John Wayne’s Rio Grande set tragedy ‘saw cast members killed and bodies never recovered’
John Wayne’s Rio Grande shoot saw cast members killed and their bodies never recovered, according to his co-star. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Rock Hudson gained John Wayne’s respect with cheeky set prank at Duke’s expense
John Wayne’s respect was earned by Rock Hudson on The Undefeated set, after a cheeky prank at Duke’s expense. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s spanking of co-star in Western ‘so authentic she had bruises for a week’
John Wayne famously spanked his co-star in a satirical Western that left her actually bruised for a week. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s set feud with The Alamo co-star who tried to leave just days into epic shoot
John Wayne was under incredible pressure directing, producing and starring in The Alamo, a film released 63 years ago this week, which Duke partly financed out of his own pocket, and had to deal with a co-star trying to walk out just days into the mammoth shoot. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s incredible kindness was turned down twice by Oliver Hardy
John Wayne’s amazing kindness to Oliver Hardy was turned down twice by the comedian. Daily Express :: Films Feed
The Alamo: John Wayne’s set feud with co-star who tried to leave just days into epic shoot
John Wayne was under incredible pressure directing, producing and starring in The Alamo, which he partly financed out of his own pocket, and had to deal with a co-star trying to walk out just days into the mammoth shoot. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s Star Wars cameo was Western legend’s final role
John Wayne’s final movie is believed to have been The Shootist, but Duke actually had a role in the original Star Wars afterwards. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s The Searchers co-star ‘walked around naked trying to attract leading lady’
John Wayne’s The Searchers co-star would “walk around naked trying to attract the much younger Vera Miles” and ended up enraging director John Ford over what he did to Duke on set. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s The Searchers co-star enraged John Ford for what he did to Duke on set
The Searchers featured an appalling mistake by Ward Bond that had to be covered up for years to avoid the “terrible temper” and physical attack of director John Ford. When the filmmaker finally found out what he’d done to John Wayne, he was “left speechless”. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s extraordinary courage on Rio Lobo in the face of devastating personal pain
John Waynedispayed incredible courage and strength on the set of Rio Lobo, a virtual remake of Rio Bravo, battered by physical and emotional blows on set. Daily Express :: Films Feed