John Wayne Wasn't Willing To Be The Butt Of A Joke For Howard Hawks' Red River

Dec 22 2022 by /Film

 

10 years after his breakout performance in John Ford's "Stagecoach," John Wayne found himself the object of some critical derision due to his insistence on giving his audience exactly what they wanted. On one hand, who could blame him? As long as people kept lining up to see him play strong, stolid heroes, why invite box office trouble by going against type, especially when two of the finest directors on the planet, Ford and Howard Hawks, were keen to continue cashing in on his popularity?

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