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His first move.
What he needed most was time - time to let the haulage business build up a firm reputation for honesty and reliability and when the time was ripe, he would strike.

After a weeks hard riding and then the backbreaking task of loading copper ore at the mine and even more back breaking task of unloading the precious cargo at the refinary Walsh and company returned to town.
Walsh felt embarrassed by his non encounter with Kit and he hadn't followed the matter up and Yates for his part, was prepared to let it lie for fear of upsetting his partner.

As he left the freight office for the saloon and a much needed drink Walsh met O'Brian the bank manager. The two men exchanged pleasanteries.
"I've heard the operation went well", O'Brian said.
"I'd like to buy you a drink".
In the saloon Walsh blew the head off of a cold beer took a long pull.
Letting out a gasp,
"I needed that"! He exclaimed.
O'Brian looked around to ensure that nobody was listening and then said.
" I have a slight problem. If you can hel;p me out I may be able to do your company a big favour."

O'Brian explained that he was responsible for delivering the copper company's payrolls to both the mine and also to the refinary, and that he had been unable to do so because of the wrecker. If Walsh would take the gold on his regular runs he would be doing the bank a good turn, while at the same time getting paid twice.
Walsh readilly agreed.
"You have a deal Mr O'Brian"

As he shook hands with the manager and walked down the street Walsh could feel quite pleased and confident of the future.
If only he knew what the future held he might not have been so confident.......

Hi again

One other book ITDO might like about Marlene Dietrich

DIETRICH
By Donald Sproto
Published by Corgi Books 1992
pp 189-90, 194-5, 204, 207-8, 290

regard
Arthur

Hi Hondo
You'll like those books they are very good.

I have just gone through my library other J.W related books are:

HOWARD HUGHES - THE UNTOLD STORY
by Peter Harry Brown and Pat H Broeske.
Published by Little Brown Books 1996

JW is mentioned on pages 239, 255, 282, 289, 391, 392,393,
One part refers to the making of Jet Pilot and tells how the film started filming in 1949, they were still filming in 1951 and because of Hughes indeciviness, he couldn't dtop tinkering with the aviation scenes - the film was not released until 1957 and looked outdated.
It also mentions that when 'The Conqueror' came out the audience howled but Hughes was so delighted that he bought the film outright.

JOAN CRAWFORD - THE LAST WORD
By Fred Lawrence Guiles
Published Pavilion Books 1995

JW is mentioned on pg 139,201
But don't buy the book if you want to learn anything about Duke other than Crawford apparantly despised him because he did not join up.

LOUISE BROOKS
By Barry Paris
Published by Hamish Hamilton London
pp 223, 282-4 412n refer

Louis Brooks making her Hollywood comeback made her final film opposite J.W.

Other related book including John Wayne
Wild West Movis - Kim Newman
The BFI Companion to the Western
The Hollywood WEestern - William K. Everson
The Western |Film Anual Vol 1 - Maurice speed
The Western Film Annual vol 2 - Maurice Speed
The Western Film Annual Vol 3 - Maurice Speed

John Wayne crops up in WILDEST WESTERNS in nearly every edition.

Incidentally can anyone tell me if the magazine TRAIL DUST is still going I used to collect it until a couple of years ago when they moved and I don't knoe if its still going. I thought that was a brilliant magazine.

Regards
Arthur

Hi ITDO, Chester, Mrs Chester Robbie and Hondo

ITDO
You got halfway (you should have had Kathleen Harrison to wash Errol Flynns tights)
The right ones were 1, 4, 6,12, 13. 17

Chester
Your halfway with 1, 3, 4, 12,13,18

Mrs Chester
You've almost filled the ship with eight your correct one are

1,3,4,6,8,13,21,24

Robbie
I hope Duke is a good cook

Hondo
Your threequarters there with

1,6,8,12,13,17,18,21,24

By another process of elimination putting the three answers together you have enough to fill the ship.
Just to add spice How about the seating order????????

Brilliant

Best Regards

Arthur

Hi

Some of the titbits on Ward Bond are amazing.

As everyone knows one of the last things he did was make the 'Colter Craven' Episode for Wagon Train.

As a gag he had John Ford direct the episode and had John Wayne play a cameo role as General Sherman, reprising his role in 'How The West Was Won'

John Wayne appeared in dark light you never saw his face but his frame was obvious. He was billed as Michael Morris. He is reported to have said "I was in and out of the scene so quickly that people would be left wondering if it was me or not."

