John Wayne on the Hollywood Blacklist, the American Way of Life & why he disliked 'High Noon'

John Wayne talks about the Hollywood Blacklist, the American Way of Life and how he disliked 'High Noon' in 1974 Parkinson interview. 'Flipping Hollywood’s Blacklist Narrative' - by Ron Capshaw - on Allan Ryskind's 'Hollywood Traitors' www.libertylawsite.org/book-re...
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[@EyesOnCinema]

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[@thecowboy9698]

One thing I like about watching John Wayne's interviews, is that he spoke his mind, and he didn't seem to be overly concerned with what others thought of him. He stayed true to who he was. He didn't compromise who he was and what he stood for and believed in, even when it was unpopular. And a great example of that is how he supported America's efforts in Vietnam, even though the war was VERY unpopular among many at that time.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

John Wayne was a simple patriot. Vietnam was unpopular because of the Communist propaganda being forced on the American people by Hollywood and the leftist press. Most of the US people supported the war. We're now seeing the result of Communist and other anti-American infiltration and their eventual takeover of the mass media.

[@landosalemchainsaw]

wordwan How does Wayne Represent the American founders? Unless you’re talking about Allegheny Uprising 1939, I don’t know what you’re talking about. McCarthy’s real problem was thinking that everyone who espoused communism was allied with foreign communists, when many where critical of Stalin’s powergrab after Lenin died, he was an authoritarian dictator, communist or not.

[@landosalemchainsaw]

TooManyHobbies Vietnam was increasingly unpopular as it went on. It wasn’t declared by congress, it was against a nation that didn’t attack the mainland and like Korea before it, it was us intervening into another country’s civil war which sounds a lot different from WWII where we didn’t want to fight until we where attacked.

[@jeremiahkerry]

@@landosalemchainsaw The Vietnam war was started by a false flag operation and was a disaster for. The USA.

[@jeremiahkerry]

Yes. Like Trump; another armchair soldier.

[@TheBelegur]

I don't think High Noon was suppose to literally be about the old American west. It's a morality play about a larger truth. If you decide to make a stand against evil don't be surprised if you end up doing so alone. Even if others share your sense of morality people are not too quick to pay the price necessary to counter evil.

[@bighands69]

It was still an un-American film and very unrealistic for the time of the west and unrealistic for the 1950s when it was made. That was a period when America beat the Nazi's and stood up to the USSR and other murdering regimes.

[@TheBelegur]

@@bighands69 I was a cold war US Marine and trust me anytime America is in trouble we stand alone. A visit to our allies would look a lot like High noon.

[@bighands69]

@@TheBelegur If America leads they will follow.

[@TheBelegur]

@@bighands69 History does not agree.

[@KJones-qs7ju]

Perfectly said. Both then and now, especially in light of what we’ve all Seen and witnessed and personally experienced since 2020.

[@ptyao7431]

Am not a typical American (not born here),but John Wayne is definately an American thoroughly. I like him.

[@cubey]

I dipshit who hated who he really was: Marion Morrison 😂

[@drunkenbum3172]

I don't have to agree with his views, but I can't help feeling respect for him calmly explaining why he believed what he did. Good for him.

[@andrewwigglesworth3030]

Except he lied and turned the reality on its head. He wasn't "brave", he rewrote history because times changed and he knew that the audience would despise what he did.

[@bighands69]

@@andrewwigglesworth3030 What are you blathering about.

[@andrewwigglesworth3030]

@@bighands69 John Wayne was a liar. He was one of the main ringleaders in the Hollywood witch-hunts, and that's understating it.

[@bighands69]

@@andrewwigglesworth3030 There was communists in America. Democrats ran the Hollywood witch hunts in the house of representatives. John Wayne cannot be held accountable for those witch hunts. If people decided to become communists that was their decision.

[@michaelmccarthy51]

@@bighands69 it wasn’t a lie when he said “we didn’t blacklist anyone?”

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Gary Cooper won an Oscar in 1953 for his lead role in High noon. The film was nominated for 6 Oscars and won three. Cooper also won a best actor Oscar for Sergeant York. Wayne didn't win an until 1970. I'm thinking John wasn't happy about turning down an Oscar winning role.

[@platogenova9573]

I think Wayne’s objections were a bit more principled than the winning of awards in an increasingly liberal industry.

[@spencerwilliams461]

@@thomastaylor4319 He was great as Genghis Khan. Compared to today's awful political casting, Wayne was charismatic as Khan.

[@Leeniebean]

Freedom of speech is subjective. He didn't want writers to write in a way he disagreed with. That's American.

[@williamfrawley1175]

Even though he may not have liked High Noon Gary Cooper was one of his best friends.

[@deanguando9950]

He would be turning in his grave if he saw things now.

[@justinw2232]

Damn right!

[@cubey]

Nobody cares what you think 🤣

[@Entertain-wc5vr]

yep..woke commies have infiltrated Hollywood..hell the whole country

[@roybodden9243]

I for one, never read anything into the movie. I just enjoyed it

[@dfaircloth30]

I have to agree with what he says about High Noon. It was more of a reflection of modern urban America than America in the 1800’s

[@csd8204]

Or reflective to the "everyman" as was the case in Braveheart with Robert The Bruce. He knew what William Wallace was saying was true but he also knew he didn't want to lose what he had. The folks in High Noon knew Gary Cooper waa right and deserved their help but didn't want to risk their lives. They were guilty of being human (scared) to the point of inaction as was the case with many regarding the Revolutionary War; slavery; Jim Crow; the Civil Rights movement; anti-fascism. You have those who join or take action against AND those who do feel pro/con but do nothing.

[@petebondurant58]

@@csd8204 as was the case with communism, which many in the west were loathe to criticize (as in the case of people like Dalton Trumbo).

[@petebondurant58]

@Leo Peridot Patrick Swayze in RED DAWN!

[@thomasstevens9551]

@Leo Peridot everyone wanted to help the sheriff in those movies you dolt.

[@thomasstevens9551]

@Leo Peridot the sheriff turned down there help, said he needed professionals. He didn't want amateurs getting killed. Hell Ward Bond's character got killed for trying to help. You obviously didn't see these movies. Also your obvious hate for our Republic and anything to do with American values such as John Wayne and individual freedoms is palpable. I get it.

[@momafish55]

Listening to John Wayne talk about America and defend her, never gets old. The Icon of a Great American

[@hugdeeznuttz3458]

He was a white supremacist and just a racist in general so yes a modern depiction of the right wing party

[@craigdixon4113]

Then why didn’t he Serve in the Military?

