June 27, 2024, 06:58 PM
bendableIs there such a thing as a favorite John Wayne Ward Bond movie that's not a western ?
I will watch most of their films but was wondering if use guys think.
Any suggestions?
June 27, 2024, 07:09 PM
RogueJSKEasy choice:
They Were Expendable, about US Navy PT Boats fighting the Japanese in the Philippines in the early days of WW2.
One of my favorite classic war films. And one of the few non-Western films starring both John Wayne and Ward Bond.
June 27, 2024, 08:25 PM
Sacramento JohnsonSecond vote for "They were Expendable"!
Found this on Wikipedia regarding co-star Robert Montgomery. I'd read somewhere he actually was involved with PT boats in the Pacific during WW2:
After the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, he joined the United States Navy, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander, and served on the staff of the commander of Destroyer Squadrons 5 and 60; commanding officer PT-107; aboard the light cruiser USS Columbia; as an assistant naval attache at the U.S. Embassy, London; and as the executive officer of Motor Torpedo Boat 5 (PT-5).[citation needed][a]
In 1945, Montgomery returned to Hollywood, co-starring and making his uncredited directing debut in They Were Expendable, where he directed some of the PT boat scenes when director John Ford was unable to work for health reasons.
June 28, 2024, 07:55 AM
1860ARMYOperation Pacific, Sub movie with some real occurrences in it... Ward Bond is wounded topside and orders "Take her down" Commander Gilmore of the Growler actually did that to save the lives of his crew. The were a couple of impromptu Appendices operations on subs during the war...
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June 29, 2024, 05:02 PM
reluctantpaladinOne more vote for The Quiet Man. Usually gets watched a couple of times a year as well as being a staple on St. Patrick's Day.
June 30, 2024, 04:21 AM
copaupThe Quiet Man is probably my favorite John Wayne film.
June 30, 2024, 08:40 PM
egregore^^^ Ward Bond wasn't in that one. He died in 1960.
July 08, 2024, 10:36 PM
Mr.BrooksFort Apache, 3 Godfathers, Hondo. and briefly in Rio Bravo