How do you reinvent the Western? Well, in the case of this John Wayne classic, changing the filmmaking style allowed the film ...

The 1953 Wayne movie called Hondo was directed by John Farrow. The screenplay was based on the 1952 short story called “The Gift of Cochise.” However, Farrow wasn’t able to finish shooting ...

Once he broke through as a movie star with John Ford's template-setting Western ... by prolific Western novelist Louis L'Amour, Hondo" stars Wayne as Hondo Lane, a U.S. Army Cavalry rider who ...

John Wayne and Geraldine Page in Hondo Courtesy Paramount Home Media ... What would get Wayne mad was a lack of professionalism on his movie sets. “My husband told me that when they went on ...

Seventy years ago, John Wayne put San Dimas on the map via a line of movie dialogue. I’m talking about 1953’s “Hondo.” Did Wayne laud downtown’s wooden sidewalks or put in a plug for ...

A new John Wayne Essential 14 Movie Collection is available on DVD ... some of the best of his post-1950 films, including "Hondo" (1953), "Island in the Sky" (1953), "The High and the Mighty ...

Born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa on May 26, 1907, he took the stage name John Wayne for his movies, but was also lovingly known as The Duke. He was movie star royalty and became one of the most ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) 1953’s “Hondo,” ...