[@leolovelife]

@@craigdixon4113 He's a hypocrite. Just like the u.s. military guilty of war crimes in a dozen countries every year including genocide in Yemen where over 130 kids die of starvation each day from u.s. bombs and blockades.

[@leolovelife]

the u.s. military is guilty of war crimes in a dozen countries every year including genocide in Yemen where over 130 kids die of starvation each day from u.s. bombs and blockades

[@roachdoggjr8399]

@@craigdixon4113 too old

[@randypendleton2529]

The High Noon picture was not a depiction of how the West was won and was more a reason to stay in England and serve a King. The Duke is rolling over in his grave knowing how the film industry has turned out as a whole. Thank goodness there are a few actors/actresses who are brave enough to stand up against the rabble.

[@Entertain-wc5vr]

Glad the Duke is not around to see current Hollywood..complete disgrace. Hell the country in general is going to shit because of liberals

[@josephbgood1]

That is way he is the Duke. I love his answers.

[@cf1934]

He didn't seem to think this way when he accepted the Academy Award for Gary Cooper. He said he was going to go back to his agent and ask him why he didn't get him the part that Cooper got.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Perhaps he changed his mind later on after viewing it again as time passed or he was just being polite when accepting the award for Cooper and always felt this way, but thought it inappropriate to voice his displeasure about a film he’s accepting an award for. I’d say either case I’d quite likely.

[@peterweissmann7794]

@TheBrabon1 You sound like a person of experience.

[@peterweissmann7794]

He didn't have a problem with Gary Cooper. He just didn't like the premise of the movie. I love Gary Cooper yet still side with the Duke on his opinion.

[@peterweissmann7794]

@TheBrabon1 I can tell you don't like him. Don't. Banging on about it just makes yourself sound stupid.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@cf1934 "He said he was going to go back to his agent and ask him why he didn't get him the part that Cooper got." Source?

[@angryman9]

Wayne would HATE Hollywood today

[@williamfrawley1175]

I know a lot of people that feel that way. I know many that quit going to movies before covid.

[@carolinecorman1716]

Good people now too.

[@justinw2232]

Same tribe still running it

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@@justinw2232 They were patriotic Jews like L.B. Mayer, Jack Warner, and C.B de Mille. You couldn't carry their jockstraps, you pathetic Nazi.

[@colliric]

​@@justinw2232Yeah but they went crazy. Split between Conservative Zionists and Radical Marxists in that community. Unfortunately most of the conservative Jews straight up move to Israel leaving only the Marxists running the show.

[@williamroberts4250]

a great man

[@jamesdunn9714]

I've always liked John Wayne as he is un-nuanced and speaks his mind. I do not agree with all his views.

[@krisiglehart3061]

And you must be a commie.

[@IamBrixTM]

You like him because of his lack of nuance?? Is this real life?

[@jeremiahkerry]

He was able to speak his mind because braver men died for his right to do so!

[@jeremiahkerry]

@@krisiglehart3061 There you go! Proof indeed that indoctrination works!

[@brig.4398]

High Noon I think most townspeople owned guns back then and so would have stood up to the bad guys to protect their town. I agree with Wayne about that movie.

[@larrybaumer2754]

Bri G. We still do, and now can carry & conceal them for self protection because of a crooked bastard who poisoned America with 8 years to do so...and opened our doors to ppl who hate us enough to blow themselves up and get away with religious protection as a barrier, when it's really a cult. And no different than the tripple k club.

[@sdkelmaruecan2907]

Yeah, but Cinema isn't about truth. You know "Battleship Potemkin", the Odessa massacre never happened in real life, but it sure is one of the most iconic and important scenes of movie history. Eisenstein said it's all about the opposite of truth but in the realm of plausibility, "High Noon" might not be true to life, but it's plausible and it's one a hell of a psychological thriller. Do you agree with John Wayne because you share his view or because he's just John Wayne?

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

the truth is,, most people walk away from trouble,, then and today.. worldwide.. waynes romantic views of americans is great, but not true.. and hes allowed to portray the west anyway he wants also..

[@talbotsplace7316]

Not so. Most people? Not in the USA back then. The people who populated the west were rough folks, many were Civ War vets and if they'd let themselves be pushed around they'd not have made it this far. I can tell you where I live in GA the police could find a hundred men to back them simply by snapping their fingers. That in fact, is how it used to work. Very few law men who could count on a posse at crunch time. Look at the Whitman Tower shooting in the sixties - the ordinary folks armed up and backed the cops.

[@damondiehl5637]

From what I've seen and heard about the American West, it was a mixed bag. There were notorious bad men about and people mostly got out of their way. A number of sheriffs were pretty bad, and not many people stood up to them. Sometimes they did, but generally these bad guys got to run around and be bad for years before anyone got the nerve to take care of it.

[@calmarcalmar]

I like 'high noon' very much - and yeah - I think it's often close to the truth. Most possibly NOT in the wild west.. however.

[@kholt3340]

+Cacalari Bus Good post. Finally! Somebody gets what he was trying to say! The movie didn't accurately portray the wild west/pioneer towns in which that story was supposed to be set. If anything, it was an object lesson into what we should never be like; not as a citizen, not as a neighbor, not as a friend, not as a wife.

[@rogerwilco4397]

Whether or not it was a cautionary tale is beside the point. It was a great film. Gary Cooper's performance in it was outstanding. And yes, people act like cowards even with guns. You know, just like Mr. John Wayne. Taking courage lessons from that coward is like taking driving lessons from Stevie Wonder. Real men fought... Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, Kirk Douglas, James Stewart. Some, like Stewart were conservative, others like Gable, Fonda and Douglas were liberal - BUT THEY WERE MEN. Wayne had NO LEGIT excuse to stay at home on a movie set.

[@pdunc1976]

at a dinner get together,a friend of the dukes slipped a letter to him.it was a simple note from the friends daughter who had been diagnosed with cancer.duke who had cancer at the time was at a loss when he read the note.she asked,''when i go to heaven will john wayne be there some day? i hope so because i can not imagine heaven without john wayne." john took his friend aside and all choked up he said,''you can tell her that she need not worry because some day john wayne ''will'' be there.''

