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As movie stars go John Wayne is pretty well indestructible, being the survivor of some two hurndred films. Even the uncovering of the darker side of his image seems to inflate him all the more, as did the cancer he subdued for so long. 'I hope you die,' Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter) shouts in rage at Ethan in The Searchers. 'That'll be the day,' Ethan grins back. Like Ethan, Wayne endures and is here to stay whether he is wanted or not: a dubious American hero but undoubtedly a remarkable screen presence.
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John Wayne is a pilot for a carnival who must help his boss when he's accused of being "The Eagle," a criminal who has been skywriting threatening messages to a nefarious corporation, in this high-flying Mascot serial. Co-stars Edward Hearn, Dorothy Gulliver and Yakima Canutt. This is the 180 min. featurized version with all 12 chapters; all but opening credits have been removed.
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By the time the fifties ended John Wayne was the biggest star in the Western world. For Ford, who was pushing into his sixties, it was another story. His pictures were not the successes they once were and he found himself increasingly reliant on Wayne to get films done.
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Some worry that the breakneck pace will kill the town´s allure, which goes back to the 1950s when stars like John Wayne and Bing Crosby came here to fish. Almost 1,000 miles from the California border, Los Cabos promised privacy and the rugged beauty of mountains, desert and ocean.
John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton and Vera Miles star in an exciting contemporary drama about the men who risk their lives fighting oil well fires; Duke's character is based on the legendary Red Adair. 122 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer; biographies; scene access.
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John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), nicknamed "Duke," was an Irish-American film actor whose career spanned the evolutionary phase of American cinema, appearing in silent movies and "talkies" alike. He remains, by many accounts, the most popular star in the history of American film.
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