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Tag Archives: John Wayne
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man (1952) – John Ford John Ford’s The Quiet Man was not well-received in Ireland. William C. Dowling lists objections the Irish made of the film, which accused it of romanticizing the country where Ford’s (born Feeney) parents were born. … Continue reading
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Tagged diaspora, ethnicity, film, genealogy, Ireland, Irish, Irish-American, John Ford, John Wayne, movies, The Quiet Man, TSPDT
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John Wayne in Red River
Red River (1948) dir. Howard Hawks John Wayne’s best performance – at least of those I’ve seen – comes as playing a dark, malevolent character in Howard Hawks’ Red River. John Wayne leaves the cattle train he works for after seeing a … Continue reading
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Tagged Howard Hawks, John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, movie reviews, movies, Red River, TSPDT, Westerns
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John Wayne, Colonel Blimp and War Crimes
Two John Ford films and one Michael Powell flick ask the question – the bad guys don’t play nice, so why should the good guys? Continue reading
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Tagged Boer Wars, Britain, Colonel Blimp, counterinsurgency, Dresden, ethics, genocide, holocaust, James Stewart, John Ford, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Michael Powell, movies, My Darling Clementine, politics, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, TSPDT, war, war crimes, WikiLeaks, World War II
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