[@joshhughes2685]

Great man

[@gussstavo]

high noon is one of my favorite movies never thought of it that way but he is right

[@gussstavo]

@Leo Peridot you are 100% clueless

[@gussstavo]

@Leo Peridot john wayne

[@gussstavo]

COMMIES ARE GARBAGE

[@kewlbri125]

He’s not right. High Noon is about a man fulfilling his commitment to protect the town despite overwhelming odds against and no help from those he is protecting. It’s about doing the right thing simply because it is right. He is correct, though, that it is un-American because we’ve never been willing to protect other people just because it’s the right thing to do.

[@holydiver7325]

Yes. Foreman intended it to be a parabol on the mccarthy era. It is critic about the american society. Thats whats great about it.

[@KJones-qs7ju]

Wow I feel like I’m watching a time traveling Don Lemon in British form.

[@tomdrowry]

Now instead of Conservatives shouting 'Commie' and blacklisting liberals, it's the liberals who shout 'fascist' and blacklist any one they disagree with.

[@spencerwilliams461]

Thats true. Though to be fair this woke blacklisting is the kind of thing they were trying to do too everybody back in the day. It was just far less successful. Thankfully, there is alot of pushback.

[@artiefischel2579]

Which teaches us the Deep State will go with whatever political ideology is in vogue, as long as they hold on to power.

[@clouddweller1195]

The Duke. Now look at us now.What a shame.

[@patrickodonnell7652]

ha ha ha ha nope

[@clouddweller1195]

Well said.....

[@indrekkpringi]

+patrick o donnell You don't get sarcasm do you?

[@indrekkpringi]

+Easyandy100 No: you are easily confused about everything.

[@clouddweller1195]

Indrekk Pringi Look chump.John Wayne is a symbol of American pride.The USA is an imperialistic country now.The only "just" one was The War of Independence. The others were deceptions,lies. Brave White men dying while killing other brave White men....ALL of it avoidable and could easily have had diplomacy as a solution

[@BrennFilm]

Would have been a Trump voter had he still lived.

[@jeremiahkerry]

Wayne was a coward who stayed behind when other film stars went to war. He only wore a military uniform in the movies. He is a right-wing fascist.

[@jeremiahkerry]

MrBrettwh7 Thankfully, I am not an American. I live in a democracy!

[@endtheliesnow5906]

@@jeremiahkerry Agreed. He was a World War 2 draft dodger.

[@humanforfreedom9583]

no because trump is a zionist traitor who puts another country first, israel, and he wouldnt of liked that i guarantee.

[@jeremiahkerry]

End The Lies Now And, an unmitigated racist. But, he was a great movie soldier. Loved dressing up in a uniform.

[@vespelian]

Everything was dandy as long as it conformed to his very narrow point of view, though much as I dislike him his predictions of Hollywood were spot on.

[@davidprior6832]

I feel really bad as a British person seeing Parky chewing on a legend like the Duke.

[@degsbabe]

Are you also feeling bad about Boris Johnson being chewed on trying to enforce the democratic vote to leave EU ?

[@krisiglehart3061]

The Duke put him in his place.

[@davidprior6832]

@@krisiglehart3061 Yes and I'm glad he did.

[@nibsvkh]

@@krisiglehart3061 Only if you agree do you see it as putting him in his place.

[@lofatmat]

@* AnimalHeadSpirit * Fascist? Ffs behave yourself!

[@allenk5649]

John Wayne was a smart man

[@steamboatwill3.367]

Sarchasm.

[@hugdeeznuttz3458]

No, no he was not

[@liwanagbautista8780]

Wayne was bigger than hollywood!!!

[@rampageclover9788]

Jesus...I didn't know Parky interviewed the duke! Sweet

[@haveacowskin]

They started the fight....John’s side just finished it!! True Grit!!

[@whatifindinteresting3067]

John Wayne is the American that held true your fabrics, the type of American your grandfather was, your father wanted to be, and the kind of American your child will never know existed. The ideals and good hard working virtues are lost on a generation that knows not what men thought of the country. John Wayne is who America needs now, but the kids are too busy texting and scrolling facebook. That's just a Canadian's opinion. what do I know.

[@whatifindinteresting3067]

+Magnus Marz forget me friend, you are disagreeing with your constitutional liberty, your founders.. disagree with me all you want, but disagree with them, and I imagine there is an endless line-up of people that would like to see you removed. I don't think you get America, the only thing you get, is your right to say what you just said.

[@johnpickwick407]

+Josh T Agreed, from a Briton. Long live the American idea of liberty, and a quick death to Marxism and socialism and other related - anti-American - ideas.

[@civildefensenewsnetworkase8479]

+Josh T - Thanks for your comments on America. You are so correct. We Americans have been given a great nation, but we have turned our back on Christ and Christendom. Christendom has already fallen due to our neglect.The anti Christ commies have infested our country and if we don't get some men like John Wayne again our country will fall. The commies & their puppets that are here don't understand that when it does fall. Their easy time will be over too. Many fail to mention that there were hundreds of commie scum that were tried & convicted from good ole holy-wood during the blacklist period. Senator McCarthy was right all along! They were conspiring to take over the government and with all the attacks on our founders, the south, the Brits, the Germans and above all that Christianity. I'm not so sure the commies didn't win and have destroyed us from within or at least our effectiveness to carry out a major war. All without firing a shot, just like they said they would. We have now lost our morality, wealth, industry, and are being invaded by tens of millions of people who do not want to be Americans or even speak English. Many even want to take the country and start Aztlan and others an islam nation. Wake up quick America! When good men do nothing; the evil men prevail. civildefensenewsnetwork.com/

[@johnpickwick407]

+Civil Defense News Network (a service of the Protestant Church of America) I'm not religious myself, but I'm certainly closer to Christians than the many degenerates that are defended, or even exulted, by the mainstream cultures of America and Britain. Before I defend Christianity, I'll be taking a bullet for the principles detailed in the Bill of Rights and seeking to root out of our societies the leftist or liberal diseases, those sorry ideas of perpetual victimhood and entitlement and 'free stuff', that so deeply infest them. Long may the Godlike ideas of your Founding Fathers, as well as their courage, live and inspire and empower us, especially in these unfriendly times for American Liberty and Individualism.

[@Killerjosh89]

That's funny, because my grandfather served in world war 2, was a life long liberal, and John Wayne didn't. Bullshit truley is ingrained in the right wing isn't it?

