Posts from ethanedwards in thread „Duke's Top 3 Co-Actors/Directors/Composers“

Just to refresh us all, and for our newer members,
you may find this interesting!

Hi the westener,

Thanks for your comments,
there is however a dedicated thread on

Claire Trevor

and of course the answer is there in my reply post, re-posted here:-

Claire Trevor, was a lifelong friend of Duke,
but she made only 4 films with him
The High and the Mighty (1954) .... May Holst
Dark Command (1940) .... Miss Mary McCloud
Allegheny Uprising (1939) .... Janie MacDougall
Stagecoach (1939) .... Dallas

She and Duke had tremendous chemistry,no more so than in
Stagecoach where it almost leaps out of the screen.

They remained lifelong friends and neighbours at Long Beach,
After the death of Duke's friend Chuck Iverson's son,
Duke wrote Claire a letter that she treasured,
the actress said,

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He was a man of deep feelings,..
deeper than anyone would expect of John Wayne

Thanks Mike.

Thanks Jim,

I've restored these,
but will not be
repairing the movie ones

Hi,

Just to refresh this post,
and with the links repaired,
here is the list again:-

After spending some time upgrading
the ' Pals' Filmographies, from various sources,
I am now at long last,able to name
the top 3 'Pals' to work with Duke.
When all the work is included, the lists vary,
from The John Wayne Reference Book
so hopefully, these will be the most definitive.

Most Number of Movies with the Duke.
(In any capacity, Actor, Stunts, Director,Second Unit Director.)

1. Yakima Canutt. 42
2. John Ford. 32
2=Chuck Roberson. 32

Most Movies with a Director

1. John Ford. 30
2. Robert North Bradbury. 13
3. George Sherman. 10

Most Movies with an Actor

1. Yakima Canutt. 29
2. Paul Fix. 26
3. Chuck Roberson.22

Most Movies with an Actress

1. Mae Marsh. 6
2. Maureen O' Hara. 5
2=Anna Lee.5

Most Movies With a Composer

1.Elmer Bernstein.8
1=Victor Young. 8
3. Roy Webb.7

The links don't work as they are from the old board.

He was involved with Duke in
42 Movies, 29 of which he was credited as an actor.
In some, he may have been a stunt, or double un-credited,
or Second Unit Director
Yakima Canutt, performed most of the stunts, doubling for almost everyone.

Rio Bravo (1959) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited) .... Gunman on horse....(second unit director)
Angel and the Badman (1947) (second unit director)
Dakota (1945) (stunt double) (uncredited)....(second unit director)
The Fighting Seabees (1944) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited)....(second unit director)
In Old Oklahoma (1943) (stunts) (uncredited)
Dark Command (1940) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited).... Townsman on balcony..... (second unit director)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939) .... Henchman Ed Sims
Frontier Horizons (1939) (stunts) (uncredited)
Three Texas Steers (1939) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Night Riders (1939) (stunts) (uncredited).... Mob Member
Stagecoach (1939) (stunt coordinator) (uncredited) .... Cavalry scout....(second unit director)(second unit director)
Red River Range (1938) (stunts) (uncredited)
Santa Fe Stampede (1938) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Ben Carey
Overland Stage Raiders (1938) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Bus Driver
Pals of the Saddle (1938) (stunts) (uncredited)
Winds of the Wasteland (1936) (stunts) (uncredited).... Smokey
The Lonely Trail (1936) .... Trooper Bull Horrell
King of the Pecos (1936) .... Pete Smith
The Lawless Nineties (1936) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail (1936) (stunt double) (uncredited) .... Tom Richards
Lawless Range (1935) (stunts) (uncredited).... Joe Burns (chief Carter henchman)
Westward Ho!(1935) .... Red (Ballard henchman)
The New Frontier (1935) (stunt double) (uncredited)
Paradise Canyon (1935) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Curly Joe Gale
Dawn Rider (1935) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Saloon Owner
The Desert Trail (1935) (stunts) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Texas Terror (1935) (stunts) (uncredited)
'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Sam Black
Lawless Frontier (1934) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) .... Joe, Zanti's Henchman
The Trail Beyond (1934) (stunts) (uncredited)
The Star Packer (1934) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Yak, Travers' Indian sidekick
Randy Rides Alone (1934) (stunt double) (uncredited) .... Henchman Spike
The Man from Utah (1934) (stunts) (uncredited) .... Cheyenne Kent
Blue Steel (1934) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) .... Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
West of the Divide (1934) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) .... Hank (Gentry Henchman)
The Lucky Texan (1934) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) .... Joe Cole
Sagebrush Trail (1933) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited).... Ed Walsh (Outlaw Gang Leader)
Riders of Destiny (1933) (stunt double: John Wayne) (uncredited) .... Henchman
The Three Musketeers (1933/I) (stunts) (uncredited) .... El Shaitan, when masked/Legion Officer [Ch. 8]
The Telegraph Trail (1933) (stunts) (uncredited) .... High Wolf
The Hurricane Express (1932) (stunts) (uncredited).... Henchman
The Shadow of the Eagle (1932) (stunts) (uncredited).... Henchman Boyle

See Yakima Canutt:-

Yakima Canutt

Hi,

After spending some time upgrading
the ' Pals' Filmographies, from various sources,
I am now at long last,able to name
the top 3 'Pals' to work with Duke.
When all the work is included, the lists vary,
from The John Wayne Reference Book
so hopefully, these will be the most definitive.

Not all the links work as they are from the old board.

Most Number of Movies with the Duke.
(In any capacity, Actor, Stunts, Director,Second Unit Director.)

1. Yakima Canutt. 42
2. John Ford. 32
2=Chuck Roberson. 32

Most Movies with a Director

1. John Ford. 30
2. Robert North Bradbury. 13
3. George Sherman. 10

Most Movies with an Actor

1. Yakima Canutt. 29
2. Paul Fix. 26
3. Chuck Roberson.22

Most Movies with an Actress

1. Mae Marsh. 6
2. Maureen O' Hara. 5
2=Anna Lee.5

Most Movies With a Composer

1.Elmer Bernstein.8
1=Victor Young. 8
3. Roy Webb.7

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Originally posted by Robbie@Oct 25 2006, 10:42 PM
Hi Keith

Some good information there. In relation to music composers I feel Elmer Berstein should be mentioned as he composed the music for at least eight of John Waynes movies.

Robbie

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Thanks Robbie,

He was top of my list, and I missed him out!!
I think I'm going nuts!!!
I've been compiling this, this evening,
and still finishing this off when you posted,
so thanks, otherwise, you would think,I've gone mad!!!