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John Wayne Movies

Before discussing John Wayne Movies, let’s see who is John Wayne. John Wayne (1907-1979) is an actor. Born Marion Michael Morrison in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne moved with his family to southern California in 1913. It was here that he acquired the nickname "Duke." In 1925, he entered the University of Southern California on a football scholarship. His coach arranged summer jobs for several of the players at Fox Film Studios, among them Duke Morrison. "My wages were thirty-five dollars a week," he later recalled. "My job was to lug furniture and props around."

King of The "B" Western (1933-1937) during this period, John Wayne established himself as the premier star of "B" Western movies and here started the real magic of John Wayne Movies. So much so, that when he did other types of movies, his fans were not pleased, or sometimes were even down right angry. There are a variety of John Wayne Movies in the forty listed in this section. Except for his serial, The Three Musketeers, only the Westerns, of the John Wayne Movies in which he starred, were successful, although during this time Duke also played a playboy, lumberjack, sailor, truck driver, cameraman, and hockey player.

Let’s see some more information about John Wayne Movies. In John Wayne Movie “Sagebrush Trail” 1933 – Monogram. Main Cast: John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler, Yakima Canutt. Directed by Armand Schaefer. As John Brant, Duke is sent to jail for murder, but escapes and finds the real killer. John Wayne and Yakima Canutt were the pioneers of realistic film brawls. They worked with the cameraman to make each fight or stunt look as lifelike as possible. They perfected the long punch, the follow through, and various riding tricks which have become the mainstay of the Western since then.

In John Wayne Movies “The Lawless Frontier” 1934 – Monogram, Main Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Gabby Hayes, Earl Dwire. Directed by R.N. Bradbury. John Tobin (Wayne) sets out after a Mexican outlaw to avenge his parent's death, and clear his name.

In John Wayne Movies “The Trail Beyond” 1934 – Monogram. Main Cast: John Wayne, Verna Hillie, Noah Beery Jr., Noah Beery Sr. Directed by R.N. Bradbury. Featuring canoe stunts and leaps into waterfalls, this film has John playing Rod Drew, who saves the girl and a gold mine from outlaws in the Pacific Northwest.

In 1936 “The Oregon Trail” Republic, John Wayne Movies. Main Cast: John Wayne, Ann Rutherford, E.H. Calvert, Yakima Canutt. Directed by Scott Pembroke. Duke played Captain John Delmont pursuing renegade frontiersmen, who lured his father into an ambush and forced his troopers to starve in the mountain snows while leading a supply train along the Oregon Trail.

In addition of John Wayne Movies “Born to the West”, Hell Town, 1937 – Paramount. Main Cast: John Wayne, Marsha Hunt, Johnny Mack Brown, Monte Blue. Directed by Charles Barton. Dare Rudd, a drifter, is made the leader of a cattle drive, who defeats the cattle rustlers and proves himself worthy of the owner's daughter. The picture also contained a young Alan Ladd who went on to become a major movie star. The picture was originally released as Born to the West, but was re-released as Hell Town, and can more commonly be found by the latter title. Although there is a great long list of John Wayne Movies, but above mentioned are some of the best John Wayne Movies of his times.