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** Followed by Ringo [[spoiler: winning a 3-on-one gunfight, with only three bullets]].

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* During the climactic Indian attack, the Ringo Kid climbs on top of the stagecoach, then makes his way to the lead horse of the team pulling it. Made doubly awesome since there's no special effects to it: that's really stuntman Yakima Canutt leaping from horse to horse at very high speed.
** Canutt deserves more general mention; not only was he a real-life badass, he helped pioneer numerous movie-stunt techniques still used today.

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* Yakima Canutt deserves more general mention; not only was he the real-life badass John Wayne pretended to be (his trademark drawl was even an impression of Canutt!), he helped pioneer numerous movie-stunt techniques still used today, including a technique to trip horses so they could be "shot" and fall with no harm to the animal.
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During the climactic Indian attack, the Ringo Kid climbs on top of the stagecoach, then makes his way to the lead horse of the team pulling it. Made doubly awesome since there's no special effects to it: that's really stuntman Yakima Canutt leaping from horse to horse at very high speed.
** Before that, Yakima plays the Apache who leaps across onto the lead horse. When he gets shot, Canutt deserves more general mention; not only was drops down and is dragged along the ground before he lets a real-life badass, he helped pioneer numerous movie-stunt techniques still used today.six horse team and a stagecoach run over him.
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** Canutt deserves more general mention; not only was he a real-life BadAss, he helped pioneer numerous movie-stunt techniques still used today.

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** Canutt deserves more general mention; not only was he a real-life BadAss, badass, he helped pioneer numerous movie-stunt techniques still used today.
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* The scene introducing us to The Ringo Kid. That's how most of the world got to meet JohnWayne, and it's one HELL of an introduction.

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* The scene introducing us to The Ringo Kid. That's how most of the world got to meet JohnWayne, Creator/JohnWayne, and it's one HELL of an introduction.
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* Doc Boone standing up to Luke Plummer to stop him bringing a [[GameBreaker shotgun]] to the showdown with Ringo. Boone's completely unarmed and not completely sober, but he still manages to successfully stare down a dangerous gunfighter in order to help a friend.

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* Doc Boone standing up to Luke Plummer to stop him bringing a [[GameBreaker shotgun]] to the showdown with Ringo. Boone's completely unarmed and not completely sober, but he still manages to successfully stare down a dangerous gunfighter in order to help a friend.friend.
** Followed by Ringo [[spoiler: winning a 3-on-one gunfight, with only three bullets]].
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* Doc Boone standing up to Luke Plummer to stop him bringing a [[GameBreaker shotgun]] to the showdown with Ringo. Boone's completely unarmed and not completely sober, but he still manages to successfully stare down a dangerous gunfighter in order to help a friend.
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* Crooked and insufferable banker Gatewood being arrested when the stagecoach arrives in Lordsburg.

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* Crooked Insufferable and insufferable corrupt banker Gatewood being arrested when the stagecoach arrives in Lordsburg.
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* The scene introducing us to The Ringo Kid. That's how most of the world got to meet JohnWayne, and it's one HELL of an introduction.

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