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John Ford Refused to Speak With John Wayne for Years After His First Box Office Failure – My Blog

Filmmaker John Ford and actor John Wayne made one of the best film collaborations in Hollywood history. They had a special bond as close friends that lasted for many years. However, Ford refused to even acknowledge Wayne after he made his first box office failure. The actor once tried to figure out the answer to why for years.

John Ford and John Wayne first met at Fox
John Ford and John Wayne standing next to each other in a black-and-white photograph. Wayne is in-costume to start filming 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'L-R: John Ford and John Wayne | Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
The Ford and Wayne pairing originally started back at Fox where they first met. The actor started as a young assistant in the props department at the studio, but Ford acknowledged that he had a look to him that made him stand out. The pair quickly bonded over football, which the actor played in high school into college.

Ford hired Wayne on some of his films, but they weren’t for significant acting roles. He originally started handling props for him before moving to some stuntwork and other minor screenwork. The actor continued to climb up the ladder, finally getting the opportunity to lead his first motion picture. However, Wayne was forced to work on B-Westerns after his contract moved to Columbia, where he experienced the biggest slump in his career.
John Ford wouldn’t speak with John Wayne for years after making ‘The Big Trail’
While still at Fox, Wayne earned the leading role in 1930’s The Big Trail, but Ford wasn’t behind the camera. Raoul Walsh gave him his first role in the expensive epic that ultimately bombed at the box office. It took quite some time for critics and audiences to appreciate the film and what it accomplished.
According to Joseph McBride’s Searching for John Ford, the director “mysteriously froze him [Wayne] out of his life.” Wayne tried to greet the director on the studio lot, but he was met with a cold shoulder. They didn’t speak again for three years, and the “banishment ended just as abruptly as it had begun.”
While visiting Catalina Island, Ford sent his 10-year-old daughter to deliver a note to Wayne that read, “Daddy wants to see you.” However, the actor never truly understood what about The Big Trail made him stop speaking with him.
“To this goddamn day, I don’t know why he didn’t speak to me for years,” Wayne said. However, his biographers, Randy Roberts and James S. Olson tried to give some additional context.
“It was in Ford’s nature not to say and Duke’s not to ask,” Roberts and Olson wrote. “Such matters, sensitive, fragile, perhaps even touching on the deep sadness that seemed so much a part of Ford’s personality, were not discussed. Perhaps Ford, who viewed himself as a mentor and even a surrogate father, resented Duke’s decision to make The Big Trail with Raoul Walsh. perhaps the old man was punishing Duke. Or it could simply have been Ford’s legendary, unpredictable mean streak.”
‘Stagecoach’ was a launching pad for the actor

Wayne had a difficult time in Hollywood until Ford finally found a script that fit the actor like a glove. That movie would be 1939’s Stagecoach. The story follows a group of passengers on a stagecoach headed for Lordsburg, New Mexico. However, the trip becomes increasingly complicated when an escaped outlaw named Ringo Kid (Wayne) joins along. The threat of an Apache attack looms over their trip through the Wild West.
Stagecoach made Wayne a mainstream star in Hollywood. It was exactly the platform that he needed to amplify his career and get him out of B-movies. It was only the start of their collaboration, as they continued to work together over the course of their filmographies.

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Look closer, the photographer was not expecting this photo

For most couples, their wedding day is the happiest day of their lives.

A wedding is a celebration of love between two people who choose to spend their lives together. It marks the start of a new journey filled with shared experiences, personal growth, and mutual support.

A wedding is a happy time for the whole family to come together. From saying vows to sharing the first dance, weddings are full of special moments that create lasting memories. These memories are cherished by the couple and their loved ones for years.

When planning their wedding, couples carefully consider every detail to make sure it’s perfect. From choosing the venue to picking the décor and theme, weddings show the couple’s unique love story.

However, in trying to give their guests a unique experience, some couples do strange things. Whether they regret it when they look back at their wedding photos years later, we don’t know. But we do know that some weddings are so awkward they make us question the bride and groom’s sanity, while others are so fun they make us smile.

Check out the video below to see some of the most interesting weddings you’ve ever seen.

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Sydney Sweeney hits back at horrific body shaming comments on viral pictures with incredible response

Sydney Sweeney has posted an Instagram video which included body shaming comments

Sydney Sweeney has hit back at horrific body shaming comments she’s received online with an incredible response.

For famous faces, social media can be an extremely toxic place, and it’s why we’ve seen some celebrities reduce their online presence as a result.

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney has become the subject of body shaming comments in recent times, and she responded to these on Instagram in the best possible way.

The actor posted a shot clip that began with screenshots of a bunch of body shaming comments she’s received online, including some calling her ‘quite frumpy’, ‘very chunky’ and ‘tubby’.

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After many screenshots of horrible comments were shown on screen, the video cut to Sweeney in her training gear at the gym.

The video cut to a sign that said ‘hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard’ as Sweeney worked hard with a trainer, struck a punching bag and even flipped a large tire in what looked like an extremely intense workout.

Many have flocked to the comments section of the Instagram video to praise Sweeney for her response to the trolls.

“I will never understand the hate in people‘s hearts when it comes to leaving comments like this,” one person commented.

A second added: “Ngl why do people feel entitled to talk about someone’s body specially someone you don’t personally know,” while a third remarked: “No one has the right or reason to make comments on anyones body, ever.”

Meanwhile, Lili Reinhart penned: “It’s always wild to see people publicly out themselves as pieces of shit with comments like that. You look incredible and your dedication to your project is very inspiring.”

The video actually concluded with the name ‘Christy Martin’ being shown on the screen, which is a nod to Sweeney’s upcoming biopic where she plays a famed female boxer.

Boxing fans will likely know Martin is a is a former professional boxer who earned herself the WBC female super welterweight title in 2009.

Sweeney has spoken previously about her process of getting into her movie character, telling The Los Angeles Times in March that she’s a ‘very hands-on collaborator’.

“I like being able to give ideas, be a part of it, help come up with solutions. It just changes the whole process,” she said.

Sweeney continued: “It’s so hard for me now to be on a set and not be able to help in any type of way and be able to take action. And being able to actually have a voice and have a valued opinion—it means so much.”

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‘Australia’s most sexually active woman’ reveals outrageous bedroom goal for 2025

A woman who has been dubbed the “most sexually active woman” in Australia has set her sights on a big goal for 2025.

You’ve probably heard of Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips attempting to break outrageous records in the bedroom – and Annie Knight has now thrown her hat into the ring too.

“When I watched that clip of Lily crying and everyone was saying, ‘Oh my god, this poor girl,’ I just thought, well, she’s been getting railed all day by 100 different guys… imagine putting your body through that,” Knight told Metro.

“Yes, it’s emotionally taxing, but isn’t that like any job?” she added. “Everyone has moments where they’re like, ‘I don’t know if I can do this anymore.’ You do get really stressed. She’d be exhausted; her body would be exhausted. When you’re tired, your emotions are high.”

Knight also noted that some of the men involved in Phillips’ session were reportedly rude to her, emphasizing that dealing with negativity can be challenging in any profession.

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