AIRING, SUN, JULY 19 at 8PM ET/7PM CT. (1971, PG-13, ★★★☆☆) Starring John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O’Hara, Patrick Wayne and Christopher Mitchum.
Big Jake is a rugged John Wayne Western filled with grit, family loyalty and old-fashioned frontier justice.
Wayne stars as Jacob McCandles, a tough and estranged rancher called back into action when his grandson is kidnapped by a ruthless gang. With time running out and ransom demands rising, McCandles sets out across dangerous territory to bring the boy home — his way.
Blending action, suspense and classic Western attitude, Big Jake delivers John Wayne in familiar heroic form, standing tall against outlaws in a changing American West.