John Wayne

I believe, but am not certain, that it was a Bodeo Model 1889. It was, per my reading around on the web, and browsing old firearms books at the book store, an Italian service revolver, which was manufactured by a number of different companies -- including Glisenti and Bernadelli-- and in different countries, such as Italy and Spain. A solid weapon, per what I read. Some were made with a trigger guard, like the one John Wayne carried in the movie, but some were made with a folding trigger, and without a guard.

It was a double action revolver, but was loaded via a loading gate, rather than a swing-out cylinder; and I recall John Wayne reloading the pistol, at one point, as though he were using a loading gate. It also is supposed to have had a heavy double-action trigger pull, and I remembered that Dita, the character played by Sophia Loren, was operating the pistol in one climactic scene by hauling back on the trigger with her middle finger instead of using her index finger. Maybe she could get more leverage that way?

I started my search by reading up on some old French revolvers, but none I looked at had the straight grip I saw on John Wayne's pistol. Then I started looking at Italian revolvers, when I read that The Legend of the Lost was a joint US/Italian production, much of it filmed in Libya, which was at one time an Italian colony. So all those impressions together brought me to my "best guess" that John Wayne was using a Bodeo Model 1889. If anybody knows more about it, and can either confirm I'm correct, or post a different answer, I'd love to read your input. I'm going to try to get the movie on DVD, and study the pistol a bit more closely.

Two of John Wayne's sons, Patrick, and Ethan, appeared in Big Jake as his son James and grandson "Little Jake". The roles of his other son were played by singer Bobby Vinton and Christopher Mitchum (son of actor Robert Mitchum).

The dog "dawg" was actually two collies (named Silver and Laddie), trained by the Ken Weatherwax studio. According to one (possibly apocryphal) story they were siblings of the collie who portrayed Lassie.

Yes. Portions of "the Quiet Man" were filmed in Ireland and several westerns were filmed in various parts of Mexico.

This is an "urban legend" (various reports state he died with 30lbs, 40lbs, etc of impacted fecal matter) and has been debunked by the good folks at snopes.com. (see link below)

According to the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com), when another character says "I thought you were dead", John Wayne's character of Jake replies "Not hardly".

When asked that question in the motel, he stated "The next man that asks me that, I'll shoot, so help me."

Cicatrix (literally translated as "scar") was the name of the Comanche chief in the 1956 movie "The Searchers"

Wayne Gonce's birth name is Randolph Wayne Gonce.

Rooster Cogburn referred to LaBeauf's character as Texas Brush Popper and Texican

"John Wayne had no sisters, only a younger brother Robert."

That is not correct. According to his father's obituary in the paper, there was also a daughter named Nancy Ellen Morrison. She may have been a half-sister, but his father died in 1937 and was married to his first wife still in 1930, so could have been a full sister that was born between 1930 and 1937.

//It is also possible that Wayne had no sister. Wayne's father must have married after the divorce from Wayne's mother, it is not possible that his second wife had children from a prior marriage also? That would mean Wayne and his younger brother Robert had no other blood siblings.//

He did in fact have a sister, I had the pleasure of meeting her. I believe she was actually a step sister who was later adopted by his father. She was a very nice lady, she just passed away in the last few days (late Dec 2012). She absolutely adored her big brother and told the story that he would not allow anyone to refer her to other than his little sister (not step, not half, not adopted). She was his sister, period. She said that everything that Duke appeared to be to the public and in his movies, he was in real life.

If I remember correctly Wayne disapproved strongly at Brando's 'snub' of the academy.

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In 5the movie "Blood Alley" John Wayne named a rooster . What did he call it?

Smith Ballew was dubbed as the singing voice for John Wayne in the singing sandy movies.

Smith Ballew denied that he dubbed the singing voice. The director of "Riders of Destiny," Robert N. Bradbury went on record as stating it was his son, Bill Bradbury, who did the singing for the Duke. Bill was also the twin brother of cowboy star, Bob Steele, who also made the statement that it was his brother.

I know Maureen O'Hara tried many times but he was either faster with his face and ducked or he was faster with his hand and caught her arm just in time. There is at least one other movie where the leading lady smacks him. I just can't remember the name. I'll keep looking for this one.

