Posts by Utahraptor

Duke humor...
Duke played a Roman soldier in The Greatest Story Ever Told, and he only had one line, looking up at the cross and saying "Truly, this man was the Son of God." The director George Stevens wasn't happy with Wayne's first take and told him to "put a little more awe into the line." When the cameras rolled again, Wayne grinned and looked up at the cross and drawled in a most un-Roman western accent, "Aaah, truly, this man was the Son of God," sending everyone into hysterical laughter. His third take was perfect.

Just watched it. The first gallows scene at 5:45 does not appear to be Duke. Too short. He is no taller than the other two men on the same platform…unless they are also 6’4. He is seen at 20:41 in a flashback, with rope around his neck to be hanged. He is definitely a spectator at 39:00 - 40:00

I have not seen any mention or page on the message board about A Home Made Man, a 1928 short comedy by director Norman Taurog. Its only 15 minutes, from 1928, but it has a page on IMDB, which has John Wayne listed as uncredited (man on stool). I just finished watching my copy, and sure enough, he is in this short film. The picture I’m attaching is from IMDB and is grainy…on film its clearly Duke.

Just watched my copy that I recently received. Viewing the crowd scene, I can't say that its John Wayne. If it is...its a very short John Wayne, as the others in the crowd to his right are much taller. Personally, I would not include this movie in his filmography. However, I did enjoy the movie, and I'm glad to have it since its a John Ford movie.

Quote from Pompon

Hello.
I'm looking for this film.
Can you say me where i can find it ?
Great thanks.

If you haven't found a copy yet, I know a guy who sells them. Don't know if I can post that, but send me an email at railfan at neyman.org, and I'll forward you his email list of films

After reading Richard Roberts writeup on a silent media forum, I'm convinced its not Duke. He has an original copy of the movie, not the grainy ones most people view. Here is part of what he says:
Well, as the owner of the razor-sharp original Bell and Howell Show-at-Home printdown that the rather middling dupe of CAREFUL PLEASE that Dave Stevenson used for his LTL video transfer was made from, I pulled the print and looked at it carefully in slow motion, and I hate to say I disagree that it is John Wayne in that scene. The face peeking out from the window with Dick Sutherland sorta looks like the Duke in that less-than-stellar video transfer, until the guy actually puts his whole profile out the window a few frames later, the resemblance to Wayne dissapears, the chin is all wrong. Secondly, in the inside shot, the same man is seen fighting with the other men, he is against the back wall facing toward the camera in the background. The main issue is the height problem. Wayne was 6'4", Lloyd Hamilton was 6'. Hamilton is standing near the fight, and is the tallest guy in the room, tall as Dick Sutherland(also 6') and taller than all the other extras, including the one purported to be Wayne. At 6'4", Wayne would stand out like a sore thumb in that room if he was there.

The last problem is the timing. CAREFUL PLEASE was released February 7, 1926, which means it went into production no later than December,1925, and could have certainly been produced earlier. Wayne was at USC at the time, and did not even get into the movies until Tom MIx got him a summer job as a prop man at Fox in the late Spring/Summer of 1926. CAREFUL PLEASE is just a hair early to be one of the Hamilton comedies Wayne had a bit or extra role in, especially when he remembered doing the Hamilton comedies after he was already at Fox.