Wayne became one of the biggest movie stars to ever make their way through the Hollywood machine. However, his first leading role in Raoul Walsh’s The Big Trail in 1930 was a box office disaster.

With the latter film, Wayne notoriously plays the part of Mongol warlord Genghis Khan: an ill-advised casting decision that ...

Ford was infamous for being difficult to work with, but he did successfully get impressive performances from his cast. Wayne looked up to the director as a mentor since his early days working with ...

The Daily Express US examines why the much-revered actor received so much criticism despite being a Hollywood legend.

Were it not for the efforts of Enos “Yakima” Canutt (1895-1986), John Ford’s “Stagecoach” (1939) might be less than what it is — that is to say, a masterwork of American cinema — and would not be on ...

You don't become a legend by accident. Over a career spanning five decades, John Wayne practically embodied the Western. With his towering presence, drawling cadence, and no-nonsense charisma, he ...