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Post by ajdrake4 on Aug 24, 2010 15:25:47 GMT -5
John Wayne was John Wayne. It would defy nature for him to be anything else. Sure he had a lot of different jobs i.e., Texas Ranger, Navy Commander, Marine Sargent, Cowboy, Rancher etc., but he never stopped being John Wayne. And that is why we all rejected him in his role as Davy. John could have different jobs but he could never be a different person. Yea, thats pretty much how I felt about his performance as well, not that it was bad, just that it was more John Wayne than Davy Crockett.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Aug 24, 2010 16:02:18 GMT -5
Don't forget that Wayne did not want to play that part, or any of the major figures in the story; he wanted the cameo role of Houston, which went to Richard Boone. Wayne could not get the financial backing he needed unless he agreed to star in a major role (and thus guarantee more ticket sales). So, Wayne took on the roles of star, director and producer, which is one of the fatal flaws in the film, particularly his direction. I think the film would have been stronger in the hands of a more capable director, or at least one who knew more about how to work with actors, and from someone who would have taken an axe to the script and not care if James Grant's feelings got hurt.
Allen
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