Big Jake
1971
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Jun 29, 2023 · UPDATED 6/29/2023. John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, the father of Christopher Mitchum, starred side by side in the 1966 movie El Dorado, a remake of Rio Bravo. The cord of friendship was tied between the two actors on this set. When Howard Hawks, who directed both Rio Bravo and El Dorado, decided to create another movie following the same ...
May 31, 2022 · JOHN WAYNE co-starred opposite Christopher Mitchum, Robert Mitchum's son, in a couple of Westerns before the pair had a complete falling out. The actor even tried reaching out to Duke as...
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Mitchum appeared in more than 60 films in 14 countries. He appeared with John Wayne in the motion pictures Chisum (1970), Rio Lobo (1970), and Big Jake (1971). He was cited by Box Office magazine as one of the top five stars of the future and the recipient of Photoplay's Gold Medal Award for 1972.
May 11, 2024 · John Wayne and Christopher Mitchum were two renowned actors in the entertainment industry who formed a close friendship during their time working together on various film projects. Their camaraderie was admired by many fans, and they were often seen as inseparable on and off the screen.
Feb 25, 2022 · Christopher Mitchum played motorcycle-riding Michael McCandles, son of John Wayne’s Big Jake McCandles in the popular 1971 ensemble Western, Big Jake. Little did Mitchum know that it would be the last film he’d make with Duke Wayne.
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Oct 14, 2015 · A lot has been written about John Wayne and his early days as an actor in ‘B’ westerns during the 1930s, although even he thought ‘B-Grade’ was rather over-generous description. ‘Hell, they were a lot farther down the alphabet than that’, he recalled. And they were, too.
Dec 18, 1970 · Robert Mitchum visited his son Christopher Mitchum during filming. Director Howard Hawks asked the elder Mitchum to reprise his El Dorado (1966) role as a drunken sheriff, but Mitchum claimed he was now retired. John Wayne responded, "Mitch has been retiring ever since the first day I met him."
