Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Soundtrack

John Wayne reveals how he came to play the character Rooster Cogburn in the film True Grit (1969) and how the author Charles Portis felt about it. Duke discusses his intention behind playing any role as John Wayne, in particular his portrayal of the hard-nosed U.S. Marshal in True Grit, a role for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1970. John Wayne is interviewed by Iain Johnstone about his life and his films while on location filming Chisum (1970) in Durango, Mexico in 1969. Video

“A man ought to do what he thinks is best.” —John Wayne as Hondo Lane, Hondo (1953) The dog that played Sam in the film was named Pal and he was the original screen Lassie. In this movie, he is supposed to be vicious and ill-tempered, but the temperatures during filming were so hot, he simply panted instead of snarling when on-camera. To overcome this, he was kept in a special air-conditioned crate while on set and was only brought out for his shots. He sure convinced us he was not to be tangled