jeff corey played lucky ned pepper in true grit.
jeff corey played lucky ned pepper in true grit.
who plays lucky ned pepper in true grit?
jeff corey
together, but with very different motivations, the three ride into the wilderness to confront ned pepper's gang. along the way, they develop an appreciation for one another.









































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in 1969, the book was adapted as a screenplay by marguerite roberts for the western film "true grit" directed by henry hathaway and starring kim darby as mattie ross, robert duvall as "lucky" ned pepper, glen campbell as laboeuf, jeff corey as tom chaney, and john wayne as rooster cogburn (a role that won john wayne best actor at the academy awards).
true grit (novel)
after several days, the three discover horse thieves emmett quincy and moon, who are waiting for ned pepper at a remote dugout cabin. cogburn captures and interrogates the two men. moon's leg is injured and cogburn uses the injury as leverage to get information about lucky ned. in terrible pain and about to talk, moon is stabbed by quincy, who is then killed by cogburn. in the remaining minute before moon dies, he reveals that pepper and his gang are due at the cabin that night to get fresh mounts.
true grit (1969 film)