Wayne, John/Questions Answered by Expert Paul Rabe
| Subject | Date Asked |
| McLintock and Chisum/Big Jake Ranch Houses | 1/11/2012 |
| Q: Was the McLintock Ranch House a real residence or a set ? If real, does it still exist and where is ... A: According to IMDB, <i>McLintock</i> was filmed at Old Tuscon, a site used in over 300 films and TV ... | |
| John Wayne movie | 12/19/2011 |
| Q: In a scene where John Wayne is shot off his horse in a prarie land setting and the bad guy takes off ... A: Sorry, I don't recognize the film. All I can suggest is to re-post this question at this URL: ... | |
| Remaking Classic Movies. Why? | 9/10/2011 |
| Q: Someone has recently remade one of the Duke's best, namely, True Grit. Can you explain why they ... A: > Can you explain why they would do that? Because they can make money doing so. It's the same ... | |
| Song sang by John Wayne | 6/10/2011 |
| Q: Normally I would consider myself a John Wayne buff. But as I prepared to ask this question, I feel ... A: Although I remember John Wayne acting(?) drunk in several parts of this film, as well as "singing," ... | |
| Wayne shot by female, wound slows him down | 6/9/2011 |
| Q: I am looking for the name of the movie that JW starred in where he gets shot in the back and it ... A: Unfortunately, this added info does not elicit any more memory than before. My original suggestion ... | |
| John Wayne "I never mistreated..." | 6/6/2011 |
| Q: I'm looking for the John Wayne western that he says talks about how he treats other people and how ... A: I did a search for a significant quote that was remotely like that in ANY film. Found nothing. I ... | |
| Wayne shot in the back | 6/5/2011 |
| Q: I am looking for the name of the movie that JW starred in where he gets shot in the back and it ... A: I can recall no film where John Wayne was shot in the back at the start of the film, resulting in ... | |
| U.S. TV in India | 4/3/2011 |
| Q: IAM BHUSHAN PATIL FROM INDIA, I WANNA ASK U, IS THERE ANYWAY TO WATCH U.S.TV CHANNELS IN INDIA? A: Not sure why you're asking a John Wayne expert about U.S. TV in India, but I'll do my best. There ... | |
| Song in Morgan Freeman film _Se7en_ | 3/12/2011 |
| Q: What was the name of that music in the movie "Seven" starring Morgan Freeman" who is a detective ... A: Not sure why you're asking a John Wayne expert about a film made fifteen years after Wayne had died, ... | |
| Wayne says "You funny" | 2/3/2011 |
| Q: Which John Wayne film had the quote, "Ha Ha You funny." ? A: A search at http://www.imdb.com/search/text found 31 films with a memorable quote where the words ... | |
| Stunt Doubles | 1/29/2011 |
| Q: My understanding was that John Wayne started his career by being a stunt man. Is that true and if ... A: Wayne did not begin his career as a stunt man, but as an laborer in the prop department; and later ... | |
| john wayne name | 1/15/2011 |
| Q: How did he come up with the name john wayne from marion? A: It continues to be typical in the entertainment industry to adopt stage names that are more in ... | |
| John Wayne playing "John" | 12/8/2010 |
| Q: How many films did he play a character called john A: According to http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/ 'Duke' played the following characters: John ... | |
| How many people did Wayne's characters KILL | 11/22/2010 |
| Q: i've alwyas wondered how many people john wayne killed or fatally wounded in his films A: Hmmmm. Good question. Unfortunately, the only way to determine this is to watch each film and add ... | |
| john wayne | 11/15/2010 |
| Q: Did John Wayne ever say, get on your horse and drink ur milk? A: The quote attributed to him is, "Get off your horse and drink your milk." A quick search found ... | |
| Racing and Shooting Horses | 10/1/2010 |
| Q: I remember a western that John Wayne played in where I believe there was a race and the younger ... A: I could only find one film with John Wayne that involved a horse race as a significant part of the ... | |
| John Wayne killed in his movies | 9/30/2010 |
