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John Wayne And Howard Hawks Didn’t See Eye To Eye Over How To Approach His Red River Role
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How Gary Cooper Indirectly Gave John Wayne His First Big Hollywood Break
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Casting John Wayne In Red River Saved Howard Hawks From A Behind-The-Scenes Crisis
By 1948, Howard Hawks had made nearly each sort of movie over his then 22-year profession when he determined to tackle probably the most American of movie genres: the Western. Although he’d made loads of movies about tough and/or ruthless males (e.g. “Scarface,” “Solely Angels Have Wings” and “The Massive Sleep”), the closest he’d come […]
John Wayne Was Far From Confident Going Into True Grit
By 1948, Howard Hawks had made nearly each kind of movie over his then 22-year profession when he determined to tackle essentially the most American of movie genres: the Western. Although he’d made loads of movies about tough and/or ruthless males (e.g. “Scarface,” “Solely Angels Have Wings” and “The Massive Sleep”), the closest he’d come […
John Ford’s Claim Of ‘Discovering’ Monument Valley Didn’t Sit Well With John Wayne
By 1948, Howard Hawks had made nearly each kind of movie over his then 22-year profession when he determined to tackle probably the most American of movie genres: the Western. Although he’d made loads of movies about tough and/or ruthless males (e.g. “Scarface,” “Solely Angels Have Wings” and “The Huge Sleep”), the closest he’d come […]
Red River Was The First Time John Wayne Felt Like A ‘Real Actor’
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John Wayne’s Attempt To Break Out Of Westerns Led To One Of The Lowest Points In His Career
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John Wayne Set Out To End The Era Of ‘Phony’ Western Heroes
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John Wayne’s The Searchers co-star enraged John Ford for what he did to Duke on set
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