The movie exteriors were shot at [I believe] St. George, Utah, which was downrange from the nuclear test sites. They actually trucked sand from there to Hollywood when they did the sound stage work.
Although one of the Duke’s worst flicks [and one of the worst of all time], I must have seen that movie 15 times when I was a kid. John Wayne gave me an abiding interest in Mongol history, the Great Khans, and history in general.
Best Wayne Movies:
Overall: The Searchers, the Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache.
Best Fights: The Quiet Man, McLintock, Donovan’s Reef
Comedy: The Quiet Man, McLintock.
My fav line is McClintock was to one guy
I got touch of hangover Bureaucrat don’t push me
You know what I gather from McClintonck he was original Reagan econocmic conservative before it was fasionable he hate Big govt taxes and stuff
MAN Duke was original Reagan conservative