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  • Welcome, New Members!

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    Originally posted by kilo 6@Aug 26 2005, 10:14 AM
    Hello All
    Hi Senta I am reading JW bios trying to find a storey that I commented on in another thread. A reply to that topic asked me where I got the storey from. You would think that I would have learned from that and yet when you said that you had never heard the Nikita storey I discovered that I could not find it in the book. One problem was that I was looking in the index under the spelling Chrushov and the book lists it as Khrushchev. The book is " John Wayne American" by Randy Roberts and James S Olson. It's about 650 pages and I looked at most of them for the last 2 hours until I finally went back to the index and looked under K. The reason I didn't find the storey is that it is in the Prologue on page 2. Sigh, perhaps from now on I will be sure to note the exact source before mentioning a JW storey.
    On the chance that this book is not readily available I will add that the storey goes on to say, the following Christmas JW received a crate marked CCCP (USSSR) containing several cases of quality Russian Vodka and a note " Duke Merry Christmas Nikita ". JW sent back two cases of Sauza Conmemorativo Tequila and a note " Nikita Thanks Duke". Kilo

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    Hi Kilo,
    Thank you for wonderful story. This book "John Wayne American" I'm planning to read. As for spelling I thing the both ways are right, it is only up to tradition. In Russian there is one letter X that spells in english mostly as CH, and in this case as KH.
    Regards,
    Senta

  • Welcome, New Members!

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    Originally posted by kilo 6@Aug 25 2005, 09:01 AM
    Hello All
    Hi Senta could you talk a little about how people you know feel about JW movies. On another topic I read that when Kruschev visited the states he asked to meet JW and the meeting led to a bar. I read that Nikita told JW that he heard JW was a man who enjoyed a drink and that JW could hold his liquor. They then proceeded to match each other drink for drink for quite a few drinks. Kilo

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    Hi Kilo,
    I never heard this story about JW and Chrushov. Its interesting! As about how people here feel about JW I can't tell you only that his movies became more popular in the last few years, some of them appeared on VHS and DVD. My son and friends watch JW movies with interest, but the source of JW films is my small collection. I think that somewere around here JW big funs could be found, but I myself didn't met yet.
    I now work at the big horse exibition in Moscow (we have there place and now I returned home only for two days) and there is also people who are interested in Western riding, I spoke about JAW with them, they certainly like him and saw his films.
    It is interesting that Green Berets is also realised here and I never heard nothing against political point of view of that film.
    Regards,
    Senta

  • What Is Your Favorite Non John Wayne

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    Originally posted by The Ringo Kid@Aug 25 2005, 12:31 AM
    Senta, thank you for your excellent information. I will look forward to watching those two movies next time thay are played. IF im not mistaken, I think the title for that battleship film is Battleship Potemkin, or something like that. I'll try doing a search for info about it when time permits.


    Take care--C.

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    I think it is Battelship Potemkin, the director is Eisenshtein

  • John Wayne's Companion

    Hi all,
    I finished Pat Stacy book just this week. I thought that she is still alive. But it seems unjust for me that after Dukes death she has to find new job.
    The last chapters impressed me greatly.
    Regards,
    Senta

  • What Is Your Favorite Non John Wayne


    Hi Keith,
    they are not his best but interesting to see,
    Regards,
    Vera

  • What Is Your Favorite Non John Wayne

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    Originally posted by The Ringo Kid@Aug 23 2005, 12:53 AM
    Greetings Colorado, Senta, Ethan.


