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The Big Picture It's safe to say that John Wayne has a complex legacy, as many long-dead figures in the entertainment world tend to have. He's a cinematic icon who's inspired a variety of differing opinions from viewers who watched his movies while he was alive and working, and those who arrived at Camp Wayne decades later.
Release Date June 9, 1952 Director Fred Zinnemann Cast Gary Cooper , Thomas Mitchell , Lloyd Bridges , Katy Jurado , Grace Kelly , Otto Kruger Runtime 85 Writers Carl Foreman , John W. Cunningham What Types of Roles Did John Wayne Play? Before looking at what John Wayne didn't do, it's only fair to touch upon what he did. Throughout a career that lasted for close to 50 years, he appeared in close to 200 movies, with many of those being Westerns.
Related John Wayne and Charlton Heston Turned Down This Steven Spielberg War Movie This quirky film offers a fascinating glimpse into a different side of Spielberg's directorial vision. Yet some people have read High Noon as an allegory for Communism-related blacklisting and, in turn, the actions of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Wayne was one of the people who thought as much of the script, and as such, he turned it down because he believed it went against what he supported.
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