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John Wayne and Jack Elam publicity photo Rio Lobo 1970 Old Tucson Poster
by David Lee Guss
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John Wayne and Jack Elam publicity photo Rio Lobo 1970 Old Tucson poster by David Lee Guss. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Former contract writer for Wayne's Batjac Productions, Burt Kennedy, had discovered the rich comedy buried in the screen heavy Jack... more
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Former contract writer for Wayne's Batjac Productions, Burt Kennedy, had discovered the rich comedy buried in the screen heavy Jack Elam.
In "Rio Lobo" Elam served as a comic foil to Duke; seen in the background in this publicity photo used to promote the film.
And further in the background is the bridge and cantina constructed especially for "Rio Lobo." Both were destroyed in the devastating 1995 fire at Old Tucson.
Duke is wearing the belt buckle given him as a gift by Howard Hawks when they made "Red River" 24 years earlier.
Hawks retired from directing after "Rio Lobo."
@2012 David Lee Guss Film homage, John Wayne & Jack Elam, publicity photo, Rio Lobo, 1970, Old Tucson, AZ, 1970-2012.
About David Lee Guss
I first became obsessed with photography and motion pictures while growing up in post WW2 Manila in the Philippine Islands in the late 1940's/early 1950's. Film noirs were a particular influence. But my first love remains the theater. I acted in numerous amateur productions from 1958 to 1978. In 1979 I earned a MA in drama from the University of Arizona; earlier getting a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, where I co-founded the first film society on campus and ran it for four years. While at the U of A, I studied with the master black and white photo essayist W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) the last year of his life. I am the last person cited in Jim Hughes' definitive biography of Gene, as I wrote about attending his final...
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David Lee Guss
Hi, Wayne was called Duke since he was a boy. (Actually he was named after his dog.) He was given the name of John Wayne when making "The Big Trail." His birth name was Marion Morrison. Duke never cared for the names Marion or John. Nobody called him John, let alone Jack. His mentor John Ford was called Jack early in his career. Duke never legally changed his name to John Wayne. Jack Elam, in turn, started out as as accountant. His comedy skills were not utilized until writer/director Burt Kennedy cast him in "Support Your Local Sheriff" in the late 1960's. Up until then he had most played heavies in Westerns and film noirs. DLG.