John Wayne 'completely exhausted' on western set where director 'punched' leading lady

John Wayne had already remade 1959's Rio Bravo, a film about a sheriff defending his office from outlaws, in 1966's El Dorado ...
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This John Wayne Western Classic With 96% on Rotten Tomatoes Remains His Best Collaboration With Angie Dickinson

John T. Chance (John Wayne) and Feathers (Angie Dickinson) stand in a hotel room of a saloon in 'Rio Bravo' (1959) Image via Warner Bros. No Western star commands the screen like John Wayne, with his ...
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John Wayne was 'adorable' on Rio Bravo set claims leading lady 24 years his junior

In 1959, Hollywood John Wayne returned to the Western genre with a patriotic flair in Rio Bravo. After his work on John Ford's The Searchers, Wayne had attempted to distance himself from Westerns, but ...

John Wayne’s co-star James Caan had to be held back from punching Duke on El Dorado set

John Wayne angered James Caan so much on the set of El Dorado that Robert Mitchum had to step in and stop him from punching ...