There are traditional cowboys and tough guys on the list , but the former ( as in Stagecoach , 1939 , and The Searchers , 1956 ) is limited mostly to John Wayne , and the latter ( as in The Maltese Falcon , 1941 ) to Humphrey Bogart ; and you get the sense these films were chosen more out of nostalgia for their stars than for their dramatic power .
John Wayne 's favorite film he acted in was The Searchers .