Rough Romance is a 1930 American adventure film western directed by A.F. Erickson.
The film starred George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart,
and Harry Cording and a 23-year old John Wayne had a minor uncredited role.
Duke was a lumberjack credited as Duke Morrison.
This life and death struggle in the wilderness,
Les Adams, one of our members wrote the IMDb Plot Summary
During the making of his previous film Words And Music
he grew friends with George O'Brien,
who later helped Duke get the part in Rough Romance
Duke said
QuoteThanks to my friendship with George O'Brien...
I was made to feel I belonged to the lot...
I loved going to work at the studio.
I felt this was my life, my future.
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The 23 Year Old John Wayne
Author: The-Lonely-Londoner from London, England
It's the way that Wayne leans on his hips when he speaks to someone. He has charisma and personality that can emulated by all. His distinctive character carves him out as a screen personality rather than an actor, and there's a lot that can be learned from him about what it means to be talented rather than the story of the American west.