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John Wayne would have been 100 this year...

CreativeWoman posted on Jun 03, 2007 | views: 379 | Tags: John Wayne, movies, duke, The Duke, Entertainment, 100
The Duke would have been 100 years old this year.  In my opinion he was a great American actor.  The celebration of this birthday has been big news on my local regional radio.  His birthplace is within driving distance from me.  They are very proud of him.

I love his movies.  I don't know if I can truly pick a favorite, so I will list my top three.

True Grit
Big Jake
Chisom

Care to list yours?

CW

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  • MissMimi said on Jun 04, 2007....
    In Harm's Way
    McClintock


    I think he was always great in those WWII epics. McClintock is a western, but more like a romantic comedy in a Western setting. Maureen O'Hara plays his esptranged wife, and the chemistry between them is pretty hot.
  • genalonewolf said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Big Jake
    Hellfighters
    The Green Berets
    The Angel and the Bad Man
    The Shootist
    The Quiet Man
    True Grit
    Rooster Cogburn
    The Sons Of Katie Elder
    Rio Lobo 
     
    I could go on for ever. I would have to say that I like John Wayne movies just a little bit! lol
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 04, 2007....
    is it weird that i've never actually seen a john wayne movie?

    ed
  • kingcobra said on Jun 04, 2007....
    CW.........Shame, my father never missed a John Wayne or Terrence Hill movie. 
  • rupert7 said on Jun 04, 2007....
    I have never been a John Wayne fan really, but he was an icon. So many of the really great actors  have gone in recent years.It seems to be replaced by second rate,or mediocre actors and dazzling special effects.
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Mimi,
    I also love McClintock.  It is a great movie.  I think I have one.  I'm going to have to watch it again.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    gena,
    I love those too!  How about Hatari?  That was a good one too that wasn't quite his normal movie since he was a big game hunter.  I love that one.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Ed,
    I can't believe you haven't seen a John Wayne movie!  How did that happen?  :-)

    CW
  • Zayda said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Wake of the Red Witch
    The Sons of Katy Elder
    North to Alaska
    Sands of Iwo Jima
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    KC,
    He had good tastes.  :-)

    CW

  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    rupert,
    John Wayne always seemed larger than life to me.  You are right. He definitely is an icon still to this day. 

    CW
  • silverwhisper said on Jun 04, 2007....
    CW: i dunno, i guess there just wasn't much opportunity.

    ed
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Zayda,
    I haven't seen Wake of the Red Witch.  I'll have to check that one out.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Ed,
    Hey, to each his own.  :-)

    CW
  • threetablesbeach said on Jun 04, 2007....

    The sons of Katie Elder has my absolute favorite John Wayne moment, where George Kennedy (bad guy) is dunking the blacksmith's head in a trough of water trying to get some information from him, John Wayne steps into the smithy, grabs a HUGE 2x4, yells "Hey!",... when George Kennedy looks up, SWAT goes the lumber across his head, down he goes. John Wayne to the rescue.

     

    I think Flying Leathernecks is the only movie where John actually dies. Anybody know of any others?

  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    three,
    He also dies in The Shootist.

    CW
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 04, 2007....
    the quiet man and rooster cogburn
  • genalonewolf said on Jun 04, 2007....
    I beleive he also dies in the Cowboys with A Martinez!
  • flytimes said on Jun 04, 2007....
    A 100!? damnn, I remeber a saying of his "get off your horse and drink your milk".. was that a john wayne saying??or was i brain washed as a child?
  • kingcobra said on Jun 04, 2007....

    CW....yep, he had. Like me!!! The Duke was the best....an Icon as you say.

    I liked Clint Eastwood and Terrence Hill as well. 

  • Expendable said on Jun 04, 2007....

    Doesn't he also die at the end of Wake of the Red Witch?

    ed, you should watch some John Wayne movies. McLintock especially.

  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 04, 2007....
    KC - I love Terrance Hill!!!  I own the trinity series on DVD.  I didn't think too many people still watched his stuff.
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    uniquely,
    I love Rooster Cogburn.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    gena,
    You may be right.  It's been a long time since I've seen that one.  Don't the boys finish the cattle drive on their own?

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    flytimes,
    I'm not sure if that was his saying or not.  I do remember his saying "pilgrim" a lot in his movies. :-)

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    KC,
    You do have good tastes.  ;-)  I also love Clint Eastwood.  I have seen most of his movies as well.  Pale Rider and the Dirty Harry movies jump to mind as favorites.  He is another one that I have a hard time picking just one favorite.

    I'm not putting a face with the name Terrance Hill.  We'll have to watch some of his movies one day.  :-)

    CW


  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Expendable,
    I haven't seen Wake of the Red Witch.  Is that a war movie?

    I agree on your recommendation to Ed.  McClintock is a fabulous John Wayne movie.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    uniquely,
    I think I'm missing out on Terrance Hill.  What are some of his movie titles?