[@csd8204]

Wayne wanted it both ways. He wanted the power to identify and censor but not be called someone who was pro-censorship. The American ideal (status quo) really appealed to him because he was a member of the group that most benefited from it and could act with the least amount of risk or blowback. He knew full well the results of the HUAC but was not going to stand for getting questioned on it now that public sentiment had changed and the un-Americanness of the committed was decided upon by the general public until it was abolished in 1975.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@csd8204 You're so full of shit, your eyes are brown.

[@tompvic]

Well said Chris!

[@spencerwilliams461]

His reasoning in this interview was that commies were keeping people out of jobs and they were blacklisting actors that didn't agree. So they pushed back at this kind of behavior... It went too far but its obvious what they were trying to prevent ultimately became what the industry is today: woke garbage propaganda that blacklists any viewpoint that doesn't go along with their creepy commie socialist agendas. Trumbo and his commies were no different to evil like Hitler. It is what it is. Trumbo would have supported all the creepy mandates and politicized pseudo- science nonsense had he existed today. Trumbo would have been the first to keep people out of society for not complying. And likely would have blacklisted actors for not getting the clot shot.

[@mattweaver5403]

he is this side of god

[@landosalemchainsaw]

Maybe Yahweh, but not Yeshua.

[@draggingcanoe1461]

Why is he tho? Please explain

[@andrewwigglesworth3030]

@@draggingcanoe1461 He obviously talks to god ...

[@frankandstern8803]

The Duke rocked.

[@steamboatwill3.367]

You mean: The Duck was roasted.

[@steamboatwill3.367]

@Sebastian Guevara ) are you ok?

[@jeremiahkerry]

@@steamboatwill3.367 He was a ‘Friend of Dorothy’.

[@steamboatwill3.367]

@@jeremiahkerry ) source?

[@jeremiahkerry]

@@steamboatwill3.367 Dorothy!

[@traqueliacooper5132]

I'm like I be darn. He said a 👄 ful then. If Mr. Wayne did not hit it on point I don't know what he just did, I do know he was correct because that's what's exactly happening right now. Hollywood is going down 👶. Thanks 4 sharing & remain blessed.

[@mrgabest]

I don't agree with the Duke's politics, but he may have a point about High Noon. It may be possible that at some point in American history an entire town refused to aid a lawman against a small number of criminals, and it may even be possible that such a thing was commonplace, but it does run completely contrary to myth of America that we tell ourselves - or at least told ourselves at the time. If High Noon had been made in 2017, nobody would say it was un-American, since the national identity has, depending upon whom you ask, either changed or disintegrated entirely.

[@williamsnyder5616]

@TheBrabon1 Wayne made some wonderful films. My favorites are "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," "The Quiet Man" and "North to Alaska." And, I really liked "The Shootist," too. But I disagree with him about "High Noon." Is he trying to say that EVERYBODY in the Old West was admirable? No cowards? No cheats? No villains? C'mon, Duke.God bless you. But there were always cowards then. "High Noon" just happened to reflect one town of people who were far from heroes.

[@19eastwood]

First and foremost John Wayne was and always was a great actor, whether you feel he expanded the roles he plated or not he was great. No other actor stayed in the top ten for as long as him or was as well respected as he was. As a man he stood by his views (didn't try to appeal to anyone that was there) was as honest as one could be , listened to other views doesn't mean he had to believe them. Was willing unlike many to go into the heart of liberal believes (visiting school in tank) and regardless if he changed the students minds, won them over by the sheers courage to listen confront and enter the debate area. if you watch the tape of that encounter you see how he won them over. He was also a fantastic director although he did not get a full chance to explore that avenue. Many people try to state he was unfair to the Indians, he was racist, etc. But when you dig into it, he was liberal conservative for his time. The biggest mistake society keeps making is trying to take people from another time and hold them accountable to todays beliefs that is ridiculous. Look at how are kids would judge our parents and how them disciplined or raised kids just not the same time. I stand with my belief that John wayne was an outstanding actor, great person and love the fact (even if I don't agree on all items) that he stood for his beliefs and was open to hearing the other side. Bravo John

[@Ramukaka249]

He churned out a bunch of forgotten, low quality pulp movies

[@19eastwood]

@@Ramukaka249 The searchers, Red River, Sands of Iwo Jima just to name a few were strong character, and total films, recognized by many as great works. As well as true grit, the quiet man and the shootist. But as always people have their own opinions

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@@Ramukaka249 How many of his pictures have you seen?! Any? Stagecoach (1939)? Seven Sinners (1940)? Dark Command (1940)? The Shepherd of the Hills (1941 or 1942)? They were Expendable (1945)? Red River (1948)? Fort Apache (1948)? Three Godfathers (1948)? She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)? Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)? The Quiet Man (1952)? Hondo (1953)? The High and the Mighty (1954)? The Searchers (1956)? The Wings of Eagles (1957)? The Horse Soldiers (1959)? The Alamo (1960)? North to Alaska (1960)? The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)? How the West was Won (1962)? The Longest Day (1962)? McLintock! (1963) In Harm's Way (1965)? The War Wagon (1967)? True Grit (1969)? The Cowboys (1972)? The Shootist (1976)? The above list was just what I could recall, off the top of my head. I saw all of those pictures, save for Hondo.

[@Ramukaka249]

@@nstix2009xitsn - the monumental absurdity of the Apache chase scene in Stagecoach, by Zeus! Forty or so redskins can’t fire their guns while the whiteys are all crack shots! The silent films made by DW Griffith decades ago were better than the action packed shouty nonsense of John Ford. John Wayne starred in the big budget potboilers of his day, that no one watches any more. The Longest Day was a great film, but John Wayne was just one of a cast of characters in it. His heyday was in the 40s and 50s.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@@Ramukaka249 I guess that means that Stagecoach was the only John Wayne picture you ever saw. the only John Ford picture, either. I have no idea what "action packed shouty nonsense of John Ford" you could possibly be talking about. Neither, for that matter, do you.

[@paddy1952]

Funny how John Wayne managed to avoid military service, considering his gung-ho patriotism.

