John Wayne nickname d Duke, was d greatest western movie actor of all times.Most of his other roles were in war movies.I had d opportunity of meeting him twice in my life and he was d perfect gentleman.I love d diehard remark associated with his western roles,when d crooks threaten him,and his response,of "that will be d day".RIP.Duke!
How could anyone have thought that John Wayne in THE CONQUEROR was a GOOD idea? If Yul Brynner or Jack Palance was not available the project should have been cancelled! No one could convince me that THE GREEN BERETS at position 83 is a worse movie than all the 1930’s/1940s B movies which appear higher. The most treasured movie in my collection is my Blu Ray of THE ALAMO 1960, which I think is his most important movie.
The greatest most interesting collection of videos on RU-vid! Every picture tells a story! Every poster a work of art! No other videos can evoke such wonderful memories! 9.20 UK
Another great list, and a number of John Wayne films I've never even seen. My John Wayne favourites would be 1. The man who shot liberty balance 2. The quite man 3. The sons of Katie elder 4. Rio bravo 5. True grit. John Wayne had a huge presence on the screen ....and he starred in 2 of my all time favourite films. A true screen legend.
John Wayne was a busy actor, the only actor on my video channel with a top 100 list. Liberty Valance your favorite of his films? Interesting. My favorite? Probably Rio Bravo but Stagecoach, Red River and The Searchers are high up too.
I am not a Wayne fan per se and I have seen 40 out of 100. I won't list all of them like I usually do as that is too big a comment. This is a massive video full of great posters and stills. My favourite movies are They Were Expendable, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Stagecoach, Rio Bravo, The Quiet Man, The Alamo, and Fort Apache. I know you had considered expanding classic videos to higher totals. I am guessing you will be doing more of these expanded and revised editions. My favourite posters are from The Alamo, Stagecoach, Fort Apache and They WEre Expendable.
Hi Flora, appreciate you checking out this long video knowing you're not a John Wayne fan but other favorite actors of yours have starred with the Duke so it should be worthwile. 40 out of 100 is pretty good all things considered. I count 59 movies seen probably more, I know I've seen a bunch of his western b-movies too. It took a couple of weeks to produce the video whilst also working on other videos. I'm just glad it's finished and out there on the net. I'll do similar extensive videos on other Hollywood greats over the coming weeks e.g. James Stewart, Cary Grant, Bogart. Thanks as always for commenting!
#25 Sands of Iwo Jima...great Wayne role #24 In Harm's Way...good Douglas reunion #23 The Comancheros....liked this one. #22 The Alamo...still mad he died in this one #21 The Big Trial...the failure of this movie sent Wayne to B movies for a decade #20 Hatari....fun movie...great locations #19 North To Alaska...one of my favorite Wayne movies #18 The Sons Of Katie Elder...great cast #17 The Cowboys...damn you Bruce Dern #16 True Grit....love the final shoot out #15 Rio Grande....never a huge fan of this one #13HTWWW...small cameo here #12 The Shootist...great way to end a career #11 El Dorado...the Wayne movie I re-watch the most #10 Fort Apache...Wayne classic #9 They Were Expendable...one of my dad's favorites #8 The Longest Day...epic #7 She Wore A Yellow Ribbon- classic #6 Rio Bravo...think I have this rated higher #5 Liberty Valance...great cast in a great movie #4 The Quiet Man...another favorite #3 Red River...loved everything about this movie except of the happy ending #2 Stagecoach...the movie that made him a star. #1 The Searchers....probably his best movie but not the one I re-watch the most. So that is another 24 watched...lost count.....but it is about 70 ish. Voted up and will share at UMR.com when I get home....as I am headed to work.
About 70 watched out of 100 is pretty impressive Bruce, that's more than I managed and I'm a big fan. Too many favorites here for me to mention and I think we have the same no.1 on our charts. Thanks for taking time out to watch this video, I know you're a busy guy these days. Cheers and thanks for the share too.
In the top 20, 10 were directed by John Ford, 4 by Howard Hawks, and 3 by Henry Hathaway. The Ford-Wayne team has got to be considered the greatest Directing-Acting combination in Hollywood history, but hurt the Critcal recognition for the Searchers when it was released. I rank Howard Hawks above Hitchcock as the best Director never to win a competitive Oscar. He had more great films in more different genres. Henry Hathaway professional relationship is highly personal for Wayne. In Shepard of the Hills Wayne got to work with the actor he most tried to emulate, Harry Carey: North to Alaska is the template for late career 'buddy films'; entertaining and obviously fun to make with Wayne and another A' list actor [Granger, Douglas, Hudson, Mitchum, Attenborough and even Katherine Hepburn,] Sons of Katie Elder made right after is Lung Surgery and of course True Grit. Don Siegel , the Director of The Shootist is Clint Eastwood's mentor.