Despite the fact that it was an hour long story Ford deliberately shot more than he needed and it was suggested that the story be made into a two part episode, but rather than increase the story it was subsequently edited down to one hour.

By the time the episode had come round to be screened Bond was dead and a get together between Ford, Wayne and Bond to view the film over a few drinks was abandoned. Ford apparently was distraught, coming as it did close on Grant Withers suicide both Ford and Wayne began to realise that they were beginning to lose close and old friends..

Hi ITDO
Just for you and 400 odd others the John Wayne Message Board In Town To-night.

ALBERY THEATRE
'SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY '- Starring Nigel Havers and Ardal O'Hanlon

GIELGULD
'tell me on a sunday' - Marti Webb

LONDON PALLADIUM
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG - Russ Abbott, Sandra Dickinson, Victor Spinetti
I saw this with the original cast it was great.

LYRIC
'THE SECRET RAPTURE' - STARRING Peter Egan, Belinda Lang, Jenny Seagrove
Simon Shepherd and Liz Walker

NEW AMBASSADOR

STONES IN HIS POCKETS
This was the hit play in London a couple of years ago Its a two man show set in Ireland and one of the sketches involves an actor(or extra) as the last man alive who was at the making of the Quiet Man and this caused confusion in my circles as my friends were asking me who he was. And as I hadn't seen the play or read anything about until later . I didn't have a clue what they were talking about.

ROYAL ALBERT HALL
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL DRALION

SHAFTSBURY THEATRE
THOUROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE - Starring Amanda Hoden & Maureen Lipman

STRAND
The Rat Pack

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET - (until Jan 31)
A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Starring Rupert Graves, Samantha Bond,
Prunella Scales &Joanne Pierce

A run down of the other shows
ADELPHI - Chicago
ALDWYCH - Fame
APOLLO - Bombay Dreams
ARTS THEATRE - Happy Days (Felicity Fendal)
CAMBRIDGE THEATRE - Jerry Springer - The Opera
COMEDY THEATRE - Journey's End
CRITERION - Reduced Shakespeare Company
DOMINION - We Will Rock You
DRURY LANE - Anything Goes
DUCHESS THEATRE - Harold Pinters Betrayal
DUKE OF YORKS - Sweet Panic -Jane Horricks (not the one who owned the
Freightline?), Victoria Hamilton & John Gordon
Sinclair
FORTUNE - The Woman in Black
HER MAJESTY'S - The PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
LYCEUM - The Lion King
NEW LONDON Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
OLD VIC - Of Mice and Men
PALACE - Les Miserables
PHOENIX - Blood Brothers
PICADDILY - Tom Stoppards Jumpers
PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE - Mama Mia
SAVOY - Peter Pan
ST MARTINS - The Moustrap - (52nd Year) and I still haven't seen it
VICTORI PALACE - Tonight's the Night

As a number of these plays are closing 31 January If you happy with this I'll update you further in February.

Other attractions in London included in the EMPIRE Magazine for February 2004 are the following film fairs_

Saturday 7 February and 20th March Manchester Sacha's Hotel Tib Street 10-4 admission £2.00.

Nearer Home
Saturday 21st February Electric Ball Room Camden 10-4-30 admission £2.00

I have been to the Camden fair and also the Westminster fair (when that is held)on a number of occasons. They used to be very good and quite cheap with a number of John Wayne pictures, books and posters many at very reasonable prices. But now the belgians have moved in with foreign posters and the prices have jumped astonomically.

With regard to Ingrid Pitt I saw her at one of the fairs a couple of years ago. She was selling pictures of herself in the bath from one of the Vampire pictures. Whatever turns you on but Looking at her she seemed to have not been well served by time.
Incidentally I read an aticle by her in one of my magazines which now I can't find of an encounter with John Wayne when they played cards. This seems difficult to believe as she never appeared in a film with the Duke. I wish I could find the article.

Regards

Arthur

Watching them ride out of town was another figure. When the wagons were no more than trail dust on the horizon. he mounted his horse and set out for the hills.

In a cabin high in the hills Slim 'scarface' McCoy sat with the other four members of his gang. All were bruised from the previous days fight, and all were nervous.
Hearing a horse approaching Slim stood up but before he could move the door opened and a man entered.

