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Filming The Conqueror ended in August 1954 but, like Hughes sJet Pilot, it was withheld from distribution while Hughes endlesslytinkered with it, reediting it again and again, and still ending up witha dreadful picture that remained an embarrassment to Wayne. 21184_ch01.qxd 12/18/03 1:43 PM Page 16716The Bloody Battle ofBurbankIn September 1954, Wayne was finally able to keep Jack Warnerhappy by making The Sea Chase, produced and directed by JohnFarrow.Wayne played an anti-Nazi German sea captain (minus anyGerman accent) who, upon hearing the news that the Second WorldWar has erupted, tries to get his ship from Australia back to Germanywith the intention of helping to overthrow Hitler.While in Australia,he takes on an unexpected passenger in the guise of Lana Turner whoturns out to be a German spy.Although Wayne does not support theNazis, his ship is nevertheless chased all the way home by the Britishand, in between bouts of action, Wayne and Turner fall for eachother.Although it was not one of Wayne s own productions, he hadconsiderable muscle now even at the big studios, and he was able tosecure roles for his friends Paul Fix and James Arness.He alsopersuaded Warner Bros.to hire director of photography William H.Clothier, and stuntman Cliff Lyons as second-unit director.Among the male-dominated cast was Claude Akins who, like LeeVan Cleef, was one of those American actors who worked regularlyin action films, especially Westerns, and was bound to turn up in oneor two of Wayne s films.During a visit to London in 1980, when I was able to interview167 21184_ch01.qxd 12/18/03 1:43 PM Page 168168 JOHN WAYNEhim, Akins told me, I didn t really connect with Wayne.But I likedhim.There wasn t really much to dislike.I guess I didn t seek hisapproval, which some actors would do because it was well-knownthat he liked to have his pals in his films and if you clicked withDuke, you knew you d always be working.But I was doing okayanyway.So our relationship was cordial, professional, sometimes wehad laughs, but I didn t try to break into his circle, and he didn tinvite me.I think that s the way it should be because if you becomedependent on one major movie star for work, if that star falls, you godown with him.I didn t know John Wayne was going to becomesuch a legend, but even if I did, I would have still been the same. Paul Fix recalled, We shot that film in Hawaii.Pilar came withhim and they lived in a house which Warner Bros.provided.Theywere happy times for Duke and Pilar.They got to Hawaii early tomake a holiday of it.I think Duke wanted to make sure Pilar gotsome enjoyment out of his location work, and they went scuba diving,which wasn t such a good idea because it gave Duke an ear infection.He d suffered with that ear since the DeMille picture.He was in somuch pain when filming began that he was on strong painkillers.You d see this glazed look come over his eyes from the medication,and his ear was so swollen that for several days John Farrow couldonly shoot him from his good side.But he got on with his job anddidn t let it stop him working, no matter how much pain he was in.He d only go and lie down in between takes, and then when he wascalled, he d be back.That infection started in September, and he wasstill in pain two months later. Making The Sea Chase was not a happy experience for Wayne,and not just because of his ear infection.Said Wayne, We had twowriters [John Twist and James Warner Bellah] with us in Hawaiiwhile John Farrow and myself tried to get the script into shapebecause what they were giving us just wasn t that good.And it neverfinished up very good. It didn t help that Lana Turner took an instant disliking to ourdirector.And she didn t much like the rest of the cast.In fact, shedidn t much like anything.That s not good for someone like mebecause it tends to throw me into the position of becoming defensiveof all the things that I didn t like about the film. 21184_ch01.qxd 12/18/03 1:43 PM Page 169THE BLOODY BATTLE OF BURBANK 169 She led a troubled life and drank a lot.I might have had somesympathy for her but she d usually turn up late in the morning witha hangover.In fact, for the first five days she didn t turn up for threeof them, and that s enough to lose my sympathy vote.In fact, JohnFarrow decided he d had enough and fired her.She came running tome and asked me to help her.I told her straight.I said, You ve notbehaved in a professional manner. I could see the tears welling up,and that was enough to tug at my old heartstrings, and I said, I d bewilling to give you another chance.I ll talk to John. And he gave herback her part.She cut back on her drinking and turned up on time,more or less, after that. Lana Turner was stunning, Paul Fix remembered, but sheseemed so insecure about her own talent and probably the script thatshe compensated by becoming obsessed with her looks.I mean,talk about vanity.That was because she came from MGM whereactresses like her were supposed to look glamorous all the time.Sowhen Duke had a love scene with her, she d say, Don t touch myhair. Or Don t smudge my makeup [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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Filming The Conqueror ended in August 1954 but, like Hughes sJet Pilot, it was withheld from distribution while Hughes endlesslytinkered with it, reediting it again and again, and still ending up witha dreadful picture that remained an embarrassment to Wayne. 