John Wayne in the Movies Book

John Wayne in the Movies pays tribute to the screen icon who came to personify everything a man should be: tough, loyal, sensitive, and a straight shooter. In this one-of-a-kind retrospective, film critic Timothy Knight examines the Duke's remarkable career with his entertaining text, accompanied by hundreds of stills from films directed by John Ford, Howard Hawks, and other cinematic masters. Chock-full of anecdotes and quotes from Wayne's directors and co-stars, John

Wayne in the Movies chronicles the 50-year career of this truly larger-than-life cinematic hero.

Also included is an entertaining DVD documentary by filmmaker Les Krantz, narrated by Knight. In it, you'll enjoy more than 50 of the Duke's most entertaining scenes in his best films. The segments on the DVD documentary are from the following movies:

• The Alamo
  
• Fort Apache
  
• The Green Berets
  
• The Horse Soldiers
  
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  
• The Quiet Man
  
• Red River
  
• Rio Bravo
  
• Rio Grande
  
• Sands of Iwo Jima
  
• The Searchers
  
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
  
• The Shootist
  
• Stagecoach
  
• True Grit