| Q: How any times John Wayne was killed in the movies he played in? A: This question gets asked sufficiently often that I have my reply stored: The answer depends on how ... | |
| John Wayne Movie | 9/25/2010 |
| Q: Do you know in which movie John Wayne played a horse rancher? I'm looking for quote that has him ... A: John Wayne played a cantankerous horse rancher in _Chisum_. Although none of the quotes from that ... | |
| John Wayne movies, similar plot | 9/10/2010 |
| Q: JW made 2 movies the exact same story line..one Rio Bravo and Rio Grande, I think. Who were the ... A: The complete cast of the two films you ASKED about can be found at these URLs: ... | |
| The Alamo 1960 | 8/31/2010 |
| Q: Who was the stuntman for Crockett in the fight scene with Emile's thugs just before he met Bowie? A: Stunt doubles, by the very nature of their of their profession, make an concerted effort to NOT be ... | |
| john wayne uses a button to make saliva? | 7/28/2010 |
| Q: greetings! a south florida woman says she saw in a john wayne movie the hero pulled a button from ... A: Sorry, I don't recognize any such scene at all, although _Three Godfathers_ did feature John Wayne ... | |
| John Wayne Character Deaths | 7/19/2010 |
| Q: How many movies did John Wayne's character die, and, please what are the names of those movies? ... A: This question gets asked sufficiently often that I have my reply stored: The answer depends on how ... | |
| John Wayne playing real characters | 7/14/2010 |
| Q: In how many movies did John Wayne play a real life character? I know he played David Crockett in ... A: Permit me to give as complete an answer as I can. If you want to say, "That wasn't a REAL person he ... | |
| names of John Wayne movies | 7/10/2010 |
| Q: Where can I find a complete list of John Wayne movies that he starred in? A: Here's a list of every time Wayne has appeared onscreen, including TV and documentaries: ... | |
| John Wayne in Green Berets | 7/9/2010 |
| Q: Didn't John Wayne also die in "The Green Berets"? A: No. At film's end he's walking along a beach at sunset, with the sun at the horizon. ... | |
| Verification of a John Wayne quote | 7/9/2010 |
| Q: I'm rediscovering my childhood love of The Duke...and heard that he reportedly said "God-damn, I'm ... A: After I did a search for "john wayne" "I'm the stuff" I found these words attributed to Wayne on ... | |
| Films in which the Wayne characters died | 5/25/2010 |
| Q: How many children did John Wayne have?, and what sex were they? Yours faithfully, Mark Jones ... A: This is an oft-asked question. The answer depends on how you define whether a character has "died" ... | |
| Hondo, Wayne called "emporador" | 5/3/2010 |
| Q: What is the name the son calls Hondo, it sounds like Emporado. Why does he suddenly start calling ... A: You can see the use of this term in this YouTube{R} video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkyzRusp8M8 ... | |
| movie quotes | 4/12/2010 |
| Q: what movies are these quotes from? any idea what time they come in? Tomorrow hopes we have learned ... A: I don't recognize any of these quotes from any of the Duke's films. I checked here ... | |
| Wayne is hospitalized | 2/22/2010 |
| Q: Wayne didn't sing the song...someone (another actor)in the room sang it to, I think, Maureen O'hara. ... A: > Wayne was in the hospital injured, where he lost the feeling in his legs Now THAT'S a clue I can ... | |
| Wayne sings "The Thing" | 2/22/2010 |
| Q: Sorry for not clarifying my question. I was looking for the NAME of the movie: In one of Wayne's ... A: It so happens that this song is one of my favorite novelty songs, so I know its lyrics quite well. ... | |
| Duke playing "Will"; his real children | 2/14/2010 |
| Q: did john wayne ever play a charachter named will? what were his real sons names? A: According to this URL www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078 John Wayne portrayed a character named "Wil" in ... | |
| john wayne | 1/22/2010 |
| Q: How many films did John Wayne and Ben Johnson make together? A: According to the search function on IMDB www.imdb.com/name-search these two worked together in the ... | |
