John Wayne movie set feud ‘led to She Wore a Yellow Ribbon’s most iconic scene’
John Wayne’s She Wore a Yellow Ribbon shoot reportedly involved a set feud that ended up creating the classic John Ford Western’s most famous scene. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne director John Ford stopped insulting Duke after being reduced to tears on set
John Wayne director John Ford would insult Duke constantly over his lack of World War II service but was stopped immediately after being reduced to tears on the set of They Were Expendable. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne slammed ‘idiot’ Gone with the Wind star ‘too stupid to do anything except act’
John Wayne thought a Gone with the Wind star was “too stupid to do anything except act”. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne condemned Kirk Douglas’ Spartacus as ‘Marxist propaganda’ before set clash
John Wayne had a real issue with Kirk Douglas’ Spartacus, which is on ITV4 today, and publically condemned the movie. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne almost died on movie his combative co-star called ‘biggest piece of crap’
John Wayne had a serious close shave on Hellfighters, which his combative co-star called “the biggest piece of crap I’ve ever done”. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne ‘nicest guy in the world’ on Rio Lobo set where director ‘punched’ leading lady
John Wayne was incredibly kind to his Rio Lobo co-star, despite struggling with poor health on the set where director Howard Hawks punched leading lady Jennifer O’Neill. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne was so ill on his final movie The Shootist it was almost entirely cancelled
John Wayne suffered from ill health for the last 15 years of his life, being hospitalised for two weeks with influenza on his last movie The Shootist. At one point, doctors were even unsure if they would allow Duke to complete his final picture, in which he played an old gunslinger with cancer opposite James […]
John Wayne was in so much pain he couldn’t sleep when filming Western with Ann-Margret
John Wayne was in poor health when shooting The Train Robbers, which is on ITV4 this weekend. Yet his co-star Ann-Margret remembers how Duke remained tenacious to stay strong. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne Western set tragedy saw cast members killed and their bodies never recovered
John Wayne filmed a classic Western with Maureen O’Hara in which cast members were killed and their bodies never recovered. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne ‘completely exhausted’ on Western set where director ‘punched’ leading lady
John Wayne was in very poor health and struggled with action scenes on the set of one of his classic Westerns, where the director punched his leading lady. Daily Express :: Films Feed