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I mean, Come ON!!
I have seen this only once or twice in my life on cable. Never found it interesting enough to want to watch it more than just a few minutes.
But talk about a ridiculous idea!
Who cast Duke in such a film?
And why did John Wayne (American Hero) agree to do something so idiotic?
Not only that, but as always seems to happen in Modern Life, there is a bizarre twist to the production of this film:
"Synopsis
In the historical epic The Conqueror, John Wayne stars as Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan. Red-haired Susan Hayward costars as Bortai, the Tartar princess whom Temujin claims as the spoils of battle. Eventually, Bortai's hatred for her captor metamorphoses into love, while Temujin's hordes lay claim to the entire Gobi Desert. Director Dick Powell, many of the actors (John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz, Thomas Gomez, Agnes Moorehead), and several of the crew members later fell victim to cancer, allegedly the result of producer Howard Hughes' decision to lens the film on location near the atomic testing grounds in the Utah desert."
:eek:
Talk about a strange piece of work....
I have seen this only once or twice in my life on cable. Never found it interesting enough to want to watch it more than just a few minutes.
But talk about a ridiculous idea!
Who cast Duke in such a film?
And why did John Wayne (American Hero) agree to do something so idiotic?
Not only that, but as always seems to happen in Modern Life, there is a bizarre twist to the production of this film:
"Synopsis
In the historical epic The Conqueror, John Wayne stars as Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan. Red-haired Susan Hayward costars as Bortai, the Tartar princess whom Temujin claims as the spoils of battle. Eventually, Bortai's hatred for her captor metamorphoses into love, while Temujin's hordes lay claim to the entire Gobi Desert. Director Dick Powell, many of the actors (John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz, Thomas Gomez, Agnes Moorehead), and several of the crew members later fell victim to cancer, allegedly the result of producer Howard Hughes' decision to lens the film on location near the atomic testing grounds in the Utah desert."
:eek:
Talk about a strange piece of work....
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