This is one of the best Westerns ever made. I think the script makes it so enjoyably watchable, over and over again. I think that's probably how people talked back then. There's plenty of low-key humor too. You can tell that John Wayne and Glen Campbell enjoyed their roles but played them straight. The characters are well-drawn and unique. Even after 30 years I still remember the names of even minor characters, J. Noble Daggett, Tom Chaney and The Original Mexican. Who could ever forget the showdown between Ned Pepper and Rooster Cogburn? "Fill yer hand" (with this movie) and see how good a Western can and should be!
