Rooster Cogburn (film) that has hijacked a wagon shipment of nitroglycerin. He is helped by a spinster searching for her father's killer. "Rooster Cogburn" is a sequel to the 1969 film "True Grit", which won for Wayne his only Academy Award for Best Actor in 1970. Because of his drunkenness and questionable use of firearms, aging one-eyed (wearing a distinctive black eye patch) U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) in the Indian Territory (future Oklahoma) has been stripped of his badge by Judge Parker (John McIntire) at the territorial capital of Fort Smith, Arkansas for excessive violence fatness and drunkenness, complaining he had
The Oscar (film) left stunned and crestfallen, clapping his hands weakly, while everyone in the assemblage whom he has wronged enjoys the comeuppance for this wholly self-absorbed, unfeeling individual. Cameos: "The Oscar" made its network television debut on February 12, 1969, on ABC's "Wednesday Night Movie". ABC moved the film up a half-hour, to 8:30 Eastern, due to cancelling the comedy show "Turn-On" after only one episode. TBS later included "The Oscar" in a film series called "Bad Movies We Love". While the film is technically a drama, many consider it to be an unintentional comedy, with critics skewering the script and performances.