The year was 1973. Having starred in well over 150 films at this point (acquiring both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe), 66-year-old iconic Hollywood star John Wayne was well into the process of slowing down his usual acting regimen. He had only two films coming out that year, both being Westerns: The Train Robbers (to be released in February) and Cahill U.S. Marshal (due later in July). As Wayne has become synonymous with that type of genre, it doesnt come as a surprise that he would keep his eyes peeled for any and all films related to the same gun-slinging, justice-keeping theme. Some even say he was a cowboy through and through, presenting a masculine but honorable bravado on and off the set. Suffice it to say, this bold personality came charging through when a certain up-and-coming actor was attempting to change the landscape of American Westerns forever.
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