Nodding recognition Slim noted that his boss - the outlaw known by many as the Wrecker, was not in a very good mood.

"What in hell was that fuss in the saloon yesteday all about? He demanded angrily.
"We was just joshing boss, and it got out of hand".
"Well don't let it happen again", the Wrecker snapped back.
"Slim attempted to appease his boss.
"Just say the word and we'll settle them varmits for good".
The wrecker smashed Slim to the floor.
"You darned fool"! he shouted.
"You'll go nowhere near that outfit until I say so".
Relenting slightly and almost talking to himself, he continued.
"I've got a major plan that will make us rich, and I need that outfit".
Looking at the gang, the said
"And I'll kill anyone of you if you get in the way of me achieving that plan".

Hi Chance
Sounds good
Regards
Arthur

Hi Chance and Hondo,

First of all thanks for being the pathfinder to this comp.

The way you started off I thought you'd read the book. here is how you've done so far.

Chance.

Of the winning Crew selected by the panel you have got six right your halfway there.
Your 6 numbers right were 1, 13,24,4,3, 21

Hondo

Of the winning Crew selected by the panel you also are halfway there with six
Your six numbers right were 1,3,6,8,17,21

By a process of elimination between you the ship is threequarters full, but who are the remaining three?

Regards

Arthur

Hi All
If you will bear with me for a few moments I will give you some background to a competition which interested me. It may be for the dinasaurs rather than the youngsters as I'm going back some time. Younger members may need to look in IMDB.com to find out who some of the actors are or were

In 1954 Republic issued a space film called 'Tobar The Great' it was directed by Lee Sholem and starred Charles Drake as a scientist, Karen Booth as the love interest and Billy Chapin as the boy.

Briefly the film was about building an eight foot tall robot that would test space flights.

Apparently it was dreadful.

If your still with me I collect Picturegoer magazines (an English film mag that ran from the 1920's to 1970?. In the edition June 5th 1954 they held a competition entitled:

PLAN A JOURNEY INTO SPACE

Basically the rules were simple
You are the producer planning to make a sequel to Tobar the Great. In the new film twelve prople are to board a giant spaceship to go into space.
The magazine gave 24 names of actors/actress who could be chosen to star in the sequel but you could only select twelve passengers. From the names given who would you choose

The 24 names are:
JOHN WAYNE
strong silent leader of men

ANNA NEAGLE
graciousness and charm

MARGARET LOCKWOOD
vivacious and intelligent

ERROL FLYNN
dashing soldier of fortune

RUTH ROMAN
sultry beauty with brains

EDMUND O'BRIEN
solid planner

DOROTHY McQUIRE
exciteable and enthusiastic

STEPHEN McNALLY
tough and unflinching

JOAN CRAWFORD
beautiful and dominating

STERLING HAYDEN
kindly and unflinching

SCOTT BRADY
educated toughness

VERA RALSTON
beautful with a rich sense of humour

]VICTOR McLAGLEN
reliable, fatherly modest

FORREST TUCKER
dynamic enthusiasim

DONALD HOUSTON
idealistic youth

]JOHN McCULLUM
wonderful to have around

WENDALL COREY
cool; and calculating

]EVELYN KEYES[
good pal and beautiful

WARD BOND
the perfect second in command

MALA POWERS
the body beautiful

[/B]KATHRINE HARRISO\N
the eternal mum

MARY MURPHY
the girl next door

MAUREEN O'HARA
the girl you would wish lived next door

RONALD SHINER
always a laugh

So there you are space pickers who among these names would you back to be cooped in a rocket travelling through space without killing one another.

Without spoiling it for you the first three winning answers all include the Duke as the captain.

Regards

Arthur

Thanks to all you brilliant guys for the good wishes.
Chance, Smokey, Hondo and Chester you keep throwing the bumps into the story because that's what its all about.

