John Wayne ‘outraged’ and restrained by six guards during Marlon Brando’s Oscar win speech
JOHN WAYNE had to be held down by a six-man strong security team at the Academy Awards, long before Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. The furious Western star wanted to rush on stage during Marlon Brando’s Best Actor Oscar win for The Godfather, outraged by the speech. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne shocked by Maureen O’Hara’s improvised The Quiet Man line ‘I refused to say it’
JOHN WAYNE movie The Quiet Man saw Duke’s genuine surprise at Maureen O’Hara’s whispered unscripted line that was captured at the film’s conclusion at director John Ford’s insistence. The bad-tempered filmmaker had to fight hard for the final cut to include this scene and Victor McLaglen’s fight, having cruelly baited the actor into a rage-fuelled […]
Batman movies viewing order: Which Bruce Wayne, Batman villains are in each DC blockbuster
BATMAN movies have been rebooted numerous times over the years with differing timelines. Here’s the viewing order ahead of The Batman and which villains feature in each outing. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Elvis: ‘Army turned The King from James Dean into John Wayne’ admits Memphis Mafia member
ELVIS PRESLEY’s army service was a huge turning point for The King from a rebel persona like James Dean into a patriotic establishment figure like John Wayne, claims one of his best friends in the Memphis Mafia. Rock stars like The Beatles and Queen who grew up listening to his music would later agree. That […]
Jeff Wayne on The War Of The Worlds: The UK tour is bigger than ever
DON’T panic, but Great Britain is about to come under a sustained alien attack. A mighty Martian invasion force is heading our way, armed with fearsome fighting machines, lethal heat rays and a merciless battery of… synthesisers!?! Daily Express :: Music Feed
‘You’re a real b*****d!’ Katharine Hepburn refused to work with John Wayne
JOHN WAYNE built a reputation in Hollywood during the 1950s that led a number of actors to dislike him. Katharine Hepburn was one of them, and she refused to work with the actor at one point. Later on she changed her mind, but she was quick to call him out on his comments. Years later, […]
Fort Apache: Generous John Wayne helped John Agar after John Ford feud over Shirley Temple
FORT APACHE star John Agar said he’d “go to hell and back” for John Wayne after Duke patiently mentored the young actor, who was constantly being baited by director John Ford over his pregnant wife and co-star Shirley Temple. Henry Fonda also suffered the filmmaker’s bullying to the point of tears, according to Duke’s son. […]
John Wayne ‘was really p***ed off’: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ‘was miserable shoot’
JOHN WAYNE was ridiculed and shamed constantly by John Ford on the set of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. His co-star Woody Strode later claimed that Duke would take this frustration out on him instead of retaliating at the director who was attacking him and even Jimmy Stewart. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Rio Bravo: Angie Dickinson on ‘adorable’ John Wayne ‘He was so different in our Western’
RIO BRAVO was John Wayne’s big return to Westerns after The Searchers and saw The Duke confronted by his much younger female lead, Angie Dickinson. The Feathers star has fond memories of working with the cowboy legend and believes there’s a side to him you don’t normally see in a lot of his movies. Daily […]
John Wayne almost missed out on big role after ’white supremacy’ comments
JOHN WAYNE starred in the 1972 film The Cowboys, but an interview he gave the year before left him at risk of being cancelled in the 1970s after saying he was a “white supremacist”. These comments followed more he made about the civil rights movement. Daily Express :: Films Feed