John Wayne defined the Western genre. Thanks to his fringe shirt, cowboy hat, and loping walk, one can't picture a Western hero without imagining his seismic imprint on the genre. However, even ...

Back in 1946, John Wayne shot the first of his five movies with director Howard Hawks. Red River, a fictional tale of the first cattle drive from Texas to Kansas, followed a growing feud between ...

While many may emphasize the film's particularly violent tone (in fact, this author has before), one of the things that makes this Western particularly unique is that it stars John Wayne opposite ...