John Wayne film reviews

John Wayne

American actor, writer

Born
26 May 1907
in Winterset Iowa United States

Died
11 June 1979

Born Marion Robert Morrison. John Wayne is one of the icons of American cinema starring in over 150 movies (mostly westerns and war movies). He never actually served in army, after Pearl Harbour attack in 1941 he was turned down beacuse of his age (34 at this time) and classified as 3-A (registrant deferred because of hardship to dependents).

He was very active in making movies to boost morale, he visited bases and military hospitals in 1943 and 1944. After his reclassification to 1-A (draft eligible) he looked forward to serve the country, but he was under contract with Republic Studios that was anxious to keep him and influenced the Selective Service process, requesting Wayne?s further deferment. According to Wayne?s widow he was crushed by this action and for the rest of his life he regreted the fact that he didn?t take part in the war.

1939	Stagecoach	as Ringo Kid
	In the face of danger from the Indian the passengers of a stagecoach have to prove what kind of people they really are, but will they pass the test with flying colors?

1942	Flying Tigers	as Captain Jim Gordon
	American volunteers of the Flying Tigers squadron fight the Japanese airforce over China.

1944	The Fighting Seabees	as Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
	Story of American construction company that built the airfields on the islands captured by the Marines.

1945	Back To Bataan	as Col. Joseph Madden
	American soldier organizes the Filipino guerrillas to disrupt the Japanese occupation and prepare ground for Allied invasion.

1949	Sands of Iwo Jima	as Sergeant Stryker
	Platoon of Marines arrive to Guadalcanal. It is their last stop before attack on heavily fortified Tarawa and Iwo Jima.

1951	Operation Pacific	as Lt Cmdr. Duke Gifford
	Captain of submarine is given the task to find the way to solve the problem of dud torpedoes.

1955	The Sea Chase	as Captain Karl Ehrlich
	On the verge of World War 2 captain of German merchant ship tries to get back to homeland.

1957	Jet Pilot	as Colonel Jim Shannon
	When Soviet pilot defecting to United States is intercepted over Alaska Colonel Shannon didn’t realize he will have to face enemy so deadly - a beautiful woman.

1959	The Horse Soldiers	as Colonel John Marlowe
	During the American Civil War Union cavalry unit is sent deep behind enemy lines to attack the strategic railroad station in Newton Town, but they have to find the way to keep their mission a secret.

1960	The Alamo	as Davy Crockett
	When Mexican General Santa Anna is marching towards Texas defenders of mission in Alamo decides to sacrifice their lives and give Texans time to prepare defence.

1962	The Longest Day	as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
	The real events that took place before and during D-Day.

1965	In Harm’s Way	as Captain Rockwell Torrey
	American navy commander gets the chance to prove his worth by preparing the attack on the Japanese-held islands.

1966	Cast a Giant Shadow	as General Mike Randolph
	Former US Army colonel accepts the offer to become military advisor and helps the Israelis form their defence against upcoming Arab invasion.