Footnote:If I remember correctly, I think it was a blonde.

No.

"The Wings of Eagles" it was made in 1957

Patti Duke.

The exact value of a Case Bowie Knife is actually dependent upon a number of factors. Some of these factors would be the age and condition of the knife.

No. "Rooster Cogburn," the 1975 sequel to "True Grit" (1969), was not nominated for any Academy Awards. The movie teamed John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn for the first and only time.

"Old Dollar" was the name of John Bernard Books' horse (Wayne's character, in his last film role) in the movie "The Shootist". Before going to his fate, he gives the horse to Ron Howard (Gillom Rogers), son of Lauren Bacall's character Bond Rogers, whose home Books has been boarding in.

There were several. The Quiet Man (boxer), McQ (detective), Brannigan (detective), Helfighters (oil driller), Wake of the Red Witch (sea captain). Additionally many of his early uncredited roles were as football players (Brown of Harvard, the Drop-Kick, Maker of Men and Salute) or as "crowd" extras.

Yes, John Wayne Airport has a mailing address in Santa Ana, California, and uses the 3-letter airport code SNA.

John Agar: "Big Jake" (1971), "Chisum" (1970), "The Undefeated" (1969), "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "Fort Apache" (1948).

James Arness: "The Sea Chase" (1955), "Hondo" (1953), "Island in the Sky" (1953), "Big Jim McLain" (1952).

Claude Akins: "Rio Bravo" (1959), "The Sea Chase" (1955).

Lauren Bacall: "Blood Alley" (1955), "The Shootist" (1976).

Ward Bond: "Rio Bravo" (1959), "The Wings of Eagles" (1957), "The Searchers" (1956), "Hondo" (1953), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Operation Pacific" (1951), "3 Godfathers" (1948), "Fort Apache" (1948), "They Were Expendable" (1945), "Dakota" (1945), "Tall in the Saddle" (1944), "The Long Voyage Home" (1940).

Richard Boone: "The Shootist" (1976), "Big Jake" (1971), "The Alamo" (1960).

Danny Borzage: "McLintock!" (1963), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "The Alamo" (1960), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959), "The Wings of Eagles" (1957), "The Searchers" (1956), "They Were Expendable" (1945), "The Long Voyage Home" (1940), "Stagecoach" (1939).

Willis Bouchey: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959), "The Wings of Eagles" (1957).

Walter Brennan: "Rio Bravo" (1959), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "Red River" (1948), "Dakota" (1945).

Red Buttons: "The Longest Day" (1962), "Hatari!" (1962).

Bruce Cabot: "Hellfighters" (1968), "Big Jake" (1971), "Chisum" (1970), "The Undefeated" (1969), "The Green Berets" (1968), "In Harm's Way" (1965), "McLintock!" (1963), "Hatari!" (1962), "The Comancheros" (1961), "Angel and the Badman" (1947).

John Carradine: "The Shootist" (1976), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "Reunion in France" (1942), "Stagecoach" (1939).

Harry Carey: "Red River" (1948), "Angel and the Badman" (1947), "The Spoilers" (1942), "The Shepherd of the Hills" (1941).

Olive Carey: "The Alamo" (1960), "The Wings of Eagles" (1957), "The Searchers" (1956).

Harry Carey Jr.: "Cahill U.S. Marshal" (1973), "Big Jake" (1971), "The Undefeated" (1969), "Rio Bravo" (1959), "The Searchers" (1956), "Island in the Sky" (1953), "Rio Grande" (1950), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "3 Godfathers" (1948), "Red River" (1948).

Hans Conried: "Jet Pilot" (1957), "Big Jim McLain" (1952), "A Lady Takes a Chance" (1943).

Glenn Corbett: "Big Jake" (1971), "Chisum" (1970).

Ken Curtis: "How the West Was Won" (1960), "The Alamo" (1960), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959), "The Wings of Eagles" (1957), "The Searchers" (1956), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Rio Grande" (1950).

Jim Davis: "Big Jake" (1971), "Rio Lobo" (1970), "El Dorado" (1966).

Bruce Dern: "The Cowboys" (1972), "The War Wagon" (1967).

