1860 Mexican Style Mission Built For Movie Arizona Old Tucson 1939-2008
by David Lee Guss
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1860 Mexican Style Mission Built For Movie Arizona Old Tucson 1939-2008
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David Lee Guss
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John Wayne plays a West Point football hero "cad" in this 1931 Columbia picture. Studio head Harry Cohn fired Wayne and tried to blackball him in Hollywood.
Duke never made a Columbia film the remaining 45 years of his career. His co-star is silent film actress Laura La Plante (1904-1996). She retired in 1935 and reappeared only twice in character parts in 1946 and 1957.
Cohn (1891-1958) was a shrewd studio head who, through grit, intimidation and animal cunning, elevated Columbia from the subterranean depths of "Poverty Row." "He was probably the most feared and hated man in Hollywood." Legend has it that when he died some went to his well attended funeral just to make sure he was dead.
Comedian Red Skelton (1910-1997) famously quipped, "It proves what Harry always said: Give the people what they want and they'll come out for it."
@2009 David Lee Guss Film homage, JW, 1860 Mexican style mission, built for the second Columbia film named Arizona, Old Tucson, AZ, 1971-2008
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