John Wayne As Genghis Kahn?

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Possibly his worst ever film?:rolleyes:

Do y’all buy the fact that he and his fellow actors caught cancer from the movie having been filmed on the islands that we (the US) tested our nuclear weapons on, or were they just heavy smokers?

Thanks!

Quasi

PS: I may be wrong. It might have been atomic weapons!

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Quasi, many years ago Cecil did a great Straight Dope column on this exact subject----It is well worth looking up and reading…

ETA–the movie you are talking about was actually filmed here in (southern) Utah, and many people in the area died from various rare cancers related to radiation exposure

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The column is here.

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John Wayne starred* in more movies than any other actors in the history of cinema. There’s just no way with a body of work that size this movie is his worst. He made 20 or so great, great films–well, he starred in 20 or so great, great films–a huge pile of mediocre movies, and of course some major stinkers. Classic bell curve. I haven’t seen every movie he ever made of course, but I have seen this film and it didn’t strike me as the pointy tail of a bell curve.

*Key word.

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lissener?

Mr. John Wayne is my favorite actor in the whole wide world!

I enjoyed him as young boy in Germany when his films where still in black and white!

No way would I put this cowboy hero down!

I was just asking a question, and relating a review.

I should have put quotes around what I wrote up there!

I am sorry I didn’t.

Please forgive me, Rooster!

Favorite quote:

“Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!”

Also, Der? Thanks for the linkie!

Thanks!

Quasi

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Also, thanks to MPB!

Jesus! This shit is eating up my brain faster than I thought it would!

Y’all PLEASE think about me Thursday and Friday?

I have to see SSDI doctors on those 2 days…

Also thanks to Der

Thanks!

Quasi

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You are obviously a decent and very intelligent guy Quasimodem, and I enjoy the SDMB more because of your contributions and insights…
Best of thoughts, Matthew from Salt Lake

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I appreciate it, Matt?

But I’m a total waste of space.

Sorry, this should not be here.

I apologize to to the mods and admins!

Thanks!

Q

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Don’t apologize to us for starting threads, Quasimodem. The board would get kind of boring if nobody started any. And anyway there’s nothing wrong with starting a thread to have the SDMB remind you of something.