Alternative Universe John Wayne Movie Posters

Check out these movie posters! Of course they are not real film posters, but some that were made up by digital artist Peter Stults. They are actual films, but he has placed different actors and actresses in them. Two of the posters he did featured John Wayne. Here they are:

You can see more of Peter Stults's "alternative universe" movie posters by clicking here.

John Wayne: A Love Song

"IN THE summer of 1943 I was eight, and my father and mother and small brother and I were at Peterson Field in Colorado Springs. A hot wind blew through that summer, blew until it seemed that before August broke, all the dust in Kansas would be in Colorado, would have drifted over the tar-paper barracks and the temporary strip and stopped only when it hit Pikes Peak. There was not much to do, a summer like that: there was the day they brought in the first B-29, an event to remember but scarcely a vacation programme. There was an officers' club, but no swimming pool; all the officers' club had of interest was artificial blue rain behind the bar. The rain interested me a good deal, but I could not spend the summer watching it, and so we went, my brother and I, to the movies.

We went three and four afternoons a week, sat on folding chairs in the darkened hut which served as a theatre, and it was there, that summer of 1943 while the hot wind blew outside, that I first saw John Wayne."

A very good article. Read the rest by clicking here.

John Wayne in 3D

As most John Wayne fans know, he did one film in 3D, Hondo. However, I came across some photos of John Wayne on the internet, that have been transformed into 3D, and I thought I would share them with you. You will need to wear a pair of 3D glasses to see the 3D effect. Just click on each photo to enlarge it.  Enjoy!

Angel and the Badman

The Duke in 3D

Rio Lobo (I Think)

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

The Horse Soldiers

John Wayne on God and Country

I found this video on You Tube and thought I would share it. It really sums up (I think) what John Wayne felt about these subjects, and I have to wonder why more people do not feel this way today. I hope you enjoy it!

The New Frontier Trading Post is Now Open!

The New Frontier web site continues to improve, with more and more being added. The latest addition is the New Frontier online store, known as The New Frontier Trading Post. Not only can you access each of the stores items individually through the website’s store page, but can also visit the store itself and browse away to your heart’s content!

Initially, it was planned to have the store strictly on the New Frontier website, with a shopping cart, and assorted check out features. Unfortunately, the tools were simply not available to provide the kind of service we would have liked to see. Therefore, the decision was made to open the New Frontier Trading Post on the Bonanza online sales site, and give the Trading Post its own storefront, complete with online chat (when we’re available), shopping cart, assorted payment options (currently PayPal and Money Order), the ability to message us, and the ability to not only add more items as they become available, but also to run special sales and offer limited time discounts from time to time.

Featured Sale Items

John Wayne Radio Theater Deluxe Ten-Disc set

Normally $100.00, now through December 17^th only $75.00 with Free Shipping!

John Wayne's Last Appearance on Film!

"Patriotism - Have It Your Way" DVD 

Normally $19.95, now through December 17^th, only $15.95 with Free Shipping!

All in all, the main purpose of the store is to provide an opportunity to purchase some unique and rare pieces of John Wayne memorabilia, but we also want to provide excellent customer service, and a pleasant shopping experience. This is why we chose to utilize the Bonanza storefront. So come on by and have a look around, we love to see you there. And if we are not in the store when you stop by and you have a question about any of the items, please feel free to send us a message via Bonanza messaging, or here at the blog, or shoot us an email at: dukefanclub@gmail.com

And thanks for stopping by!

John Wayne’s Forgotten Radio Show

Most John Wayne fans are aware of such John Wayne radio programs as She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, Stagecoach and Pittsburgh (as well as a few more), but not too many are aware that he actually starred in a weekly radio series titled Three Sheets To The Wind, which aired on NBC from February 15, 1942 through July 5, 1942. 

"Three Sheets to the Wind" advertisement, May 1942 issue of Radio and Television Mirror (click to enlarge image)

The thirty-minute weekly show, which ran for 26 episodes, starred John Wayne as private detective Dan O’Brian, and Helga Moray as British Intelligence agent, Joan Lockwood. Both Sharon Douglas and Lee Bonnell also appeared in supporting roles. The show was created by film director Tay Garnett, who had directed Wayne in the 1940 film Seven Sinners (also starring Marlene Dietrich), who had conceived the story in 1933 while filming SOS Iceberg in Greenland. Garnett worked on the story over the next few years, and by 1941 he had developed a film script.

Since Wayne had worked with Garnett during this time (filming Seven Sinners), it is likely that Garnett had spoken to him about the project, and may had even established a tentative agreement with Wayne to appear in the film Three Sheets to the Wind. In 1941, Wayne and Garnett entered into a written agreement, wherein Wayne would star in both the film, and a radio series of the same name. Wayne agreed to appear in the radio series (which would be used as a promotional device to increase interest in the film) for free, in exchange for ten percent of the film’s profits, plus his standard fee for free-lance film work. (a stipulation was made in the agreement that this would hold if the radio show was sustaining, and if sold commercially, then Wayne’s cut would be five percent plus his standard radio salary.)

"Letter of Understanding" between John Wayne and Tay Garnett (click to enlarge image)

The film version of Three Sheets to the Wind was never made, but the radio show was. The story line concerned the luxury steam liner Empress as it sailed on a 180-day cruise from its home port of Southhampton, England. Unfortunately, almost the entire radio series has been lost, with only the first half of the first episode still extant. That brief 15 minutes, however, reveals the mystery and drama that likely permeated the entire the 26 week run.

The first episode, titled The Sultan’s Curse, opens with seven people mysteriously murdered while the Empress is in port. Each of the murders seems to be somehow linked to a fabled (and possibly cursed) black diamond owned by the Sultan mentioned in the title. British Intelligence Agent Joan Lockwood is assigned to the case, but soon finds that American detective Dan O’Brien (posing as a drunken tourist) is also investigating the mystery as well.

This brief, but exciting rarity is contained in the Deluxe Ten-Disc Set, found in the New Frontier Online Store. Just click on the store icon in the sidebar for more information!

On An Interesting Note

In 1977, John Wayne was asked by The People’s Almanac, to write down his choices for the five best films of all time, and the five best actors and/or actresses of all time. His choices may surprise you. Or maybe not. 

Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions.