Category: Western
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The Most Disturbing Deed Committed By John Wayne’S Ethan In The Searchers Is A Grim Foreshadowing Of His Eventual Fate
There’s little point in arguing that John Ford’s 1956 adventure isn’t one of the most influential Westerns ever produced. Its breathtaking shots of Monument Valley, mature storyline and Wayne’s haunting performance make it unforgettable. Steven Spielberg rewatches The Searchers every time he starts filming a new project, Martin Scorsese has proclaimed it one of his…
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John Wayne’s Wise Words on Gunsmoke and Hollywood’s Learning Curve!
When John Wayne tells you that you should do a Western, you listen. If you ever find yourself at home watching rerun after rerun of Gunsmoke and start worrying that you should be doing something more production, rest assured that you’re in good company. There’s one Gunsmoke fan who loved to watch reruns of the…
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John Wayne Wore Wet Suit Under His Tuxedo At Last Public Appearance Weeks Before Death
A heavy smoker, he was diagnosed with lung cancer in the mid-sixties, resulting in having one of his lungs and a couple of ribs removed. Determined to maintain his macho image, Duke often still insisted on doing his own stunts in his movies and continued to puff on cigars despite giving up cigarettes. Wayne, who…
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John Wayne: The Searchers Featured An Appalling Mistake By Ward Bond That Had To Be Covered Up For Years To Avoid The “Terrible Temper”
John Wayne and John Ford collaborated on some of the Hollywood Golden Age’s best-loved Westerns from She Wore a Yellow Ribbon to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Perhaps their most famous was 1956’s The Searchers which saw Duke play a Civil War veteran spending years searching for his abducted niece, played by Natalie Wood.…
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Duke’s Drunken Charm: The Intriguing Hollywood Tale Behind Rio Lobo’s Reappearance
John Wayne had already remade 1959’s Rio Bravo, a film about a sheriff defending his office from outlaws, in 1966’s El Dorado. Yet Howard Hawks, who directed both of those films, wanted to make it a third time in 1970’s Rio Lobo. When the filmmaker first approached Duke about the idea, the Hollywood star replied:…
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John Wayne’s Unconventional Advice to Michael Caine – ‘Talk Low, Talk Slow, and Thrive
Michael Caine is undoubtedly among the most celebrated actors living today, known for his unforgettable work in various projects such as Dressed to Kill and The Dark Knight Trilogy among many others. Even in recent years, Caine has continued to appear in films like Tenet and has not announced his retirement yet.Born in London, Caine…
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“I Got A 60-Year-Old Saddle That Looks Better Than You Do.” – John Wayne’S Brutal Quip At Dean Martin Comparing Him To A Worn Saddle
Nicknamed The Duke, Wayne is one of Hollywood’s most enduring stars, and thanks to his turn in the 1969 flick True Grit, became an Oscar winner, collecting the Best Actor gong. He and Martin starred in one of the pair’s most cherished films, 1959’s Rio Bravo, which helped cement their status among the industry’s elite.…
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Behind the Cowboy Hat: Disturbing Truths About John Wayne, The Sheriff of Hollywood
There aren’t many figures bigger than John Wayne. One of the most iconic leading men of his era, there was no one else in Hollywood like him—but there was a chilling darkness to this legendary figure. His infamous Playboy interview is just the tip of the iceberg, so buckle up and let’s dive into the…
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John Wayne’s top-notch acting tips delivered in an explosive, profanity-laced rant at Duke amid WW2
John Wayne recalled: “What [my fans] come to expect of me, I try to be on the screen. I remember when I was a young man and we were making a picture in which Harry Carey was playing my father. It was Shepherd of the Hills. We’re talking about pictures and I was imbued with…
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With Just One Small Action, John Wayne Forced Charlton Heston To Regret It For The Rest Of His Life
John Wayne was one of the biggest Hollywood stars around in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. He starred in dozens of movies over the few decades and was just years away from winning his first Oscar for Best Actor in 1969’s True Grit. So it was extremely exciting for the industry when Wayne decided to…