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.

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.

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).

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

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

"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.

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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.

"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.

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.

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.

Stagecoach (1939)

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.