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
John Wayne’s estate share behind-the-scenes photo of Duke in his movie debut 97 years ago
John Wayne made his movie debut, which you can watch here, almost 100 years ago. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s furious altercation with co-star on ‘miserable’ movie set – ‘Don’t hit him!’
John Wayne was ridiculed and shamed constantly by John Ford on the set of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, but Duke ended up picking a punch up with his co-star. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s incredible generosity towards co-star trapped in Shirley Temple set feud
John Wayne’s co-star on Fort Apache, a film released 75 years ago, said he’d “go to hell and back” for Duke after the Hollywood legend helped him through an on-set feud involving Shirley Temple, who would have been 95 today. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s cruel tradition on every film made grown men cry says George Takei
George Takei was deeply shocked by John Wayne when they starred together in The Green Berets – once in a good way and once in a painfully embarrassing way that reduced co-stars to tears. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Brannigan: John Wayne’s heart problems and Laurence Olivier’s ‘cameo’
John Wayne’s last cop movie was the London-based Brannigan, where the exhausted veteran star struggled through production with a series of health problems. Daily Express :: Films Feed