| John Wayne Story The Early Years DVD Description: "Narrated by Mike Eagan Follow the Duke from the Sagebrush Trail to the Sands of Iwo Jima in this documentary full of blazing six-shooters, interviews, and other highlights, with rare photos and scenes from more then forty movies. Born Marion Morrison in a small town outside Des Moines, Iowa, on May 26, 1907, Wayne embodied the larger than life, patriotic heroes of American legend onscreen for fifty years, from 1927 to 1976. His long association with John Ford paid off when Pappy directed his breakthrough hit, Stagecoach, after the Duke spent a decade laboring in the Hollywood vineyards of b Westerns and serials. A string of successes followed: Reap The Wild Wind, Flying Tigers, Fort Apache, Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Rio Grande, The Quite Man, and his Oscar nominated role as Sergeant Stryker."
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