[@Ballsarama]

Wayne's views on "High Noon" are parallel to his director friend John Ford. Ford's idea of the Old West centers around the so-called "professional" gunfighter. He talks about High Noon being inaccurate and that professional gunfighters, like the bad guys are experienced in fighting and robbing, etc. I think, like many Americans, the Old West was fashioned by writers, radio shows, and movies. In reality, gunfights, like the Northfield, Minnesota raid was where Ford's so-called "professionals" got their heads handed to them by the regular town folks when they attempted to rob the local bank. Also, people tend to believe the images the motion picture industry manufactures of their stars. The truth is that many actors are not anything like what they portray in movies or the media. In many KZbin comment sections Wayne's WWII history has been bantered back and forth. Wayn'e's acting contemporaries, like Robert Montgomery, Henry Fonda, Clarke Gable, Jimmy Stewart, and others were in the war while Wayne was not. Many have made excuses for him along the lines of his age, his marital status and his children, and possible threats by Republic Pictures for breach of contract. However, all this taken into account, if Wayne wanted to be in the war...he would have been there.

[@cedricworthingtonbroadaxe2287]

Suggest you do a little genuine research Ballsarama, rather than regurgitating 'Liberal' lies that besmirch the memory of a very great man. Fact. During WWII John Wayne repeatedly attempted to enlist, but was rejected as a result of the ongoing effect of the injuries which had previously ended his football career:- How John Wayne saved the United States Marine Corps - "Did ... weeklyhistory.com/2016/01/30/94 30/01/2016 · When war broke out, Wayne tried to enlist but was rejected because of old football injuries and a bad back from years of doing his own stunts, his age (34), and his family status (father, 4 children). So he flew out to Washington to plead that he be allowed to join the Navy.

[@Ballsarama]

@@cedricworthingtonbroadaxe2287 Mr. Broadaxe, thank you for the enlightenment. I'll take it under advisement and look into it. Having done research for 20 years about a 1968 Hollywood movie, I realize that events have more than one meaning. The article you posted is more about PR for the Marines. Have you read these articles? www.military.com/off-duty/2019/02/22/john-waynes-racist-comments-lack-wwii-service-resurface-intense-debate.html worldwarwings.com/5-reasons-why-john-wayne-never-served-in-wwii/ www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2819281/John-Wayne-DID-dodge-draft-continue-torrid-affair-sexy-German-actress-Marlene-Dietrich-best-lay-ve-new-book-reveals.html www.mentalfloss.com/article/627564/best-zoom-products-video-meetings?.straightdope.com/21342206/was-john-wayne-a-draft-dodger www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/john-wayne-the-duke.html I really liked Wayne as an actor. He and Robert Montgomery were great in "They Were Expendable". Whatever the reason for not going, I guess Wayne could say, "I'm not a war hero...but I played one on TV." Check?

[@cedricworthingtonbroadaxe2287]

The articles you quoted are rehashes of others written by anti-American Marxists and their acolytes, intent on befouling the memory of a very great man who represented everything that made the America of his age a great Nation; written by the same sort of miserable specimens that are now trying to erase his memory (Orwellian style) by re-naming John Wayne Airport. Calls to rename John Wayne airport and remove statue over ... news.sky.com/story/calls-to-rename-john-wayne-airport-and... 29/06/2020 · A statue of John Wayne is on display beneath an American flag in John Wayne Airport Why you can trust Sky News John Wayne's name and statue should be removed from Orange County's airport in California because of racist comments, local politicians are demanding.

[@Ballsarama]

@@cedricworthingtonbroadaxe2287 Dear Mr. Broadaxe, again, thank you for the clarification. I see now there is a political tone in this John Wayne issue you're concerned with and a suspicion of the motives of people who have liberal viewpoints, but, that in this democracy have an equal right to express as you have yours. I'll suggest to you what I comment on the posts dealing with the "Paul is Dead" folks regarding whether Paul McCartney is dead or not. I tell them to shut off the computer, get out of their bedroom, and get down to the street to do some real research. In Wayne's case, go out where is documentation dealing with the facts and realities about his draft board decisions; in the government and, if true from his movie studio. Interview people in those organizations and the ones who are retired and still alive. The US National Archive has many such documents. Talk to his ex-wives, if alive, if not, talk to their sons, daughters, relatives. Check those Orwell style books and authors you mention and see what their research was and look into it to see if it's reasonable and factual. You'll be surprised on how much paperwork and people are still left today. Do some real searching for facts and get closer to the truth. If you find new evidence, publicize it so others can check your work...who knows, you could find the document, interview, truth that decides this issue. You might make a sideline of discovering the truths of issues people banter about endlessly online with little or no evidence. When you get tired of debating in a vacuume with people on the basis of little or no evidence, then you might really search for the truth...otherwise everyone is just talking about perceptions and how they "feel" about an issue. Perceptions might be how the stock market works, but if you ultimately want the truth, you have to track it down.

[@williamdowden4494]

Ballsarama so I have to assume you are unfamiliar with his correspondences with John Ford (and others) trying to find away around everyone of those reasons.

[@packjim56]

Its conservatives who get black listed from working in Hollywood now days, ask Dean Cain or James Woods.

[@myman7336]

Dean Cain and James Woods are too irrelevant to be banned so why would anyone bother lol.

[@nilslindqvist8825]

How the heck is James Woods blacklisted?

[@Jared_Wignall]

Nils Lindqvist he’s not getting any roles due to him being a conservative and a very out spoken Trump supporter. That’s how he’s blacklisted.

[@landosalemchainsaw]

Sicarri ! Citations needed.

[@landosalemchainsaw]

Jared Wignall He hasn’t acted in a film since 2014, (except for VA work) before Trump ran.

[@fernandoiturburu2607]

In the name of love for their country people can do great things, but also the worst.

[@hindubodhkongpala]

John's action was that he did not lead each individual innocent into evil or disaster: his motive.

[@user-iw4gz7vh4w]

John Wayne was 100% correct. This was in the best interest of America and it still is

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Howard Hawks also hated HIGH NOON for the same reasons.

[@dougpfeiffer1832]

Ricardo Cantoral Producers made movies for propaganda purposes to glorify the state no differently than N Korea. Gutless townsfolk and throwing away a badge wouldn't sit right. It puts the ideal of stalwart citizens and loyal law enforcement into disrepute. The movie was too real to be a propaganda tool.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Doug Pfeiffer Enjoy your conspiracy theories. Rio Bravo was about the importance of camaraderie, a common theme in Hawks' films.

[@lizab4208]

Doug Pfeiffer usually dictators keep there people down mentally physically emotionally economically spiritually especially starving them . it is harder to fight back. bastards

[@MrMishima12]

The movie was unreal. Would not have happened in real life.

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

In addition, Hawks hated that Gary Cooper was going around begging people for help in doing his job.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

What happened to Leo Peridot? There a million comments attacking him, but none bear his name. Did he change his name to @gussstavo?

