner Home Ent
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	2:09:00
Sales rank:	21,542

Special Features

Vintage musical short: Hollywood Wonderland; Classic cartoon: Red Hot Rangers; Subtitles: English & Français (feature film only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Wayne	Johnny
Laraine Day	Maura
Cedric Hardwicke	Alexander
Judith Anderson	Miss Braithwaite
James Gleason	Pop Mathews
Anthony Quinn	Enrique `Ricky' Vargas
Grant Withers	Fog Harris
Paul Fix	Joe
Fernando Alvarado	Chico,Boy
Michael Harvey	Curly Messenger
Harry Woods	Holden
Michael Martin-Harvey	Curly Massinger
Charles Trowbridge	Senor Tobar
Martin Garralaga	Chavez
Sam Lufkin	Laborer
Wayne McCoy	Laborer
Frank Leyva	Laborer
Joe Dominguez	Laborer,Boy
Tom Coffey	Laborer
John Eberts	Laborer
Sheila Raven	Laborer's Wife
Diane Stewart	Laborer's Wife
Clarise Murphy	Laborer's Wife,Assistant Doctor
Fred Aldrich	Foreman
Brick Sullivan	Foreman with Holden at Fiesta
Jane Adrian	Actor
Rudolph Medina	Dancer at Fiesta
Trevor Bardette	Julio Ayora - House Guest
Argentina Brunetti	Señora Ayora - House Guest
Max Wagner	Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lucio Villegas	Priest
Blanca Vischer	Young Woman
Nacho Galindo	Foreman
Eduardo Noriega	Emilio
Don Avalier	Undetermined Role
Nina Campana	Estrelita
Ann Codee	Señora Tobar
Carmen D'Antonio	Secretary
Earle S. Dewey	Undetermined Role
Elias Gamboa	Doorman
Carmelita González	Girl
Leigh Harline	Composer

Technical Credits

Borden Chase

John Twist

Richard Wallace	Director
Stephen Ames	Producer
Vernon L. Walker	Special Effects
Borden Chase	Screenwriter
John Twist	Screenwriter
John L. Cass	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Clem Portman	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Laraine Day is beautiful and John Wayne is macho in Tycoon, but beauty and masculine bravado can only go so far. Certainly Tycoon wants to be a grand epic romance, a tremendous adventure that is laced with torrid longings. It ends up being a mess. The blame lies primarily with the writing, which labors to create drama and atmosphere and only creates boredom. The dialogue alternates between cringe-inducing and banal and the characterizations are stock all the way. One watches the film begging for a character to say or do something unexpected. The plotting lacks credibility, and features the kinds of twists that are meant to cause excitement and raise emotions but which instead make one shake one's head in disbelief. Director Richard Wallace tries to imbue the film with a sense of grandeur, but there's only so much that can be done with the material at hand. Wayne and Day also have to deal with carrying a film that gives them no foundation. Day fails utterly, but Wayne's determination and perseverance shine through. His is by no means a great performance, but it does keep one's interest. There's also valuable support from Cedric Hardwicke, Judith Anderson and Anthony Quinn. Not enough to make Tycoon good, but enough to make it bearable.