The Shootist

His final role in this blaze of glory western. Afflicted with a terminal illness, John Bernard Brooks (John Wayne), the last of the legendary gunfighters, quitely returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler (James Stewart). Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow (lauren Bacall) and her son (Ron Howard). Instead, Brooks is embroiled in one last valiant battle and dies with honor.