    Hi Senta, I have not yet seen Uncertain Glory. Can you please tell me what it was about? Walsh, Lewis Milestone and John Ford too are my favorite Directors. I would like very much to see some wartime Russian war movies. I bet many are fantastic. I wonder if there is one made about the Battleship Potempkin (SP?) I also wonder if they made any about the capture of the Fortress City of Kolburg? I remember reading somewhere that many German prisoners were used in Russian movies. I never heard of Silver City or Montana as being movies he made. Guess i'll have to do some research. :cowboy:

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    Hi Ringo,
    Uncertain Glory is a war time movie, the story takes place at France, it is about escaped from guillotine fututive (Flynn plays him). He escaped during the air raid at Paris. He was soon caught by detective (P.Lucas), but during their returning trip the train stopped in a small town were bridge was blown up by saboteurs. Germans take one hundred french hostages and promise to kill them, if saboteurs will not be found. The Flynn hero ask detective if he can say that he is this sabotuer (For the first he wanted to thrick detective, but at the end of the film he surrender as a sabotuer. I'm afraid that my english is too poor to tell the whole story well. And sometimes when you try to tell the plot shortly it seems not interesting. It is only my fault in this case.
    Uncertain Glory was directed by Walsh. Silver City too (but these films was realised only on VHS. Montana too, it is more late movie and in color.
    Of course they are not available in Russia, I got them from e-bay.
    About Potiomkin there is very famous old film.
    Regards,
    Vera

  • What Is Your Favorite Non John Wayne

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    Originally posted by Colorado Bob@Aug 21 2005, 02:31 AM
    No offense, but I never thought Errol Flynn should have made westerns. Not that they weren't good, they were. But I've always liked him better in his swashbuckler films. I think his Robin Hood is the definitive Robin Hood, but I also like him in Against All Flags, and Captain Blood - two of my favorite Flynn films.
    Colorado Bob

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    Hi,
    He himself thought the same way. But he done some good westerns. Here all they are
    Dodge City
    Santa Fe trail
    They died with their boots on
    San Antonio
    Virginia City
    Silver River
    Montana
    Rocky Mountain

  • What Is Your Favorite Non John Wayne


    I think my favorite Flynn films are
    They died with their boots on
    Sea Hawk
    Captain Blood
    Uncertain Glory
    Objective Burma
    Gentleman Jim


    I saw all films that you mentioned and like them too. Expecially I was impressed by Dawn Patrol when I saw it for the first time. Desperate Journey is very nice war film with Reagan (we have in Russia same kind of war films, that were done during the war, I like them) and Walsh is one of my favorite directors, after Ford of course.
    Regards,
    Vera

  • What Is Your Favorite Non John Wayne

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    Originally posted by The Ringo Kid@Aug 21 2005, 12:31 AM
    Hi Senta, Errol Flynn is a favorite of mine as well. Also, when you get the chance, watch him in Dodge City--that is another great film of his. I think Alan Hale Sr and Gwinn "Big Boy" Williams are both in that excellent Western as well.


    Senta, by the way, welcome to the Duke Wayne forums. Best regards Ringo Kid aka Carl.

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    Hi Ringo,
    Thanks for welcome. I saw Dodge City and all others Flynn westerns (they are 7 if I'm not mistaken) and I like it and Alan Hale with Gwinn Big Boy, who played also with Flynn in Santa Fe Trail and Virdginia City, but my opinion is that They died with thir boots is something special amoung Flynn movies. By the way he himself thought that he is miscasting in westerns.
    Regards,
    Vera

  • Books on Duke- Past Discussion (Archive)


    Hi Keith,
    Thanks for recomendation, I think I will order some of recommended books in the nearest future.
    Regards,
    Vera

  • Books on Duke- Past Discussion (Archive)


    Hi Chilibill,
    I'm reading "DUKE a Love Story" by Pat Stacy right now. It is very sad to the end. But I like it very much, all she told about Duke. What a great man!
    Regards,
    Vera

  • Duke's Filmography- Past Discussion (Archive)


    Hi Keith,
    I printed your filmography and some filmographies from the internet sites. For me now it is not the urgent question, becouse I have not many Wayne films now and had to see the magjor ones in the nearest futere. But observe the whole is very interesting and it is always an optimistic thought that I haven't seen so many JW films and have a hope to see them in future.
    All the best,
    Vera

  • Ward Bond

    Hi,
    I only now understand that he was in Jentleman Jim too - one of my favorite movies with him. Of course i like him very much in Wayne films, I think his best part in them was in Fort Apache. And I also like My Darling Clementine were he also participates.
    All the best,
    Senta