I was trying to make up for the story in production values and cast.". He had so many friends and every single person loved him.. And when they were doing the wardrobe tests, John Wayne nailed me with that. The Train Robbers WebThat little Mogul was also used in the John Wayne movie THE TRAIN ROBBERS, and featured very prominently in the long and exciting train-robbery sequence in Sam Peckinpah's THE WILD BUNCH, where William Holden and company steal Army munitions off of a flatcar being hauled by the locomotive (this film is the first time I remember seeing the View cart for details. WebJohn Wayne Lane: Ann-Margret Mrs. Lowe: Rod Taylor Grady: Ben Johnson Jesse: Christopher George Calhoun: Bobby Vinton Ben Young: Jerry Gatlin Sam Turner: ONeill recalls his trouble mounting his horse; and filming the scene where he carries her up a flight of stairs left him exhausted. pre-owned Although she admits that, I didnt think of him as an actor, that opinion may have changed when filming stopped so Wayne could fly to Hollywood and collect his Oscar forTrue Grit. "The Train Robbers" starred a 69-year-old John Wayne as an aging rogue who volunteers to retrieve a store of gold once stolen from a train by Ann-Margret's late This was a new generation of filmmakers appealing to a new generation of filmgoers. But she said he was one joy to work with, was a consummate professional, and a kind man. In 1972, "The Godfather" had caused an enormous splash with a box office of $86 million. | - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, The Train Robbers (DVD, 1972, Widescreen) Like New ! Should a mid-budget MCU-connected film ever come out that seems to elicit audience indifference and apologies from the filmmakers, we might know for sure that superhero films are done, or will be soon. Ann-Margret lost to Cloris Leachman, but Johnson picked up his golden statue. Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan (#285218639688). Ben Johnson who was also there filming, was also nominated for that film. 19 more. But [he] wasdelightful.. Heading across the border into Mexico, they soon discover another group who is after the gold. Marshal, The Train Robbers, True Grit and Rooster Cogburn. | Duke and I are either the first or second ones on the set. The Train Robbers: Directed by Burt Kennedy. This movie has that "rollicking" sort of mood cast with very colorful characters, with real two fisted action. When transportation from Durango to Hollywood was hard to arrange, Wayne lent them his private plane. He must have seen my hands shaking., We were shooting in Durango, Mexico and my parents came down to visit me, she told Fox News. The vicious surrealism of the spaghetti western had essentially overwhelmed the clichs of Hollywood. The Train Robbers is a 1973 Western Technicolor film written and directed by Burt Kennedy and starring John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor and Ben Johnson. Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan (#285218639688). John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. Calhoun: We got a right to know what we're getting into. Grady: Alright, what's it all about, Jess? Condition: WebWhere was the desert wrecked train scene in John Wayne's "The Train Robbers" filmed? And anybody who was great to my parents was on a throne in my eyes.. Verified purchase: 2 May 2023. You're gonna spend the rest of your life getting' up one more time when you're knocked down, so you better start gettin' used to it.