John Wayne’S First Leading Role Started Him On The Path To Western Dominance
John Wayne’s first leading role came in 1930 with the pre-code WesternThe Big Trail, directed by Raoul Walsh, and it …
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“That Damn Piece Of Junk” The Director Of John Wayne’S Final Rio Bravo Movie Blamed The Movie’S Failure On Its Cast
The director of Rio Lobo was deeply unhappy with his final John Wayne movie – and wasn’t above pointing the …
John Wayne Made An Actress Fix Her Teeth Before He’D Film With Her
1953’s Hondo wasn’t John Wayne’s most successful film, but its legacy has endured thanks in part to the powerful acting …
Was John Wayne’S Last Movie Really Star Wars?
There will never be a Hollywood movie star quite like John Wayne again. The Duke was the face of the Western …
John Wayne Lost An Oscar To A Film He Absolutely Hated
In January 2019, John Krasinski recalled how Paul Thomas Anderson taught him an important lesson regarding supporting other filmmakers. Per …
When John Wayne Finally Won An Academy Award For His Role In True Grit
Despite an Oscar being seen as the ultimate seal of approval, the record books are littered with odd decisions by …
One Of John Wayne’S Best Westerns Of All Time Lands On Paramount+
Return to the Wild West with True Grit on Paramount+. The Western movie that helped earn John Wayne his second …
The Only John Wayne & Roy Rogers Team-Up Was In This Unflinching Western War Dramedy
Before John Wayne became a staple name that we associate with Westerns, he was just Marion Robert Morrison, or to …
This 1970 John Wayne Western Was The End Of A Trilogy & It’S One Of His Most Underrated Movies
Rio Lobo marked the end of an unofficial John Wayne trilogy, and has come to be regarded as one of …
One Of John Wayne’S Best Performances Came In His Final Ever Western Movie That Reunited Him With James Stewart
John Wayne is considered one of the greatest Western stars of all time, yet his final Western movie with James …