Andy Devine: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "Island in the Sky" (1953), "Stagecoach" (1939).

Colleen Dewhurst: "McQ" (1974), "The Cowboys" (1972).

Angie Dickinson: "Cast a Giant Shadow" (1966), "Rio Bravo" (1959).

Robert Donner: "Chisum" (1970), "Rio Lobo" (1970), "The Undefeated" (1969), "El Dorado" (1966), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "Rio Bravo" (1959).

John Doucette: "Big Jake" (1971), "True Grit" (1969), "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965), "The Sea Chase" (1955).

Kirk Douglas: "The War Wagon" (1967), "In Harm's Way" (1965), "Cast a Giant Shadow" (1966).

Jack Elam: "Rio Lobo" (1970), "The Comancheros" (1961).

Mel Ferrer: "Brannigan" (1975), "The Longest Day" (1962).

Barry Fitzgerald: "The Quiet Man" (1952), "The Long Voyage Home" (1940).

Henry Fonda: "In Harm's Way" (1965), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "The Longest Day" (1962), "Fort Apache" (1948).

Francis Ford: "The Quiet Man" (1952), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "Fort Apache" (1948), "3 Godfathers" (1948), "Three Faces West" (1940), "Stagecoach" (1939).

William Frawley: "Flame of Barbary Coast" (1945), "The Fighting Seabees" (1944).

Christopher George: "The Shootist" (1976), "The Train Robbers" (1973), "Chisum" (1970), "El Dorado" (1966), "In Harm's Way" (1965).

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez: "Chisum" (1970), "Hellfighters" (1968), "Rio Bravo" (1959), "The High and the Mighty" (1954).

George 'Gabby' Hayes: "Tall in the Saddle" (1944), "In Old Oklahoma" (1943), "Dark Command" (1940), "The Lawless Nineties" (1936), "The Texas Terror" (1935), "Rainbow Valley" (1935), "Blue Steel" (1934), "The Lucky Texan" (1934), "The Star Packer" (1934), "The Man from Utah" (1934), "West of the Divide" (1934), "The Lawless Frontier" (1934), "Randy Rides Alone" (1934), "'Neath the Arizona Skies" (1934), "Riders of Destiny" (1933).

Susan Hayward: "The Conqueror" (1956), "The Fighting Seabees" (1944), "Reap the Wild Wind" (1942).

Dennis Hopper: "True Grit" (1969), "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965).

William Hopper: "The High and the Mighty" (1954), "Stagecoach" (1939).

Jeffrey Hunter: "The Longest Day" (1962), "The Searchers" (1956).

Jim Hutton: "The Green Berets" (1968), "Hellfighters" (1968).

Richard Jaeckel: "Chisum" (1970), "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949).

Ben Johnson: "The Train Robbers" (1973), "Chisum" (1970), "The Undefeated" (1969), "Rio Grande" (1950), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "3 Godfathers" (1948), "Red River" (1948), "Fort Apache" (1948), "Angel and the Badman" (1947), "Tall in the Saddle" (1944).

George Kennedy: "Cahill U.S. Marshal" (1973), "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965), "In Harm's Way" (1965).

Peter Lawford: "The Longest Day" (1962), "In Harm's Way" (1965).

Anna Lee: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959), "Fort Apache" (1948), "Flying Tigers" (1942), "'Seven Sinners" (1940).

Richard Loo: "The Conqueror" (1956), "Operation Pacific" (1951), "Back to Bataan" (1945), "Flying Tigers" (1942).

Mae Marsh: "Donovan's Reef" (1963), "The Wings of Eagles" (1957), "The Searchers" (1956), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "The Fighting Kentuckian" (1949), "Fort Apache" (1948), "3 Godfathers" (1948).

Dean Martin: "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965), "Rio Bravo" (1959).

Strother Martin: "Rooster Cogburn" (1975), "True Grit" (1969), "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965), "McLintock!" (1963), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959).

Lee Marvin: "Donovan's Reef" (1963), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "The Comancheros" (1961).

Victor McLaglen: "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Rio Grande" (1950), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "Fort Apache" (1948).

