He was an actor just like Rin tin tin.
Posted on 02/15/2019 9:47:45 PM PST by rintintin
Billboard-topping country music singer Lucas Hoge says his new single “John Wayne and Jesus” is a tribute to his childhood and the values that were instilled in him.
Hoge filmed the video for his new single during a recent trip to Los Angeles where he performed on Hallmark's daytime talk show “Home & Family.” The single was also shot at the same Warner Bros. lot where Academy Award-winning legend John Wayne shot many of his movies.
"'John Wayne and Jesus' was a thought I had been sitting on for a while. When I got together with my buddies Andy Wills and Danny Simpson I knew they would be the perfect guys to bring it to life. We wanted to create one of those songs that really encompassed the way of life we had as kids and the values that mom, dad, John Wayne, and Jesus gave to us,” Hoge told The Christian Post of his new song.
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If the rest are not through Jesus — they are in vain. You don’t get a Jesus judge and a John Wayne judge.
Love it.
He has a number of brand collaborations, including with Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s...
Makes perfect sense.
Two of my favorite people!
CC
He was an actor just like Rin tin tin.
Except he was one of the greatest stars that America ever produced which you cannot say about Rin Tin Tin. He also was a magnificent horseman as well as a celebrated actor and producer, which - if any of you ignorant chuckle heads ever noticed - is a thing of beauty to watch.
He and Dollar made many movies together. I still get a thrill out of him shooting the eyes out of a dead indian while mounted on his beautiful gelding in “The Searchers.” I do not expect most freepers to get that because most of their ideas about good movies come from “The Princess Bride” and “Jackass 3.”
John Wayne deliberately portrayed facets of American culture, heritage and Manhood in his films. Today we get mainly males who aren’t Men and females who are just ludicrous. John Waynes films were an homage to America and her people. It’s nice to have it all on the record as America is quickly dissappearing. ..
In a conservative forum, I cannot concede that John Wayne's acting career in any way qualifies him to instruct the world about politics. If that were so I would have to accept that Robert DeNiro should be able to instruct me about his politics, after all, DeNiro is a technically more proficient actor than John Wayne.
John Wayne's greatest moment as a political figure rather than as an actor occurred when he had the good grace to laugh at himself by arriving at Harvard mounted on a military half track. There are actors in Hollywood, such as Jimmy Stewart, who were actual heroes in war and who therefore deserve to be honored for their actual service. There are actors such as Gary Sinise who is currently being honored for his service to veterans in a non-acting capacity who deserve our respect as conservatives.
But we must be careful about confusing the roles an actor plays when he dresses up and pretends before the cameras with real life conservative values. If we attach conservatism to the career of an actor and identify conservatism with that person because he is an actor, we fall when he falls.
Do we really want to admit that Barbra Streisand is a legitimate source of political values? Jane Fonda?
Let us admire real life heroes.
PS I am not sure that John Wayne was a great horseman if you watch his form you'll see that his feet were planted on the dashboard. That might be why Ben Johnson, who was a real cowboy and a real horseman, did the real difficult riding in those Westerns.
As a producer in The Alamo and, I believe, in The Green Berets he flubbed despite noble patriotic intentions which miscarried when the world, especially the critics of Hollywood, was turning upside down against conservatism.
Now that observation is a bit silly. Rin Tin Tin was a dog. John Wayne was a human.
You could write a song called Rin Tin Tin and Jesus but it just wouldn't be the same. Maybe Lassie would go over better.
He was a great horseman. How ridiculous to compare him to Ben Johnson who was a great stunt man. Like I said, I hate talking about films with freepers and especially hate talking about John Wayne to freepers. The ignorance is astonishing.
John Wayne played “John Wayne” in films. He was not a method actor or a character actor. HE was the character.
Most of the John Wayne you saw on film was the John Wayne of real life.
He had True Grit.
He wasn’t a character actor? In what way wasn’t he? Please explain what a character actor is without resorting to Wikipedia.
Now that observation is a bit silly. Rin Tin Tin was a dog.
The reference to Rin tin tin was made because that was the Free Republic name chosen by one of the commenters on this thread. The observation is not silly because, contrary to miss marmelstein, Rin tin tin was a fabulously successful actor, see below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin
Rin Tin Tin was a male German Shepherd that was an international star in motion pictures. ... Rin Tin Tin was an immediate box-office success and went on to appear in 27 Hollywood films, gaining worldwide fame. Along with the earlier ...
Rin tin tin possessed in real life as well as on-screen all of the anthropomorphic qualities we like to admire and which we like to impute to animals. Nevertheless, as great as his heart was I don't take my political advice from Rin tin tin.
miss marmelstein:
If you knew anything about horsemanship and watched John Wayne's seat you would know of his equitation faults immediately. If one watched his handling of the reins no one would be surprised to learn that his horses perhaps had very hard mouths. A 250 pound man, yanking on a curb bit and equipped with Spurs can easily bludgeon a horse around in front of a camera. Ben Johnson is the one who did the really impressive riding in those movies.
See? You do not realize that what is reality is not what you see on the screen. The Duke was a debonair and light-footed actor who made every gesture seem simple, elegant and real. His handling of Dollar is a thing of beauty in many of his films. If you want to admire Ben Johnson at the expense of a very great star, be my guest. I have nothing against Ben Johnson but I do know great acting, great stars and the power of film. It is why John Wayne remains an icon today while Ben Johnson is a footnote in filmography.
Some of the details about John Wayne that are very interesting are in autobiographies by others who knew him. Alan Young (from Mr. Ed) wrote some very revealing things about his friend John Wayne and their time together in his autobiography. I understand the point that you are trying to make, but John Wayne was not just an actor; he was a great man and a patriot.
When a horse' s head is stretched up and out like a camel because his rider is pushing his stirrups up approaching the animal's years and forcing his weight back on the tender part of the horses back, all the while yanking back on a severe curb bit, it is hardly a thing of beauty and this John Wayne did consistently.
The horse was beautiful, the cinematography was first rate, his character as an actor might've been superhuman, but his horsemanship was not.
As to Ben Johnson, I do not say that he was a greater star than John Wayne but I will argue that he played in some very significant roles and did some very high quality acting. I need only cite The Last Picture Show for a masterful performance.
Yes John Wayne is an icon, I have never disputed that, as a matter of fact I praised him in several films, comments which you have ignored, but as an actor we must regard him as someone who is pretending in front of the camera and not someone who because of the arts of cinematography is entitled in his private life to shape our world view.
There are many great actors in Hollywood but most of them are political and personal wretches. We don't attach ourselves to them and, if we are sensible, we don't think they are superheroes merely because they play superheroes. It is equally foolish to think that acting talent is a necessary consequence of playing a right wing figure. It is akin to thinking that an actor who plays the heavy is somehow morally deficient in real life.
Considering that you started out your long-winded posts by talking about what you perceive as John Wayne avoiding the draft, I wouldn’t take too seriously what you think of John Wayne, the art of moving making or acting or even horsies. After all, you pattern yourself after a guy who had what? 11 horses shot out from under him?
More bitter clinging toxic masculinity. /s
If I remember correctly Wayne was actually medically unfit due to the knee injury he got playing football at USC. In fact I read somewhere that Wyatt Earp of all people while teaching Wayne “Cowboy” mannerisms to improve his acting career potential. Helped Wayne develop his distinctive walk to cover up a limp due to the bad knee. Did Wayne take advantage of the other actors being gone to advance his career. I would say yes but more by just being there and available then by any positive action on his part.
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