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1. The
Quiet Man (1952)
FAST
FACT: According to an interview in the LOS ANGELES
TIMES, October 28, 2000, 'OHara, Maureen recounted
that she, Ford, John, and Wayne, John had a handshake
agreement in 1944 to produce The Quiet Man. When Ford
tried to pitch the film to Hollywood producers, he
was told that it was a "silly Irish story that
won't make a penny." When O'Hara approached Mr.
Yates at Republic, "a step down for Ford,"
she says, she was told that the script was a silly
Irish tale that would make no money. However, Yates
would relent if she, Ford and Wayne together would
make a western for Republic, a sure money-maker that
would pay for Republic's projected loss in producing
The Quiet Man. Yates, Ford, Wayne and O'Hara thus
made Rio Grande.
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2. The
Searchers (1956)
FAST
FACT: In the climactic scene, Wayne, John and Wood,
Natalie run up the side of a hill in Monument Valley,
Utah... and come down the other side of the hill in
Bronson Park, Los Angeles (1,200 miles away!).
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3. They
Were Expendable (1945)
Will
be released on DVD in May 2003.
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4. The
Shootist (1976)
A
Favorite Quote:
Ms.
Rogers: You curse too much.
J.B. Books: The hell I do!
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5. Sands
of Iwa Jima (1950)
From
Amazon.com:
This classic World War II actioner has Wayne as a
tough but compassionate Marine Corps sergeant, John
M. Stryker. Tough name, too. Stryker's job is to turn
a bunch of raw recruits into a fighting machine. His
no-holds-barred approach causes a great amount of
friction, not to mention a running subplot concerning
his personal life that makes him something of an enigma
to his men. The mystery of his past is not fully resolved
until the very ending, by which point Stryker is decidedly
a war hero. The supporting roles of those who hate
Stryker's guts, and who are inevitably won over, are
played handsomely by John Agar and Forrest Tucker.
Veteran film director Allan Dwan helmed this one,
and used real war footage and three of the surviving
soldiers who raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi to reenact
that momentous event. An engrossing and entertaining
war flick all around, boasting one of the Duke's finest,
most measured and layered performances. The DVD includes
a wonderful making-of featurette hosted by Leonard
Maltin, interviewing Wayne's son, John Agar, and some
of the military personnel who served as advisors on
the film.
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