Two years before me as well.
Damn we're old!
Woody
Damn we're old!
Woody
Old is a state of mine. Other than my knees at the moment, I'm not in that state yet. And, once the knees are fixed, I intend to get back to living the life I want, which is walking with the wife and doing some hiking to get pictures taken.
Those are the same movie with different sidekicks.
As a kid I liked all of the John Wayne westerns,,,
Except for The Searchers.
Even back then I thought his character was a total racist,,,
That was before I found out I was 1/8 Cherokee.
As an adult I don't enjoy watching his movies at all,,,
Doesn't matter if it's a western or WW-II,,,
He only ever played one character.
I'll back-up on one of his movies though,,,
North to Alaska was absolutely high-larious.
Aarond
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Except for The Searchers.
Even back then I thought his character was a total racist,,,
That was before I found out I was 1/8 Cherokee.
As an adult I don't enjoy watching his movies at all,,,
Doesn't matter if it's a western or WW-II,,,
He only ever played one character.
I'll back-up on one of his movies though,,,
North to Alaska was absolutely high-larious.
Aarond
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Started buying DVDs at Goodwill when I bought a 45" motor coach, thinking it would be nice to have movies to watch when no TV reception is available. As most things I get involved in, I might have gone a tad over board.....approaching 4000 DVDs...it became hunting without a rifle....never knew what I might bag on any day. Have over 100 John Wayne movies, not close to watching all of them. Never was impressed with Wayne's acting. However, a friend's husband was a military/commercial/private pilot. While flying private, he flew Wayne and co-star Ann-Margret to Wayne's Mexico ranch for filming of The Train Robbers. (Was actually filmed in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico. Maybe Wayne owned ranch nearby, or friend was mistaken.) Stayed there on-set/on-call, flew them elsewhere on breaks. He said Wayne was not acting, he was just the way he was., merely said his lines, being John Wayne.
Wayne movies totaled 140 starting in 1930 with The Big Trail, ending 1976 with The Shootist. Wayne portrayed "Duke" in 1932 "Two-Fisted Law." Maybe where he picked up his famous nick name.
My picks. Really enjoy many of the famous, now gone, co-stars.
The Shootist
True Grit
Hondo
How the West Was Won
Chisum
The Longest Day
Rooster Cogburn
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Green Berets
The War Wagon
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Big Jake
True Grit
And not westerns
McQ
The Green Berets
The Sands of Iwo Jima
True Grit
And not westerns
McQ
The Green Berets
The Sands of Iwo Jima
The Searchers is my favorite by far.
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In "Two-Fisted Law" he insisted on using his already-existing nickname in the film, and the director agreed... thought it "fit" Wayne's character.
He got that nickname ("Duke") as a child. It was given to him, facetiously, by a local pharmacist because he was always accompanied - everywhere - by a stray dog named Duke (over time, Wayne just sort of adopted it).
The Duke always said The Searchers was his favorite.
The name Duke was the name of his dog when he was a kid. They were always together and people just started calling both of the Duke.
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