[@chrisroger8774]

Yes I think if true I am Chris from Edgbaston U boy R beautiful boy I love IT high noon

[@logicallunatic8351]

What's sad, even pathetic, is that this great american icon would be seen as a radical intolerant in today's society. It speaks volumes about how much we have lost as a people and a nation. It is our convictions, our beliefs, that ultimately define our journey in this world. John Wayne stood by his beliefs and will always be remembered as a man among men because of it!

[@anthonyhudson3136]

you mean when the twat attacked a true american native woman who declined an oscar on behalf of marlon brando.

[@jumperguy9867]

I never saw this side of John Wayne. I think in watching this, he was being honest about his role at the time. Revisionists can certainly look back and label what he did as wrong, and it seems in his eyes that he looked at it in retrospect as not the right thing to have done. But his intentions seem to have been pure. He believed in protecting the industry, and not in finding enjoyment in the fallout and hurt lives along the way. The portrayal of Wayne in the movie "Trumbo" seems to paint him as someone who was doing only as much as he believed necessary, while Hedda Hopper almost basked in the idea of walking all over people and seeing them go down in flames. Maybe Wayne's desire to protect America, not just to make himself look all golden, is what allowed him to endure beyond this dark period in Hollywood history. Even actors, writers, and other Hollywood professionals who had opposed the very machine that Wayne supported didn't seem to hold animosity toward Wayne, and indeed worked many times with him afterward, when things cooled down. Kirk Douglas is a prime example.

[@petebondurant58]

Dalton Trumbo was an apologist for Stalinism. That fawning biopic is a steaming pile of manure.

[@jeremiahkerry]

WHAT DESIRE TO PROTECT AMERICA? He was with the McCarthy crowd!

[@jumperguy9867]

@@jeremiahkerry - Back in the 1940s and 1950s we were in the middle of a cold war. The USSR, the world's #1 source and spreader of communism, was our enemy, and communism was seen as their tool. There was a paranoia that the spread of communism in America could threaten the democracy that our founders envisioned. was it reasonable to think so? By today's standards, maybe so. But we di not walk in the shoes of those who lived in that time. I know now that if I had been Edward G. Robinson, and some Congressman was trying to force me to testify against my friends, I would very simply have PUBLICLY told the man to fuck off, and that no one I knew, regardless of creed, race, religion, or whatever, ever had any intentions of toppling the US government. And with that said, I would tell the asshat that there was no reason for me to elaborate any further by revealing names. But I know that NOW. It was a different world then. Wayne was a patriotic guy. He made the wrong decision to avoid military service, but did so to avoid losing a career that was at its peak. He tried to make up for it some time later, with very patriotic films like "Sands of Iwo Jima" "The Longest Day", etc. This was likely part of what motivated him. So, yeah, as misguided as he may have been at the time, I think he later acknowledged it. He was not necessarily a fan of McCarthy, but you're right that they seem to have leaned in the same direction with regard to keeping communism out of the movie industry and out of the military.

[@jeremiahkerry]

@@jumperguy9867 Wayne was part of the House Unamerican Activities Committee. I have the book with the transcripts and the interrogation committees. McCarthyism was more dangerous than communism. Furthermore, if the majority of the US population decided that communism was a better system for them, that is democratic. Take a look at the poorest cities in the USA - abject poverty, no healthcare. Think on how Socialist countries in Europe work 32 hour, 4 day weeks, have healthcare, free education and great social services. Take a look at where the USA stands on the International League of Corruption list. Many Americans would be better off in Cuba under communism! Take a look at ‘Cancer Alley’, New Orleans to see how ‘ Black Lives Don’t Matter!’ A nation where some cities have no safe potable water supplies. Take a look at Detroit and how a nation that made fine cars allowed Japan and now China to flood your markets and be given your manufacturing industries. And, maybe take a look at what influence the privately owned Federal Reserve has on American economic policy. Take a look at JFK’s attempt to weaken the effect of the Fed Reserve; it cost him his life!

[@jumperguy9867]

@@jeremiahkerry I started to write a long post to refute what you wrote, but you're literally too fucking stupid for my time.

[@raykaelin]

The interviewer assumed that John Wayne was stupid, which he was not and he articulated his opinions rather well..

[@Almost-Nothing]

But Wayne couldn't hide the fact that he was a fascist

[@mvd2321]

Like him or not, he had courage and integrity. He spoke his mind and did not let anyone put words in his mouth. He stood up for what he believed regardless of what others did or said about him. His character seems odd today because those traits are lost on the modern, selfish, entitled world we live in today. A Trump voter? I think not. He did not suffer fools lightly.

[@ThunderMountainTactical]

We need John Wayne now more then ever.......

[@MrMishima12]

Yes. I have been watching some of his movies lately!

[@cherylspottedbear6513]

American 's are fickle if you disagree with them ;part of being American is to have freedom of choice.

[@jimorourke8870]

I believe John Wayne is right about High Noon, I thought the central story line was unbelievable.

[@mikekemp9877]

yes the hole in the script has to have sheb woooley break a window and steal a hat so coop has an excuse to shoot them it was thought a piece of shit bt the studio and cooper what saved it was the editor cutting several wordy anti american speeches ignoring the slow pace of the direction and making it a movie in real time so that the boring bits can be negated by showing the clock face and racking up the tension

[@JohnDoe-ev9kt]

Okay. Starting today, Hollywood will make believable movies.

[@enricosantana9062]

Yep agreed! God Bless him for being a 'stand up guy' and a True America!

[@theolamp5312]

I really like John Wayne as an actor. THE QUIET MAN and STAGECOACH are two of my favorite films. In this interview, I am disappointed in him. Doesn't he realize that HIGH NOON (made in 1952), only built on the framework from the western genre. It was actually an allegory about current times in the US and Hollywood. I still believe John Wayne was a good man (I'll take Maureen O'Hara's word on that). I just think he was in error here.

[@evanterra8341]

love the man everything he stands for is what i stand for today

[@philiphalpenny2945]

my idolatory of wayne is dimminished when it comes to politics as espoused here. duke was pro mccarthy , pro nixon, pro hoover and reagan. any extreme 'left or right 'spells out the same thing intolerance. rio bravo, the apparant riposte to high noon, is more enjoyable as a film though . i am glad both points of view are represented.

[@jacksimper5725]

His thoughts on who would control Hollywood have come true .

