It might have been interesting watching him in a science fiction movie! He would have made a great Patton! Not knocking George, he did a great job with it!
From our thread
Classic War Movies- Patton
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John Wayne eagerly sought the role of General Patton but was turned down by the producer
Great and enjoyable film Shenandoah, and I thought it was cast well!
Hi Rossco,
In answer to your question,
this is taken from the book
John Wayne: American
QuoteDisplay MoreProducer, Ken Hyman and MGM offered Duke,
the part of Major Reisman in The Dirty Dozen.
Duke loved the part, but didn't like the beginning of the script,
where Reisman is having an affair, whose husband is
is a soldier fighting on the continent!
Duke never wanted to play an adulterer, let alone
an unfeeling one, and the idea of sleeping with a soldiers wife,
was repulsive.
MGM changed the script, but Duke turned it down,
and decided he wanted to make a Vietnam war movie.
Great Post Mike,
Great information
