First JW movie I ever saw at the theater was in 1950. I think. But I first really started noticing him in "Sons of Katie Elder." Met Wayne in 1975 at Universal Pictures when he was making "Rooster Cogburn," and got his autograph in his 1925 Glendale High yearbook. (My aunt knew him in high school.)
Very cool James! Lucky dog, you! KEITH
FORGOT, you still have time to post on THE GROUP WATCH. You can find it in Quick Links for today. This month's movie is Tall in the Saddle....the one you got your "name" from. Would love to have you post your thoughts. I did a whole STILL shots of the fight that Rocklin and Judge Garvey had as Duke and Ward were the best of friends and used to practice their stunt fights on their own time! It really shows how the stunts were done and shows what good actors Duke and Ward were....look at their faces.....they actually SEEM to be fighting, LOL. Keith
Display MoreMornin' Rocklin,
Don't remember if I welcomed you or not...but if not....welcome on board to the best site about Duke there is. Oh, send us your sites will you?
Funny about El Dorado. My very good friend, Tony, was the specialist doctor who worked on both Duke and Bob Mitchum's legs after they were shot. Also, he is the one who told him about his paralysis and the surgery he needed. I knew Tony for a good many years before he even told me he was in a movie with Duke, LOL. He was a friend of James Caan. He also played Sir Dunedin in Richard Harris' Camelot.
Anyway, sounds as if you have quite a nice collection going. Don't forget to send us your site.
Love the whole quote that you put the end of down. "
“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.” One of my very favorites! I suppose you know that it is on Duke's grave marker! Keith, (the other one)!
Mornin' Rocklin,
Don't remember if I welcomed you or not...but if not....welcome on board to the best site about Duke there is. Oh, send us your sites will you?
Funny about El Dorado. My very good friend, Tony, was the specialist doctor who worked on both Duke and Bob Mitchum's legs after they were shot. Also, he is the one who told him about his paralysis and the surgery he needed. I knew Tony for a good many years before he even told me he was in a movie with Duke, LOL. He was a friend of James Caan. He also played Sir Dunedin in Richard Harris' Camelot.
Anyway, sounds as if you have quite a nice collection going. Don't forget to send us your site.
Love the whole quote that you put the end of down. " “Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.” One of my very favorites! I suppose you know that it is on Duke's grave marker! Keith, (the other one)!
Well I bought a John Wayne limited edition belt buckle a long time ago and I was not into John Wayne at the time, when I said a long time you can go with the price which was Ten Shillings Sterling. I got into J.W oh about 30 years ago I taped Eldorado off the tv to video and just kept watching it, well I started collecting his movies on video my wife started buying birthday and Christmas presents for me either videos or anything John Wayne built up a good collection of videos then out comes dvd. Started collecting dvd's now I have a collection of over 100 dvd's some which are silents as well, and I have built up one website to The Duke and have started a second site to the great man John Wayne.
Tomorrow hopes
We have learned something
From yesterday
John Wayne
Hi Kain, Where did you go? I was really interested to seeing your posts. Hope you are back soon. Maybe I have just missed some of them. Anyway, I would love to see your website of the "kills" and anything else you have on there. Enjoyed what little I have seen.....hope you and your family are well.
Ride hard, but don't put him up wet, KPKEITH
Thanks for the welcomes and I'll certainly be roving about these threads.
As for counting the Duke's "kills", I've tallied 258 so far in well over a hundred movies watched. I don't think he ever got to 300 as there are only a few I have not yet seen.
Well, I always liked John Wayne movies, but I suppose I didn't really become a FAN until I started researching my book. Ward Bond has always been my favorite, (after a brief "love affair" with Bob Horton, Flint McClullough in WT). Dad always called him Flip McCorkin, the drugstore cowboy just to pull my chain. We would all pile up into Mom and Dad's room, me in Mom's bed and Dad and bro, Buz, together...they had built beds that the head raised up....great for watching TV. After a few years, I fell head over heels with Ward.....he was just so EVERYTHING! So, naturally, when I began researching him and his cohorts.....there was Duke, his best friend. Then I fell down the well into Pappy Ford and all the Ford Troupe. Sure did broaden my task! But, once you know a bit about Duke.......how in the WORLD can you NOT be a fan? A most incredibly, wonderful, talented, caring man gave us all more than I am sure he ever even knew. And it is on film for us and future generations to see forever! I think it is our responsiblity to help not let the flame go out! KPKEITH