You know your stuff Patrick, great post thanks. Hawks, Ford and Hitchcock are big favorites of mine. I've read their various bios. Hitch the most genial of the three. Hathaway I'm familiar with his filmography but not the man himself. I'd say film buffs were more impressed with his 40's noir than his later westerns. I may do a video on him later this year.
Avant d'être acteur, il etait accessoiriste et il a porté tous les costumes ( notamment la tunique). L'archétype du héros viril avait un prénom de fille : Marion. Rebaptisé John Wayne (nom d'un héros de la révolution américaine)Il apporte alors au western quelque chose de neuf et d'irremplacable : une sérénité , une conviction et une extraordinaire vérité humaine.
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John Wayne is one of my top favorites from Hollywoods golden years and my favorite cowboy actor. Thanks for commenting glad you're enjoying these videos.
Well....my master plan here was to break my comment down into two sections....just when I was about with movies 100 to 51....I stupidly went to another page and lost my comment.....so this first comment will be much shorter. I have seen 22 of the first 50 movies....not to bad since I have seen very few of his B westerns. Seeing the 100 is pretty impressive...especially with so many posters. Interesting nuggets I shared? Jet Pilot actually took a little less than a decade to get released...which is why when looking at his movies....he seems so young looking in that movie. He was out of place in his two cop movies from the 1970s...Brannigan and McQ...I think they came in 69th and 68th place. Hellfighters (#79?) is dumb but a fun movie. I am sure I am lots of other awesome comments...but those are the ones I remember. Good epic...video...now back to numbers 50 to 1.
Hi Bruce, this was a bit of an experiment, I wanted to see if I could update and expand my older videos without having to delete everything. This seems to have done very well considering the length.
#49..Wing of Eagles...one of the weaker Ford/Wayne movies #46 Rio Lobo...weak western #45 Flying Leathernecks...good Wayne performanc #44 Flying Tigers...his co-star looks just like Gable #43 Rooster Cogburn....not a favorite #42 Donovan's Reef...fun movie #41 Back to Baatan....good war flick #40 Horse Soldiers...ok movie #39 Reap the Wild Wind...one of the few Wayne bad guy roles. #38 High and Mighty....song played at Duke's funeral. #37 Greatest Story...greatest line of all-time #36 Fighting Seabees...he does not make it out of this one #35 Shepherd of Hills...ok movie #34 Island in the Sky....good movie...rarely mentioned when Wayne movies are talked about #33 Angel and Wayne....has it's moments #31 Chisum...another of his better later westerns #30 Big Jake....I thought he was dead #29 The War Wagon...fun movie #28 3 Godfathers....it's ok #27 Hondo...classic western....#26 McLintock...fun fun movie...so that is another 20 watched....for a total of 42 of the first 75.
And it also gave me a great opportunity to showcase movie posters that otherwise might never have appeared in any of these videos, such as John Wayne's early b-westerns.
John Wayne uno de los más importantes actores de todos los tiempos, durante toda mi vida he visto películas suyas, en la época que reponian sus películas en los cines en España, luego en televisión video vhs y dvd. Tiene grandes películas obras maestras del western como La Diligencia 1939 de John Ford (Stagecoach ) , Centauros del desierto 1956 de John Ford ( The Searches ) , Río Bravo 1959 de Howard Hawks y El hombre que mató Liberty Valance de John Ford ( The man who shot Liberty Valance ) , entre otras muchas . Grandes películas bélicas y de aventuras El día más largo 1962 de Keen Annakin y Andrew Marton ( The longest day ) , Arenas sangrientas 1949 de Allan Dwan ( Sands of Iwo Jima ) , El Alamo de John Wayne y Hatari ! 1962 de Howard Hawks , entre otras muchas. Creo que John Wayne es más que un actor ha sido una leyenda del cine.
Many people like his films. Sad to say If I see he's in a film I will not watch it. J/W always played J/W. I watched the film The Longest Day some time ago. It was buggered by J/W acting Or lack of.
I Like John Wayne Movies I Have On DVD In Alphabetical Order 3 Godfathers The Alamo Angel and The Badman Back To Bataan The Barbarian and The Geisha Big Jake Brannigan Cahill Cast A Giant Shadow Chisum The Comancheros The Conqueror The Cowboys Donovans Reef El Dorado Flying Leathernecks Flying Tigers Fort Apache The Greatest Story Ever Told The Green Berets Hatari The High and The Mighty Hondo The Horse Soldiers How The West Was Won In Harms Way Island In the Sky The Longest Day The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance McLintock North To Alaska Operation Pacific The Quiet Man Rio Bravo Rio Grande Rio Lobo Rooster Cogburn Sands Of Iwo Jima The Searchers She Wore A Yellow Ribbon The Shootist The Sons Of Katie Elder Stagecoach Tall In The Saddle True Grit Tycoon The Undefeated The War Wagon
