# John Wayne As Genghis Kahn? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468 "2009-10-12T00:19:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468/1 "2009-10-12T00:19:14Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468/2 "2009-10-12T00:21:27Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > 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! 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 ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468/3 "2009-10-12T00:36:27Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Quasi, many years ago Cecil did a great Straight Dope column on this exact subject----It is well worth looking up and reading… The column is [here](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/374/did-john-wayne-die-of-cancer-caused-by-a-radioactive-movie-set). ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468/4 "2009-10-12T00:44:51Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468/5 "2009-10-12T01:14:41Z")
**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 ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468/6 "2009-10-12T01:25:44Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468/7 "2009-10-12T02:33:27Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > 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 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 ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468/8 "2009-10-12T03:09:20Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-wayne-as-genghis-kahn/513468/9 "2009-10-12T10:52:01Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > I apologize to to the mods and admins! 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.