The Quiet Man
John Waynehad over 160 film credits to his name , but which motion picture were his personal ducky ? Wayne was an thespian for well over a decade before he broke through as a moving picture star with 1939’sStagecoach . Before this , he had appeared in dozens of bacillus - picture show Westerns , such as his only genuine " repulsion " creditHaunted Gold . Over the next few decades , Wayne would become a screen icon , appear in everything from warfare movies to wild-eyed drama .
audience knew him good as a Western wiz and he made some of the genre ’s most acclaim sashay , includingRio Bravo- a Quentin Tarantino favorite - The SearchersandTrue Grit . The latter won Wayne his lone Oscar , and he contract off on his big covert career with 1976’sThe Shootist . The latter was , fittingly , another Western that hurtle a new Ron Howard as Wayne ’s co - sensation . The Shootistwasn’t plan as a retreat movie , but inauspicious health saw to it the star did n’t get to figure out on any other projects .
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It was during advancement forThe Shootistthat Wayne take part in aninterview with Phil Donahue , which ended with an audience Q&A. This find out John Wayne answer a wide assortment of questions , include which of his own movies were his favorites .
John Wayne Was Proudest Of These Three Movies
John Wayne ’s - who was nickname " Duke"- first favorite should n’t descend as a surprise , with the actor statingStagecoachwas one of the most important films in his career . Says the star , " I love Stagecoach naturally because I stepped on that stagecoach and it carry me a long means . “Stagecoachwas helmed by John Ford and follows a chemical group of alien - including Wayne ’s Ringo Kid - as they get on the titular transport . The movie is consider one of the most important Westerns ever made , from its focal point on role over natural action - though it has some thrilling setpieces - to its performances .
Another favorite of Wayne ’s was 1962’sHatari!This re - teamed him withRio Bravo’sHoward Hawks and come after a group of game backstop in Africa . The film is a coloured ensemble that is still well - regarded , though the reason Wayne loved it was " … because I had a three - month safari free . Rich men do n’t get that ! " Some critics at the time accusedHatari!of being made for that understanding , but it still received good poster for its wildlife capture scenes and Wayne ’s charming carrying into action .
Wayne - who once node - starred onGunsmoke- last selection wasThe Quiet Manfrom 1952 . team once again with Ford , the story follows Wayne ’s bed boxer travel to Ireland and falling in love with Maureen O’Hara ’s Mary . The Quiet Manwas a major success at the time , with Ford also winning the Best Director Academy Award . The flick ’s caricature treatment of the Irish by , The Quiet Manis still one ofJohn Wayne’smost fondly remember .
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