| Wayne film with alternate title | 1/18/2010 |
| Q: I believe that the Duke starred in a western movie that had 2 different titles, what were the 2 ... A: I did a quick look for John Wayne westerns and found that the following had more than one title ... | |
| Soundtrack for _Streets of Laredo_ | 1/1/2010 |
| Q: Good evening Paul, I know that you're an expert in John Wayne, but I was hoping that you may have ... A: I've not seen this mini-series, but this URL www.imdb.com/title/tt0112041/maindetails shows a ... | |
| Stryker | 12/29/2009 |
| Q: Which movie did John Wayne appear in as "Stryker"? And, is Stryker misspelled? A: Wayne appeared as Sergeant John Stryker in _Sands of Iwo Jima_ www.imdb.com/title/tt0041841 > is ... | |
| Wayne & dog hunt bear, dog is killed | 12/11/2009 |
| Q: What was the name of the John Wayne movie in which he and a dog were after a grizzly bear. the bear ... A: I recall no such film, but perhaps the bear hunt (and the dog's death) were a sub-plot that I don't ... | |
| Wayne comes down stairs with his guns after "losing" at cards | 11/26/2009 |
| Q: I am looking for a John Wayne film for my father. He remembers seeing it when he was younger and ... A: I regret that I don't recognize the film, although I'm sure I've seen it -- mainly because I've seen ... | |
| John Wayne Trail | 10/21/2009 |
| Q: Is there a John Wayne horse riding trail that goes from Canada to Mexico? A: The only trail named after John Wayne www.spokaneoutdoors.com/jw.htm goes from North Bend to the ... | |
| John Wayne and Pink Squirrel | 10/12/2009 |
| Q: A comedian was imitating John Wayne speaking about a pink squirrel. Is there a movie or some ... A: I don't recall any such reference, and an Internet search for "john Wayne" squirrel found nothing. ... | |
| Wayne, Bowman, Johnson in a film | 9/22/2009 |
| Q: In the above movie a private named John Smith is killed at Sudrow's Wells and is buried with ... A: I'm going to presume you're asking if Rudy Bowman and Ben Johnson were ever in a different film with ... | |
| Did Wayne say you "bolloxed" it up | 9/7/2009 |
| Q: Settle a bet, which John wayne movie had "Billy the kid" in it ? ANSWER: According to ... A: If Wayne said anything like this, it isn't listed in www.imdb.com/title/tt0065547/quotes which ... | |
| John Wayne meets Billy the Kid | 9/4/2009 |
| Q: Settle a bet, which John wayne movie had "Billy the kid" in it ? A: According to www.imdb.com/title/tt0065547 John Wayne played the title role in _Chisum_ and ... | |
| Wayne left-handed? | 8/25/2009 |
| Q: Do you know if john wayne was left handed or not? we bought a collector series gun and its left ... A: I did a search for John Wayne as either left-handed or right-handed, but found nothing on either. As ... | |
| Castle Rock in Wayne films | 8/7/2009 |
| Q: The John Wayne movies True Grit and The Cowboys both list Castle Rock Colorado as filming locations. ... A: I did an internet search for "true grit" "castle rock" and found this URL: ... | |
| I have never heard about anything resembling what you ask | 7/28/2009 |
| Q: Did JW carry one bullet that was larger than the rest and if so, what was the meaning behind the ... A: > Did JW carry one bullet that was larger Do you mean for one specific film or for every film in ... | |
| John Wayne's Filmography | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: I am looking for a complete list of John Wayne films so I can track what I have. The films I am ... A: Wayne's (almost) complete filmography is at www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/#actor Since IMDB is owned ... | |
| Number of John Wayne films | 5/30/2009 |
| Q: How many films in all was John Wayne in? A: Depends on how you define "films" and "was in." Are you limiting it to feature films, or do short ... | |
| First film in which a Wayne character dies | 4/19/2009 |
| Q: I have a debate with a friend and I was wondering what the very first movie dies in. I say it was ... A: The character played by John Wayne clearly dies in several films prior to _The Cowboys_ (1972): ... | |
