Seeing Wayne, a paragon of Americana, play such a vile character here would ... he won’t hesitate to kill Ethan if he tries to harm Debbie. Western icon John Wayne almost starred in The Frisco ...

John Wayne was positioned as a cultural superhero long before superheroes were a tangible genre in Hollywood. He wasn't just ...

In typical John Ford fashion ... and wounded man in Ethan Edwards (Wayne). The film follows a years-long odyssey across the New Frontier by Ethan to rescue his niece, Debbie (Lana Wood/Natalie ...