Really Best Regards

Arthur

Walsh being held by two of the card players while the man with the scar, who was obviously the leader of the group, was about to batter the living daylights out of him.
Letting out a fierce rebel yell Yates launched himself into the fray followed by the drivers
Distracted by Yates intervention, one of the men holding Walsh eased his grip sufficiently to allow his captive to wriggle free, and immediately picking up an empty whiskey bottle Walsh brought it down on the others man's head laying him low.
He was now free to concentrate on scarface.
Deciding that the Marquis of Queensbury had no place in the saloon at this particular moment, Walsh kicked his assailant in the stomach and as scarface went down, he picked up a nearby chair and broke it over the mans back.
Scarface lay motionless for a brief moment before struggling to his feet. Looking round him he could see his companions were in a similar state and immediately noticed the doubled barrelled shotgun that Kit was holding and pointing at his head.
"I suggest you and your buddies git out of town." Walsh said quietly,
"And", he added menacingly, " leave your guns".
Unbuckling their holsters and dropping them on to the saloon floor, scarface began to lead his men out. At the door he halted.
"You are going to live just long enough to regret this day", he snarled.
When all was quiet Walsh looked around, and turning to his men.
"You've proved that at last we are a team, tomorrow we start out out for Copper Canyon. But today we'll get drunk."

an empty stable.
"Well" said Kit and hesitated.
Turning on her,
"Well" snapped Walsh.
"WEe lost the mules, and we aint got no drivers".
Walsh took a deep breath.
"Perhaps were not in business yet, but we will be".
In the next few weeks under Walsh's determination and Kit's local knowledge of the town a transformation took place.
Wagons and mules were brought and drivers were hired. The outfit began to take on a professional look.
Kit explained the possibilities of the freight line.
"This is Colorado "she patiently explained to Walsh,
"Copper Country, we get a good living moving copper from the mines to the refinary. And as nothing has moved in six months, theres a lot of copper waiting to be moved".
After weeks of hard work now satisfied that they were on the right track Walsh decided to celebrate.
Turning to his assembled company he said .
"Were going to get drunk".
As Yates and Walsh walked into the saloon they were aware of a sudden hush. They looked around and noticed two men standing at the bar while three others were playing cards.
A tall man with a scar running down his cheek stood up as the pair walked in.
"So your the fools who own the freight line".
Walsh ignored the man and ordered two whiskeys.
"I'm talking to yopu mister" said the tall man.
Yates turned round.

HI ALL

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dumbfounded. In front of them was a battered old costatoga with only three wheels atatached to the frame, and alongside it an elderly looking freight wagon which had clearly seen better days. The tack and harness was in no better shape, the straps were worn and brittle and as Walsh jerked the leather rein instead of a reassuring snap - the harness broke in half.
Slowly Walsh looked around him.
"Well there's one thing", he said. " It caint get any worse".
Then looking a Kit, questioningly, he continued, "Caint it"?

I've never seen a man that looked like you.
Walsh winked at Yates, then turning to Kit and smiling he said,
"Young missy, welcome to the Walsh, Yates and Horrocks Freight Line".
Turning back to Yates he continued.
"Jess I think we're in business". .. ...

went for a drink.
Later fortified witrh a whiskey or two they left the saloon and madfe their way down the main street. Eventually they came to a ramshackle building with a crooked sign saying Horricks Haulage. Opening the door they went in.
The scene that greeted them was one of utter devastion.
"It gets worse" said Yates.
Hearing a noise behind them both men turned quickly.
"So your the galoots who have bought my fathers freightline" ......

HI iTDO

Some of those on your list make my mouth water I have the long playing record of America Why I Love Her and also the Alamo.

I thought my collection was good but some you mention are superb.

Hi
I'm game for it let me know when and how

regards
Arthur

as the two men walked into the bank they were met by the manager O'Brian, a tall slim man with dark swept back hair and a small moustache.He shook hands with Walsh who then introduced Jess.
"So you've bought ole Ben Horrock's freight line then"
Walsh nodded,
"That's right I have"
O'Brian chuckled.
Whats so funny"? said Yates.
"I'm sorry", said O'Brian,"It's just they say there's one born every minute and I'm looking at two of you".
Quickly handing Walsh the deeds he said.
"You are now the owner of the Horrocks Haulage company, and good luck".
Taking the papers, Walsh asked O'Brian when they would meet Horrocks.
"You won't" was O'Brians unexpected repy.
"Ole Ben was killed six months ago when a gang of outlaws led by a man they call the Wrecker held up his wagon. Ben tried to stop them and they plugged him full of lead".
"Of course "O'Brian continued.
"Ben had had a lot of bad luck, that was the fourth time his wagons had been held up in a month".
As they left the bank Walsh looked at Yates
"What have we let ourselves in for"?