For our Movie Saturday program, we featured the movies of John Ford. Film historian Michael F. Blake joined us. We talked about the silent movies and talkies of Ford. We also talked about the Ford
Read moreMovie Saturday, John Ford Films, 1/29/22
Tag: John Wayne
Forgotten Westerns, 6/19/21
On this show, we look at the westerns that were the spring boards for the westerns we watch today. https://voicesofthewest.net/MP3/Forgotten_Westerns_061921.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Read moreVoices of the West, actor Patrick Wayne, 10/26/19
We have the honor and pleasure to speak with actor Patrick Wayne about his film and TV career as well as what it was like growing up as John Wayne’s son. https://voicesofthewest.net/MP3/Patrick%20Wayne_103119.mp3Podcast: Play in new
Read moreVoices of the West, John Wayne & John Ford, 5/25/19
To celebrate the birthday of John Wayne, we talk about the movies Wayne made with the great director John Ford. Wayne’s birthday is May 26 and if he was still with us, he would’ve turned
Read moreTwo-fisted Law, 1932
Written by pulp writer William Colt MacDonald, this Tim McCoy Columbia Studios Western may have been the forerunner of McDonald’s later so popular The Three Mesqueteers. John Wayne, whose character is named, appropriately, Duke, and
Read moreVoices of the West, Red River movie, 4/27/19
It’s Movie Saturday and on this edition, we talk about the John Wayne movie Red River. Our guest is Elisabeth Klingler of the Tucson chapter of TCM Backlot, a fan club for movie goers. TCM
Read moreVoices of the West, 10/27/18 – The Arizona Movies of John Wayne & Ranching
Today’s show explores the western movies of the Duke. We also talk about his ranching interests. http://voicesofthewest.net/MP3/Voices%20of%20the%20West%20-%20John%20Wayne%20Arizona%20Films%20and%20Ranching_102718.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Read moreVoices of the West – Celebrating John Wayne’s Birthday, 5/26/18
On today’s show, we celebrate John Wayne on his 111th birthday. We talk about the Western movies featuring Wayne in the 1930s. On the show is Hollywood insider Todd Roberts, Bunker de France and Harry
Read moreVoices of the West, 05-28-16
May 26th was the date that John Wayne was born and the guys look back at his movies. In studio with Franzi is retired stuntman Bunker de France. On the phone are Hollywood insiders
Read moreVoices of the West 08-08-15
Retired Hollywood stuntman and cowboy Bunker De France co-hosts with Franzi for the show. Their guest is author Miles Swarthout. They preview the Empire Ranch Foundation movie, “The Shootist,” starring John Wayne. Miles father, Glendon,
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