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The John Wayne Story: The Early Years

The John Wayne Story: The Early Years chronicles the early life and success of the legendary Western icon who was born Marion Morrison. The film surveys his early life in Iowa, his rough beginning years when he starred in B-movie after B-movie, and the beginning of his worldwide fame with the success of John Ford's seminal Western Stagecoach. The film utilizes a variety of interviews, still photographs, and film clips to tell its story. Follow the Duke from the Sagebrush Trail to the Sands of Iwo Jima in this documentary full of blazing sixshooters, interviews, and other highlights, with rare photos and scenes from more than forty movies. Born Marion Morrison in a small town outside Des Moines, Iowa, on May 26, 1907, Wayne embodied the larger-than-life, patriotic heroes of American legend onscreen for fifty years, from 1927 to 1976. His long association with John Ford paid off when "Pappy" directed his breakthrough hit, Stagecoach, after the Duke had spent a decade laboring in the Hollywood vineyards of "B" Westerns and serials. A string of successes followed: Reap the Wild Wind, Flying Tigers, Fort Apache, Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, and his Oscar-nominated rose as Sergeant Stryker.

Year: 1993
Genre: Westerns, Biography, Biography
Country: USA
Starring: John Wayne, Gene Autry, Dean Martin
Duration: 84 Minutes
Rating: G
Location in store: Western (John Wayne)

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