Answer: Tom Doniphon
In true John Wayne fashion, Tom Doniphon tried his best to defend the underdog as only he could - with the use of a gun. 2. Who played the character of Ransom Stoddard?
Answer: James Stewart
James Stewart portrayed a young lawyer in the West, who had hopes of starting his own law practice. Unlike Wayne, he was no match for anyone with a gun. 3. Where did Liberty Valance live?
Answer: north of the picket wire
He came from north of the picket wire, a term used to designate the men in the northern part of the territory who were cattle ranchers, and opposed to statehood. 4. Besides a gun, what item did Liberty carry to enforce his "authority"?
Answer: a whip
As the leader of a group of robbers, he frequently cracked his whip for attention, as well as using it to beat his victims. The character of Liberty Valance was played by Lee Marvin 5. What was the name of Tom Doniphon's "man", who was always there when Tom needed him?
Answer: Pompey
Pompey, played by Woody Strode, was faithful to Tom right up to the very end, even risking his own life to se Tom from a fire. 6. What kind of flower was shown three times in the movie - at the beginning when Link digs one up at Tom's old house, once when Tom ge one to Hallie, and again at the end?
Answer: cactus rose
Pompey planted it for her, and she remarked how pretty it was. At the end, Ranse asked who brought the cactus rose for Tom, and Hallie replied she had done that. 7. What character did Andy Devine play in the movie?
Answer: Link Appleyard
Link, the Town Marshal, was visibly scared of Liberty Valance, and was also very upset whenever Liberty did anything that might interfere with him hing a meal. 8. What was the reason that Ranse and Hallie Stoddard returned to Shinbone, (this was shown at the beginning and end of the movie)?
Answer: Tom Doniphon's funeral
Their quiet, and extremely unusual, return brought reporters from "The Shinbone Star" to interview Ranse. This led to his telling of the story that the movie recounts. 9. At the end, after hearing the account of the shooting of Liberty Valance, the editor tears up his notes, saying, " This is the west, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the ________".
Answer: legend
Since Ransom Stoddard has done so well in politics, the reporter, Maxwell Scott (played by Carleton Young), chooses to let the story remain as it has always been known. 10. So, that brings us to the burning question, who really shot Liberty Valance?
Answer: Tom Doniphon
Tom, along with Pompey, hid in the shadows across the street from the showdown between Liberty and Ranse. Tom fired his gun, synchronizing it with the shot Ranse took. He finally told Ranse, to give him the chance to run for political office without bearing the guilt of being a killer. Source: Author tin-lizzie
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