    CW
  • genalonewolf said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Yeah they do and I think they get the bad guys as well, very cool movie.
  • Eilan said on Jun 04, 2007....
    I've never seen a John Wayne movie.  I've caught bits and pieces when my husband watches them, but I've never actually sat down and watched one all the way through.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Terrance Hill stars in "my name is nobody", "my name is still nobody" and "boot hill".  There are probably more, but these are the biggies.  These three are what they call the trinity series.  He is a very handsome but very lazy outlaw who plays at appearing naive.  Fantastic stuff.
  • gingersoul said on Jun 04, 2007....

    Unique and King..........do you really love him so much?....lol...

    CW....Terence Hill is the English name of an Italian actor, Mario Girotti, born in Venice....

    He is a prolific actor but here in Usa is known only for the Trinity series and film like 'My name is Nobody", "Ace High" "Blood  river'......he has the most piercing blue eyes ever....lol...

    My dad was a huge fan of John Wayne...so i watched a lot of his movies...never liked him though....sorry, guys....please, dont kill me....

    I think he wasn't this great actor at all (basically he had two expressions: with closed eyes and with open eyes)....but he had a strong screen charisma..

    I liked Clint Eastwood in the so called "western spaghetti" series from the other Italian director, Sergio Leone.......always great soundtracks in those movies..

        .

  • SoftyQ said on Jun 04, 2007....
    I'm not a huge fan of John Wayne, howeve  I never miss Hell Fighters ,  The Sons of Katy Elder , Big Jake, or the Quiet Man.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Ginger - yeah, I'm a sucker for piercing blue eyes and an "aw shucks" smile
  • mommyof2 said on Jun 04, 2007....
    My mother loved him and made us watch them all,
    I think her favorite was called Shane but I could be wrong with the name.
  • beyondtheveil said on Jun 04, 2007....
    CW- The Searchers was my favorite and then The Shootist.

    mommyof2- Shane starred Alan Ladd and Jack Palance and was one of my favorite westerns of all time.
  • gingersoul said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Unique.......same here, girl....LOL....
  • skald said on Jun 04, 2007....
    I simply love him,  his voice,  his manner, his tall body, all about him. He was wonderful. 
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    gena,
    Yeah, it is a good movie.  :-)

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Eilan,
    We all have different favorite actors.  :-)

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    uniquely,
    Ohhhhhh!  That's who Terrance Hill his.  I have seen My Name Is Nobody.  :-D

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    ginger,
    John Wayne usually portrayed a stand up kind of guy.  I guess that's why I like him.

    Thanks for all the information on Terrance Hill.  I realize now that I know who he is.  :-)

    I have always liked Clint Eastwood.  I think I could do a whole post on his movies too. You are right about the soundtracks.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Softy,
    Big Jake is my personal favorite of those you listed.  :-)

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    uniquely,
    Terrance Hill's blue eyes definitely are striking.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    mommy,
    Beyond tells us that Alan Ladd started in Shane. I don't remember much about that movie except for the little boy at the end.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    beyond,
    Those are both great John Wayne movies as well.  :-) 

    Thanks for the info on Shane.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    ginger,
    Me too.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    skald,
    I agree.  I seem to never tire of him.

    CW
  • QuinnJ said on Jun 04, 2007....
    The Quiet Man

    Love it!!
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Quinn,
    I always thought John Wayne was so handsome in that move.  :-)

    CW
  • PassionTraveler said on Jun 04, 2007....
    I'm not a huge John Wayne fan, but I've always loved the ones where he stars opposite of Maureen O'Hara. My absolute all time favorite of his:
    The Quiet Man.
    (Rooster Cogburn comes in a very distant past.)
    PT
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 04, 2007....
    Passion,
    I agree that Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne always played well off one another.  They had a real spark.

    CW
  • harriedpsychmajor said on Jun 05, 2007....
    Every time I went to my uncle's house, he had some western or WWII film on. He was a huge John Wayne fan, and I guess his tastes rubbed off on me. I think The Shootist stands out as the one I remembered the most, especially becuase it was his last acting role. But I am partial to The Searchers, Rooster Cogburn and True Grit, and I could never go without mentioning The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance.
  • Expendable said on Jun 05, 2007....

    Wake of the Red Witch has John Wayne as a corrupt 19th century ship's captain in the South Pacific who sinks a rival's treasure ship.

    You might want to watch Reap the Wild Wind first - again, a 19th Century ship's captain whose ship is lost at the begining of the movie and he's blamed for the loss, speculation that he's in league with the salvagers.

  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 05, 2007....
    harried,
    Those are all good movies.  The Shootist is full of great actors like Jimmy Stewart in supporting roles.  Great movie.

    CW
  • CreativeWoman said on Jun 05, 2007....
    Expendable,
    Thanks. I'm not sure I've ever seen either of those John Wayne movies.  I will have to watch for them on one of the classic movie channels.

    CW

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