John Wayne almost died on film combative co-star called ‘biggest piece of crap’ | Films | Entertainment

John Wayne almost died on film combative co-star called ‘biggest piece of crap’ | Films | Entertainment

Back in 1968, John Wayne starred in Hellfighters, an early disaster movie based on the life of Red Adair, about a group of oil well firefighters. The film, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this week, was the first time Duke was paid $1 million (almost $9 million today) for a picture. Wayne played Chance Buckman … Read more