Saturday would’ve been John Wayne’s 105th birthday. Here he is in The Comancheros (1961).
Been thinking about this picture quite a bit lately. Partly because the Blu-ray is gorgeous. And because I’ve been thinking about what would’ve happened if Budd Boetticher had accept Duke’s offer and directed it. What a different film it would’ve been (though I like it just fine the way it is), and what a different career Budd would’ve had.
Isn’t it amazing that over 50 years after this picture came out, we care about this stuff?
Happy birthday, Duke.
Some things are just classics and have a very long-term appeal. Of course, that is why they are classics. Yes, fun to enjoy John Wayne films years after they were made. I just watched Hondo again and I think it was made in 1953. Just think it is 60 years old this year…2013.