I remember catching this little gem a while back on TCM very early in the morning. I've always enjoyed Berry, the proverbial "they don't make them like this anymore" kinda guy. It was a while later when I happened upon an article written about "The Most Undeserved Oscars Ever". It was based on the writers point of view, I guess, with some strong arguments to back up Their points. The most puzzling, was the Best Actor Oscar handed out to John Wayne for "True Grit". This was the writers point, and it's a GOOD one. The point is, John Wayne did an almost dead-on impression of Wallace Berry's "Bad Bascomb" through the entire movie, and got an Oscar for it....? I didn't give it a second thought until a recent viewing of "True Grit", and, well, It's pretty apparent. As to whether Mr. Wayne deserved the Oscar or not, I think it's amusing that the only time He didn't act like "John Wayne", he got an Oscar, and for doing an impression of Wallace Berry! Check it out for yourself, and you'll see it, too. I love both movies, but "True Grit" will never look the same to me again.
Review of Bad Bascomb