| How many of Wayne's films were westerns? | 4/14/2009 |
| Q: How many westerns did he make? A: It's no problem to find John Wayne's filmography: www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078 Recognizing that (1) ... | |
| John Wayne and Durango | 3/16/2009 |
| Q: I read somewhere once that John Wayne loved staying in either Silverton,CO or Durango,CO. I can't ... A: I did Internet searches for "john wayne" durango "john wayne" silverton and found the following ... | |
| Actor in _The Searchers_ in a rocking chair | 3/10/2009 |
| Q: WHO WAS THE TALL LANKY ACTOR WHO PLAYED SMALL PARTS IN THE DUKES MOVIES? ALWAYS PLAYED DUMB. I ... A: The IMDB trivia for _The Searchers_ www.imdb.com/title/tt0049730/trivia notes that this actor ... | |
| Best place for filmographies | 2/18/2009 |
| Q: I have alot of his movies but I don't have them all. could I see A list of all the john wayne movies ... A: is www.imdb.com John Wayne's is at www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078 which includes such films as ... | |
| Can't identify the house or the film | 1/12/2009 |
| Q: I was recently on a hunting trip to southern Arizona south of Tucson, very near the mexican border ... A: If the house was in a movie, there's no reason it had to be used in a film involving the southwest ... | |
| Films where Wayne character is killed | 1/5/2009 |
| Q: need to know the names of the movies that john wayne was killed in. A: There is some controversy about this. For instance, the plot in _The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance_ ... | |
| Wayne drags wife to her brother over dowry | 1/4/2009 |
| Q: Please help me. I am looking for a movie in which John Wayne pays a dowery to his brides brother and ... A: You're talking about one of my all-time favorite scenes in a John Wayne film, and I've seen over 100 ... | |
| Films where a Wayne character is killed | 1/1/2009 |
| Q: how many films did john wayne get killed in A: There is some controversy about this. For instance, the plot in _The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance_ ... | |
| Wayne, in Hawaii, meets Princess Leilani | 12/16/2008 |
| Q: I named my daughter after her but cannot remember which movie it was A: The film you are thinking of is PROBABLY _Donovan's Reef_, in which characters played by Wayne and ... | |
| John Wayne's walk | 12/10/2008 |
| Q: How did John Wayne get his famous walk? A: Wayne didn't "get" his way of walking, like some gift from the sky. He developed it over the years ... | |
| Films in which the John Wayne character died | 11/27/2008 |
| Q: in which films did jonh wayne actually die A: The answer depends on your definition of "actually" dies. For instance, _The Man Who Shot Liberty ... | |
| John Wayne with a moustache | 9/17/2008 |
| Q: could you tell me in which films John Wayne sported a mustache,cheers A: www.imdb.com/media/rm1799591936/tt0075213 and as Genghis Khan in _The Conqueror_. Wayne also had a ... | |
| Bizarre as it may sound | 8/30/2008 |
| Q: I absolutely LOVE John Wayne and I enjoy his quotes. Would you be able to recommend a good book that ... A: Although I have seen over 100 films where John Wayne makes an appearence, I have never read any book ... | |
| John Wayne and Casa Grande | 8/5/2008 |
| Q: I lived in AZ. from 1979 to 1995. Excellent time by the way. Before we moved away I heard rumor that ... A: This is a classic example of "How do you prove a negative?" Despite extensive Internet searching ... | |
Paul Rabe
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I have seen ALMOST every film with an appearance by The Duke, made since 1940, and a few dozen of those before then. If it's a film with him, I've most likely seen it, have an opinion on it, and can try to answer questions about it. I have no usable expertise for films not starring John Wayne.
Experience
I saw my first film in which Wayne stars almost fifty years ago. Since then, I have seen over 120 films where he makes an appearance.
Education/Credentials
Master of Arts, University of Texas
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