[@thetruthchannel349]

*Long story but yes*

[@TransparencyandMerit]

@@thetruthchannel349 The Hollywood left has gone full Pol Pot

[@alanmcdonald4423]

I remember seeing the beginning of this interview live. My wife and I had agreed to meet some other people in a hotel and the live show clashed with our meeting. The interview began with Parkinson apologising to the audience on behalf of John Wayne because Wayne had a cold. Wayne responded by saying "Never apologise, it is a sign of weakness." I took that to mean that he might well have apologised himself, but it was most certainly not up to Parkinson to apologise on his behalf. Wayne made the point early in the interview and before the point where this video begins, that the questions had been agreed before the show, and that it had been agreed certain things would not be discussed. This is normal, and reasonable to both parties. I have been interviewed in front of a camera on a rare occasion and that was the procedure. It allows both parties to think of what they are going to say. Parkinson went completely against the before show agreement, but he always was one of those TV people who think that they can do whatever they want - "It is MY show". Next up, Parkinson starts on the line of questioning (and his ignorance) of what is shown here. I particularly liked the way the audience laughed at him 1:30ish to 1:40ish about Larry Parkes as if Parkes had been a big Hollywood star. Parkinson admitted that Parkes had not done much in films and that, despite acknowledging being a communist, he did work in films afterwards. I am old enough to know the fear everyone had post WWII that there might easily be a WWIII and whilst I have never been in USA, I can understand the fear of people who lived there at that time. I have seen Parkinson conduct some decent interviews, and I always though that the short amount I had previously seen of this interview was the worst he did. Having now seen more of it - not all, I cringe at how bad Parkinson was.

[@slippo99]

Well-said

[@poetcomic1]

Up till post WWII the Hollywood and Group Theater communists engaged in wholesale character assassination, whispering campaigns and maneuvered takeovers of both artistic groups and unions. Elia Kazan once laughed about his 'shameful' naming names and brought up the years of self righteous viciousness of the left.

[@rogerwilco4397]

I love the line from "Trumbo"... "Where were you, Mr. Wayne, when the fighting was raging? You were on a movie set, wearing make up, shooting blanks." Other Hollywood vets (SOME WHO WERE OLDER AND HAD KIDS) went and served... Clark Gable, James Stewart, and even libs like Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda did. Why, even ole George McGovern put his life on the line in WWII. Wayne was, is and will always be little Marion Morrison (he wore lifts a corset and a toupee you know) a liar, a cheat and a coward.

[@donufro]

John Wayne criticizing a western for not being a "true picture of the pioneer west" is like a professional wrestler criticizing a play for being staged.

[@macmedia1000]

This is so fascinating.

[@samawada4084]

a true legend

[@topskek9786]

He was huge

[@jerryholt1962]

they succeeded

[@jcpe4629]

John Wayne was more complex than he wants to show us!

[@wandernstan]

I agree with The Duke on this one. Getting more conservative.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

Me too. "Need to be young and stupid to ever become old and wise".

[@purewildspirit3054]

Who is that knucklehead and Is he an American citizen? But if he was he hadn't been here long enough because he still has his accent to even come in and what's American and what's not. I think John Wayne was real patient with this guy.

[@jnagarya519]

John Wayne was a 'Murican -- who dodged the draft during WW II.

[@professorjams]

Where are all the American Cowboys ? I miss John Wayne. He stood for America .

[@peterweissmann7794]

@@welshcourtland America needed a hero. John Wayne gave them one. He proved his worth.

[@peterweissmann7794]

@@welshcourtland JW had about 4 children at the time and was afforded an exemption like thousands of other Americans. Had he have gone and died it would've left his wife to support the children on her own. I raised my 2 children on my own and can tell you that itself takes a toll even in this day and age. He never fled the country or his responsibilities. They don't hand out posthumous congressional medals to draft dodgers. It may be your opinion which you have all the right to but that doesn't make it true.

[@silverwiskers7371]

2 men was my favorite of all time and john Wayne Jimmy Stewart RIP

[@raymond1699]

In High Noon the townsmen were not "cowards", they were siding with the bad guys, against Marshal Cane, because the bad guys were good for their business, the business of frauds. But Marshal Cane was bad for their business; he was the man of justice. in business justice is an obstacle to rip people off.

[@kystars]

I love the movie high noon. I do understand John Wayne's point of view about the film however. although I don't agree with all he said. the Sheriff did not step on the badge. he threw he it down. and why ? he looked around at all the people... after he defended the town by himself and help with his woman...... and just thought why be here any longer? why be their sheriff after all that has happened? and just no longer wanted to be sheriff . to me that made sense. I think the film was fine. but i can see both points happening. Wayne's view and what he said and also a rogue town where all the men were afraid to fight. I think the film could have happened, although it would have been rare. but it was certainly not an ANTI AMERICAN film. GOOD FILM but GOOD opinion by John Wayne. He was a true American and patriot.

[@jackrabbit5047]

Love the Duke's expression at 5:00

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

Near the end of this clip, the Duke touches upon a point that's often overlooked: While the communist/Leftist writers were calling attention to their "brave heroism" against the Blacklist, the more Conservative writers were getting "nudged" out in the meantime, regardless of their talent. And even after the Blacklist, those that named names were actually treated WORSE than the Ten. The "blacklisted" writers were often able to get work under assumed names (hence the Duke going "Well, they did pretty well"). The "friendly witnesses" didn't even have that. Kazan still got work, to be sure--but that's because he was Kazan.

[@Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

RushLimborg And its worth noting: John Wayne's philosophical dislike of "High Noon" led to the creation of another of the greatest Westerns of all time: "Rio Bravo", which is in many ways the Conservative Alternative to "High Noon".

[@thegoodguywins1]

+dezert fox .And he woulda gloriously duked you out

[@thegoodguywins1]

+dezert fox And he was better than you!

[@Zacdawac]

I'm not quite sure that macho John Wayne would have actually had the guts to punch anyone without a stuntman present to take his fall. If you watch the intriguing new film, TRUMBO, blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo dares "Duke"" to punch him, after Trumbo points out that he and other members of the Hollywood Ten had distinguished war records, while John Wayne spent World War II in front of a camera.

[@thegoodguywins1]

Oh look out he dared him, and if the Duke would he probably woulda duked him out. What war records where those? The ones we that they were in practical prison camps back then and held away from the war? Oh nevermind, we pretty much "duked" all you lefties out back then. Lmao!

[@iancarey2697]

It is a shame, so many people have so many negative things to say about John Wayne. But he is still considered to be in the top 5 all time best actors.

