Having had minor film roles as the sound era was coming into Hollywood during the late 1920s, John Wayne finally had his big break with The Big Trail, which was released 95 years ago this week. The 23 ...
It's easy to take for granted the fact that John Wayne is arguably the most notable Western star that Hollywood ever produced. But it wasn't always this way. Back when the Duke was a far younger man, ...
Jordan Todoruk is a writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He studied Screenwriting at the Toronto Film School. In 2019, He wrote and produced his first short film, The Mechanics Of A Nightmare. He ...
The Northwest Montana History Museum invites the public to saddle up Aug. 26 to see the epic early Western, “The Big Trail,” starring John Wayne in his first leading role. The story of the 1930 film ...
WINTERSET, Iowa — The John Wayne Birthplace Museum has acquired a camera used to film its titular star's first leading role, the museum announced on Facebook. Then 23-years-old, Iowa-born John Wayne ...
It's been nearly half a century since he died in 1979, and yet no actor has wholly embodied the role of cinematic cowboy quite like John Wayne. Getting his start in B-movies in the 1930s, Wayne ...
Despite being one of ‘Golden Age’ Hollywood’s most iconic figures, John Wayne didn’t work with too many of the era’s highest-profile auteurs, outside of his famous and career-long partnership with his ...