John Ford's RIO GRANDE

[DWalt]

That's because they had a long ongoing affair!

They did, but prior to O'Hara his main squeeze was Marlene Dietrich. He also enjoyed Hispanic ladies - he married three of them.

 

[FPrice]

They did, but prior to O'Hara his main squeeze was Marlene Dietrich. He also enjoyed Hispanic ladies - he married three of them.

Scott Eyman, in his terrific book, "JOHN WAYNE The Life And Legend" includes a quote from Wayne to his daughter Aissa on the set of "The Undefeated". (Keep in mind that Wayne never said any negative about Hudson's sexual orientation and in fact was very friendly towards him.)

"Look at that face (Rock Hudson)...What a waste of a face on a queer. You know what I could have done with that face?"

Well, I guess that Mr. Morrison did well enough with the face that God gave him

 

[velvetelvis]

He sure was

 

[velvetelvis]

Yep Ken Curtis was quite a singer. Ben Johnson was great as he usually was; man could he ride a horse.

ken curtis sure was Ford's son in law. went on to make other Ford movies with John Wayne like The Searchers.

 

[AZretired]

Gotta agree, great movie, great trilogy but I have always wished Wayne had insisted on a little better historic accuracy in his films. He almost always used a Colt Peacemaker and a '92 Winchester. Rio Lobo-comes home from the Civil War carrying a '73 Colt, The Commancheros- 1840's era Texas Ranger still with a Peacemaker and his Winchester. The list goes on, but I guess because its him you just watch and enjoy.

 

[FPrice]

It's the same in far too many westerns. Maybe it's because people without a historical perspective expect to see these firearms.

It's probably similar to the way veterans look at military movies and pick out all of the uniform discrepancies.

 

[GKC]

Yep Ken Curtis was quite a singer.

He was also a very nice man. He was appearing at the rodeo in my home town, and my stepbrother was a huge fan of Gunsmoke. He (my stepbrother) was severely handicapped, and at that time quite ill, so he was not able to go to the rodeo. Somehow Mr. Curtis found out about it, and he came to my parents' house and visited my stepbrother. My stepbrother died not long after, but it gave him the best memory for the rest of his short life. I have had nothing but respect for Mr. Curtis since then.

 

[Tom S.]

Like many here, I was raised on westerns and loved Wayne. However, later in life, a friend of mine introduced me to his wife, who was 100% Cherokee, and her take on John Wayne was interesting to say the least.