[@KJones-qs7ju]

So many of those people are pedo sympathizers

[@Irish780]

These people were only actors. It's the true soldiers who had a say. It's like the actors who never risked their life's there words mean more. What the fuck did Wayne know about war. Other than a toy gun in a movie and being a false hero

[@johngore7744]

I guess he’d freak if you burned a flag. I’m Canadian ( Montreal French and English ) so I’m more worldly than your average American but honestly there are a lot of very insulated people in that country who know little beyond their own borders.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@johngore7744 "I’m more worldly than your average American" The hell, you are. You're more pretentious, and more delusional.

[@johngore7744]

@@nstix2009xitsn I’m on a lot of LSD right now for complicated mental issues. I’m sorry if I was rude. They say they’ll let me see day.light tomorrow. It’s been 2 years.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@@johngore7744 No sweat, John. Godspeed!

[@garagegunguy5089]

John Wayne is as American as they came

[@jeremiahkerry]

You got that right. But you never mentioned his homosexuality.

[@victoriajarvis2260]

Ronald McReynolds below: Everything you wrote has come true, and worse. You were precient. Not only the death of the American Dream, but the Death of the United States of America. Bless you for having the guts to speak the truth.

[@robertpolanco1973]

@Victoria Jarvis - I guess you deserve my utmost pity for believing in what right-wingers like Ronald McReynolds said about America in its paranoid delusion!

[@timothylines3867]

just purr ,and go back to sleep,its over.

[@metal134]

Describes High Noon and say, "I don't think that ever happens in the United States... do they strike you as being a true picture of the pioneer wast?". Right, and Rio Bravo is a totally accurate depiction.

[@Five2_Bravo]

Back then we had John Wayne, Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. Today we have Matt Damon, Tom Cruise and Charlie Sheen. John Wayne must be rolling over in his grave.

[@patrickodonnell7652]

all them actors is dry basters

[@patrickodonnell7652]

how do you no did you roll him over

[@justliam2768]

+UnseenCaller Don't forget Am I Will?

[@Five2_Bravo]

+Easyandy100 Lol. Most ridiculous comment I've received in a while. LMAO

[@miketwocoat]

+angrydoug Lee marvin was a democrat

[@alanmurphy8293]

sorry--it is of public record that Wayne was part of the group that blacklisted people--he split hairs (do to how the question asked) but Wayne was in favour of the blacklist and openly participated in adding names to the list

[@andrewwigglesworth3030]

Wayne straight out lies in this interview. He was one of the main ringleaders for the Hollywood witch-hunts. He obviously realised that is would not go down well with the audience, so he "revised" what happened as if the blacklist was incidental to him and not something he used to boost his own career whilst ruining other people's lives. People should look up what John Wayne did, and the realise what a cowardly dissembler he is in this interview. Wayne knew that Parkinson had to be polite and not call him out clearly as a liar and a far-right apologist.

[@sheidashamloo750]

Well time will tell who was right and who was right. You just have to read and learn from history. Seeing this I can sense roots of xenophobia in 2019 U.S.A

[@edmonddantes3640]

And reading your post l can sense your smug condescension and virtue signaling.

[@ConstantinDV]

A great American! Honest, direct and clear in separating good from evil!

[@samfu5149]

Hollywood Genesis: From "The Duke" in 1974, to "The Puke" in 2016.

[@wildandwonderful7069]

Good questions. Good the interviewer let Wayne explain!

[@josenighthawk]

There's got to be a way to clone his bones!

[@wm2357]

A real man with high values and a zioworm.

[@ritadegenova9533]

Such a true American , loved this man !

[@sunilshah0]

rita degenova he was a racist piece of shit bet he’s burning in hell allonside reagan and herr hittler

[@fortune4302]

sunil shah ,,U R A BLOODY FOOL,, BRAINWASHED BY CUMMUNISTS CONSPIRACY...

[@SpaceCattttt]

Politically speaking, I think John Wayne was an idiot. But as far as High Noon is concerned, I couldn't agree with him more. And I'm not even American. God, I hate that film! Not only is the sheriff a whiny coward, but everyone in town is as well. It just doesn't ring true to life.

[@bowler8]

oh boy, what did the world do before the USA

[@amhater]

People who are sympathetic to socialism or communism never get up and leave their comfy capitalistic easy-chair to live in such countries...

[@pinetree1616]

True. Unlike Christians, Marxists never admit that they need confession for not living up to the standard of their Jewish god Marx.

[@smittysmitty34]

John Wayne put him in his place 😂 Imagine the reaction he would get on the view 🤣🤣🤣 those women would lose their minds

[@russellnewton9593]

John Wayne is WRONG when he said Gary Cooper's character steps on his badge at the very end. He throws it into the dirt, but that's all. One of the reasons I like High Noon so much is because it describes human nature to a tee. That fact is timeless.

[@petebondurant58]

High Noon is nonsense. The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid is the sort of thing that would have really occurred.

[@petebondurant58]

@Phoenix J Yeah...in reality...in 19th Century America...the townspeople most likely would have strung up those men without hesitation. The movie is overrated.

[@petebondurant58]

@Phoenix J In reality, however...he would not have had to set that example, because in reality...in that time period...the town would have enthusiastically lynched those criminals without hesitation.

[@petebondurant58]

@Phoenix J It happened constantly in the "Wild West." It happened to the James/Younger gang in Northfield, Minnesota. The higher authorities wouldn't have given a damn. This movie is overrated, overwrought crap...and it always was.

[@martingrey2231]

He should have asked him what he thinks of "black" people.

[@marlon1171]

Indeed, Maureen O’hara defined John Wayne better than anyone ever did which was to say that “John wayne is America”. Ultimately there’s no other way to describe that legendary super man. Rip Duke.

[@mrd.6594]

Marion Morrison (The duke)..a GREAT American

[@bobbowie5334]

Wayne's correct. The film _The Wizard of Oz_ basically was made in praise of the wonderful wizard _Joseph Stalin._ Hollywood's always had it's lefties.

[@markharrison2544]

Even Charlton Heston opposed the McCarthy witch hunts.

[@victoriajarvis2260]

And now we find out that McCarthy was right after all.

[@za-ir5ni]

@@victoriajarvis2260 No I think we found out that you're a fucking idiot

[@longmemory1620]

roy cohn = abuse . HUAC = abuse

[@gerardk51]

@@za-ir5ni Wrong.