Posts from Robbie in thread „Why Not Give Us A Little Personal Info“

Hi Sxviper

She is saying that she is going to remain tight lipped on her own personal details.

Ok Stumpy

Your right and I'm wrong hows that.

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Originally posted by Stumpy@Feb 16 2004, 08:53 PM

I suppose you're gonna tell me he deserved Oscars for the magnificent performances he gave in "Reap the Wild Wind", "In Old California", "Flying Tigers", "A Lady Takes a Chance", "Tall in the Saddle", "In Old Oklahoma", "Flame of the Barbary Coast", "Dakota", "Tycoon", "Wake of the Red Witch", "The Fighting Kentuckian", "Big Jim McLain, "Trouble Along the Way", "The Sea Chase", "The Conqueror", "Jet Pilot", "Legend of the Lost", "Hatari", Donovan's Reef" and, well, you get the idea. Not to mention all those B-Westerns he made in the Thirties.

Stumpy

Some more glaring mistakes and inconsistencies you have made and I feel I should clear them up for you.

Reap the wild wind - John was becoming a star and his acting is very solid and above average in this movie.

Flying Tigers - there are two scenes in particular in which Dukes acting qualities shine and all other scenes he does more than compently as well.

I have not seen 'Wake of Red Witch' but many people claim it is one of Johns best performances and shows his ranges as an actor.

Legend of the lost - Crap movie but John performance is fine this goes for Donovans Reef as well.

Trouble Along the way - A brilliant acting performance showing his range again especially in the flashback scene to name one of many.

Fighting Kentuckian - Again a good performance especially the scene in which he is remembering a previous part of his life.

Yes the Conqueor is a bad acting job as for the rest of the movies I have not seen them.

I think ole Stumps you are getting confused between bad movies and bad acting there are about three or for movies John Wayne made in his life when he was unable to act the part of a particular character, one bad performance he also give was in the Alamo.

I want you to name me particular scenes that Duke was crap as an actor at. By the way the sources I have state that John Ford quoted about Duke 'hes the greatest actor is hollywood thats all'.

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Originally posted by Stumpy@Feb 15 2004, 12:08 AM

You know, friends, it's time we all admitted something that apparently everybody on this board is determined to ignore. And that's the unpleasant truth that our hero really wasn't much of an actor. Oh, I know, that's heresy, particularly here, but true nonetheless. We didn't love the big galoot for his acting ability but for his screen (and personal) image of a strong, principled, courageous and dignified man.

I can't think of more than five or six of the Duke's pictures that I thought he did a respectable job of acting

Stumpy that little quote is both amusing, fictitious , idiotic and disappointing. It more or less claims that I and others on this board secretly think Duke is not a great actor or not even an actor at all.

Is not Ethan Edwards, Sean Thornton, J.B Books, J.M Stryker, Nathan Brittles, Tom Dunson, Wil Anderson, Rooster Cogburn and Olly Olsen to name but only a handful more than sufficient proof that Duke was not only convincing, powerful and dominant as an actor he was also of that superior league to which few reached. I am sick and tired of this myth that he couldn't act it just undermines a condescends five decades of hard work that produced both high talent and quality as both an actor and as a star.

Respectfully submitted with no ill feeling intended.