One of the main goals of our upcoming book, John Wayne Speaks: The Ultimate John Wayne Quote Book, is to provide an authentic reference...

What they wanted him to sound like: John Wayne, "singing" cowboy. Wayne hated doing it. No one ever accused John Wayne of being a good,...

Silly fistfights were plentiful in John Wayne’s films, especially in the 1960s. Often but not always set in a bar, two guys start...

Jack Pennick (l.) and John Wayne in a scene from Operation Pacific (1951). An early part of the so-called John Ford Stock Company...

John Wayne, Martha Scott, and Albert Dekker in In Old Oklahoma (1943). The Movie: Also known as The War of the Wildcats, this 1943...

“He was a nasty, nasty, ornery character throughout about ninety-seven percent of the film, and only redeems his character at the end...

Wayne, Ford, and Fitzgerald (l.to r.) during the filming of The Quiet Man. Brilliant tough-guy director John Ford (1894-1973) was the...

Ella Raines wraps Duke around her little finger in Tall in the Saddle (1944). Let’s face it: John Wayne has a woman problem. For the most...

There must have been a line out the casting director’s door when shooting for this film was announced, because the list of stars is long...

Two of the scariest bad guys in any of John Wayne’s 173 films are Lee Marvin and Richard Boone. We’ve pulled two clips to compare these...

This post originally appeared July 4, 2020, but its meaning is just as valid any day of the week, and so we are re=running it this...

A publicity photo on the filmsite of The Alamo (1960), with (l. to r., front row) John Wayne as Davy Crockett, Richard Widmark as Jim...

Please Note: This post originally appeared July 7, 2020 We recently posted an item that described a non-binding resolution passed by the...

Peter Bogdanovich is one of the most celebrated film directors in modern times. He’s also a noted authority on Hollywood and the history...

Horse-riding bandits rob the stage, er, inter-city passenger bus, in Overland Stage Raiders. John Wayne’s Lone Star Westerns produced by...

John Wayne, wearing one of his iconic pink shirts, plays Jake Cutter, a captain in the Texas Rangers who has been dispatched to arrest...

Two of the finest screen entrances ever filmed are from Stagecoach (1939), directed by John Ford, and Hondo (1953), directed by John...

Hank Worden (l.) and John Wayne. There could hardly be a more recognizable face (if not name) in any John Wayne film than Hank Worden....

The Movie: Big Jake belongs on any list of Top 20 John Wayne films, with plenty of action and lots of good dialogue from screenwriters...

Statue honoring the Duke at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. (Flickr) Originally published June 30, 2020 The recent...