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20SmokeSignalsoftenoverlookedfilm.ThefirstfilmproducedbyJohnWayneisanexcellentmovie.LikeStagecoacheachcharacterisfullydevelopedtothepointyouactuallycareforthem.GailRussellwasoneofthemostbeautifulstarsinHollywoodandtheDukewasstillthetallhandsomeleadingman.DukeswifeChatawasoftheopinionthatherhusbandwashavinganaffairwithMissRussell.Thatsaidthetwomainstarsdefinitelyhadthechemistrygoingbetweenthem.FortApache1948wasthefirstofthetrilogyoftheUSCalvarylifeintheWest.Itco-starredHenryFondaandGeorgeOBrien.The3Godfathers1949alsodirectedbyFordcalledPappyorCoachbytheDukewasthefourthversionofthePeterKynestory.FordhadmadeasilentfilmofthesamestoryMarkedMen1919starringHarryCareySr.Interestingenoughthefilmco-starredhissonHarryCareyJr.andPedroArmendariz.JohnForddedicatedthefilminthememoryofHarryCareywhohadrecentlycrossedoverJordan.SheWoreaYellowRibbon1949wasthesecondintheseriesoftheUSCalvarybyJohnFord.JohnWayneage42playedCaptainNathanBrittlesamanwhowasapproachingretirementprobablyinhisearly60s.TheDuketurnedinanotherwonderfulperformance.Ithasbeensaidthathefeltitwashisfavoriterole.NoIdidnotforgetaparticularwesternfilmreleasedin1948.Iheldittolastasitisaclassiconeofthebestwesternseverfilmed.Irememberseeingitonthebigscreen.RedRiverwasmyfirstadultwestern.IwasmesmerizedbythetransitionofTomDunsonwhowentfromthebenevolentstrongfatherfiguretoMattGarthplayedbyMontgomeryClifttothehardenedvengeanceseekingtyrant.InmyopiniontherolehelpedpreparetheDuketotransitionintoEthanEdwardssopowerfullyafewyearslaterinTheSearchers.AfterseeingtheHowardHawkspicturestaringhisformerprotgJohnFordcommentedIdidntknowthebigsonofabitchcouldactRioGrandethethirdandfinalchapterintheCalvarytrilogywasreleasedin1950.Itco-starredthelovelyMaureenOHaraalongwithFordStockplayerslikeVictorMcLaglenBenJohnsonandHarryCareyJr.AsanasideFordhadboughttherightstoashortstorywrittenbyMauriceWalshpublishedin1933bytheSaturdayEveningPost.ThelegendarydirectorwantedtobringthestorytofilmhoweverRepublicStudiossaidtheywouldonlydosoifFordagreedtofirstdirectRioGrande.TheproposedfilmwasTheQuietMan1952mywifeSherrillsfavoritemovie.ItwasmadeonlocationinIreland.Itco-starredMaureenOHaraandVictorMcLaglen.ItshouldbenotedthattheWayneOHararomanticscreencouplerivalsthemostfamousscreenloversofalltimeincludingGretaGarboandJohnGilbertWilliamPowellandMyrnaLoySpencerTracyandKatherineHepburnandHumphreyBogartandLaurenBacall.ThefilmgarneredJohnFordhisfourthBestDirectorOscar.WhilelookingforfilmlocationsinPeruDukemetPilarPallettealocalsingerandactress.ShewasthedaughterofaPeruviansenator.TheymetagainlaterinLosAngelesandtheromanceblossomed.ThetwoweremarriedinHawaiionNovember11954.TheylivedinEncinoforseveralyearsandthenmovedtoNewportBeachin1965wherehecouldbeclosertohisbelovedyachtthe136longWildGooseaformerUSNminesweeper.ThecouplehadthreechildrenAissaEthanandMarisa.EthanplayedanimportantroleinBigJake1971andinseveraltelevisionseries.TodayheheadsuptheJohnWayneEnterprises.DukeandPilarseparatedin1973howeverneverdivorced.ThewesternsfollowingRioGrandeincludedHondo1953theLouisLAmourstoryfilmedin3DRioBravo1959withDeanMartinWalterBrennanRickyNelsonandAngieDickinsonanddirectedonceagainbyHowardHawksandTheHorseSoldiers1959costarringWilliamHIGHNOON