Vera Miles: "The Green Berets" (1968), "Hellfighters" (1968), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "The Searchers" (1956).

Christopher Mitchum: "Big Jake" (1971), "Rio Lobo" (1970), "Chisum" (1970).

Robert Mitchum: 'El Dorado" (1966), "The Longest Day" (1962).

Harry Morgan: "How the West Was Won" (1962), "The Shootist" (1976), "Big Jim McLain" (1952).

Patricia Neal: "Operation Pacific" (1951), "In Harm's Way" (1965).

Maureen O'Hara: "Big Jake" (1971), "McLintock!" (1963), "The Wings of Eagles" (1957), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Rio Grande" (1950).

Denver Pyle: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "The Alamo" (1960), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959), "Jet Pilot" (1957).

Anthony Quinn: "Tycoon" (1947), "Back to Bataan" (1945).

Donna Reed: "Trouble Along the Way" (1953), "They Were Expendable" (1945).

Walter Reed: "How the West Was Won" (1962), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959), "The High and the Mighty" (1954).

Bing Russell: "Rio Bravo" (1959), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959).

Robert Ryan: "The Longest Day" (1962), "Flying Leathernecks" (1951).

James Stewart: "The Shootist" (1976), "How the West Was Won" (1962), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962).

Milburn Stone: "Operation Pacific" (1951), "Flying Leathernecks" (1951).

Woody Strode: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "Stagecoach" (1939).

Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer: "The High and the Mighty" (1954), "Island in the Sky" (1953).

Chief Thundercloud: "The Searchers" (1956), "The Fighting Seabees" (1944).

Tom Tryon: "The Longest Day" (1962), "In Harm's Way" (1965).

Forrest Tucker: "Chisum" (1970), "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949).

Lee Van Cleef: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "The Conqueror" (1956).

Bobby Vinton: "Big Jake" (1971), "The Train Robbers" (1973).

Aissa Wayne: "Donovan's Reef" (1963), "McLintock" (1963), "The Comancheros" (1961), "The Alamo" (1960).

Patrick Wayne: "Big Jake" (1971), "The Green Berets" (1968), "McLintock!" (1963), "Donovan's Reef" (1963), "The Comancheros" (1961), "The Alamo" (1960), "The Searchers" (1956), "The Conqueror" (1956), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Rio Grande" (1950).

Richard Widmark: "How the West Was Won" (1962), "The Alamo" (1960).

Chill Wills: "McLintock!" (1963), "The Alamo" (1960), "Rio Grande" (1950), "Allegheny Uprising" (1939).

Grant Withers: "Rio Grande" (1950), "The Fighting Kentuckian" (1949), "Fort Apache" (1948), "Wake of the Red Witch" (1948), "Tycoon" (1947), "Dakota" (1945) "The Fighting Seabees" (1944), "In Old Oklahoma" (1943), "A Lady Takes a Chance" (1943).

Hank Worden: "Cahill U.S. Marshal" (1973), "Big Jake" (1971), "Rio Lobo" (1970), "Chisum" (1970), "True Grit" (1969), "McLintock!" (1963), "The Alamo" (1960), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959), "The Searchers" (1956), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "The Fighting Kentuckian" (1949), "Red River" (1948), "Fort Apache" (1948), "3 Godfathers" (1948), "Angel and the Badman" (1947), "A Lady Takes a Chance" (1943), "Stagecoach" (1939), "The Night Riders" (1939).

Will Wright: "Without Reservations" (1946), "In Old Oklahoma" (1943).

Wayne wore a POW bracelet. WRONG! it was a silver bracelet give to him while filming the movie "The Green Berets". It is round silver with script put there by Montagnards tribesmen who made it. It was their way to express friendship and trust. If you wore one, you were immediately recognized as a friend of the "yards". Montagnards or Dega are to Vietnam like the Indians are to the United States. If you want a replica, go to STMP (Save the Montagnard People) on the Internet and order one. The Duke wore his silver Montagnard bracelet in many movies as he thought highly of these people. Montagnard is a name given to these folks by the French, meaning son or men of mountains. These tribes inhabited the central highlands of Vietnam and Cambodia and were our allies during the Vietnam War.