Other mistake: When Regret, Jake, Pilar and her father are escaping from the Comanchero village, there's a close up of Jake (Wayne) in the back of the wagon shooting a rifle. The scene shows him shooting left-handed. It's a reverse print. Look at his "right" hand in the scene. He has a ring on his "right" hand ring finger. A few moments later, setting the wagon canvas afire trailing out the back of the wagon and shooting right handed, the ring is on his left hand as it is in the rest of the movie.
The Comancheros (1961)
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Directed by: John Wayne, Michael Curtiz
Starring: John Wayne, Nehemiah Persoff, Ina Balin, Stuart Whitman
Visible crew/equipment: When John Wayne is on the wagon and the Comancheros are leading them to the secret hideout, for a split second in the background, a large truck and a trailer that seems to be camouflaged in the background are visible.
Paul Regret: How do you know you killed him?
Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter: There wasn't time not to.
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Answer: There's no specific meaning. Metaphorically, it would mean that it is the beginning of something that is dismal, is going to be long and difficult to achieve, or may not end well. Basically, it's a "bad omen."
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