21184_ch01.qxd 12/18/03 1:43 PM Page 16716The Bloody Battle ofBurbankIn September 1954, Wayne was finally able to keep Jack Warnerhappy by making The Sea Chase, produced and directed by JohnFarrow.Wayne played an anti-Nazi German sea captain (minus anyGerman accent) who, upon hearing the news that the Second WorldWar has erupted, tries to get his ship from Australia back to Germanywith the intention of helping to overthrow Hitler.While in Australia,he takes on an unexpected passenger in the guise of Lana Turner whoturns out to be a German spy.Although Wayne does not support theNazis, his ship is nevertheless chased all the way home by the Britishand, in between bouts of action, Wayne and Turner fall for eachother.Although it was not one of Wayne s own productions, he hadconsiderable muscle now even at the big studios, and he was able tosecure roles for his friends Paul Fix and James Arness.He alsopersuaded Warner Bros.to hire director of photography William H.Clothier, and stuntman Cliff Lyons as second-unit director.Among the male-dominated cast was Claude Akins who, like LeeVan Cleef, was one of those American actors who worked regularlyin action films, especially Westerns, and was bound to turn up in oneor two of Wayne s films.During a visit to London in 1980, when I was able to interview167 21184_ch01.qxd 12/18/03 1:43 PM Page 168168 JOHN WAYNEhim, Akins told me, I didn t really connect with Wayne.But I likedhim.There wasn t really much to dislike.I guess I didn t seek hisapproval, which some actors would do because it was well-knownthat he liked to have his pals in his films and if you clicked withDuke, you knew you d always be working.But I was doing okayanyway.So our relationship was cordial, professional, sometimes wehad laughs, but I didn t try to break into his circle, and he didn tinvite me.I think that s the way it should be because if you becomedependent on one major movie star for work, if that star falls, you godown with him.I didn t know John Wayne was going to becomesuch a legend, but even if I did, I would have still been the same. Paul Fix recalled, We shot that film in Hawaii.Pilar came withhim and they lived in a house which Warner Bros.provided.Theywere happy times for Duke and Pilar.They got to Hawaii early tomake a holiday of it.I think Duke wanted to make sure Pilar gotsome enjoyment out of his location work, and they went scuba diving,which wasn t such a good idea because it gave Duke an ear infection.He d suffered with that ear since the DeMille picture.He was in somuch pain when filming began that he was on strong painkillers.You d see this glazed look come over his eyes from the medication,and his ear was so swollen that for several days John Farrow couldonly shoot him from his good side.But he got on with his job anddidn t let it stop him working, no matter how much pain he was in.He d only go and lie down in between takes, and then when he wascalled, he d be back.That infection started in September, and he wasstill in pain two months later. Making The Sea Chase was not a happy experience for Wayne,and not just because of his ear infection.Said Wayne, We had twowriters [John Twist and James Warner Bellah] with us in Hawaiiwhile John Farrow and myself tried to get the script into shapebecause what they were giving us just wasn t that good.And it neverfinished up very good. It didn t help that Lana Turner took an instant disliking to ourdirector.And she didn t much like the rest of the cast.In fact, shedidn t much like anything.That s not good for someone like mebecause it tends to throw me into the position of becoming defensiveof all the things that I didn t like about the film. 21184_ch01.qxd 12/18/03 1:43 PM Page 169THE BLOODY BATTLE OF BURBANK 169 She led a troubled life and drank a lot.I might have had somesympathy for her but she d usually turn up late in the morning witha hangover.In fact, for the first five days she didn t turn up for threeof them, and that s enough to lose my sympathy vote.In fact, JohnFarrow decided he d had enough and fired her.She came running tome and asked me to help her.I told her straight.I said, You ve notbehaved in a professional manner. I could see the tears welling up,and that was enough to tug at my old heartstrings, and I said, I d bewilling to give you another chance.I ll talk to John. And he gave herback her part.She cut back on her drinking and turned up on time,more or less, after that. Lana Turner was stunning, Paul Fix remembered, but sheseemed so insecure about her own talent and probably the script thatshe compensated by becoming obsessed with her looks.I mean,talk about vanity.That was because she came from MGM whereactresses like her were supposed to look glamorous all the time.Sowhen Duke had a love scene with her, she d say, Don t touch myhair. Or Don t smudge my makeup [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]