Movies: John Wayne

Film clips, trailers and rare photos combine to tell the story of John Wayne's evolution from mild-mannered USC student Marion Morrison to the ultimate Western hero of the silver screen. Highlights include clips from his silent-movie debut, his first...

John Wayne hosts this video which was produced during the Vietnam War when the Communist threat was at its height....

Bob plays football badly so his father Coach Dudley, his girlfriend Dorothy and his school reject him. He joins a rival college team and aims to defeat his dad's team....

Pat's ability as a logging/mining camp fighter sets him up to box prizefighter Corrigan. Unknown to his supporters, he's actually in collusion with Corrigan to throw the fight - until he runs into reporter Maude....

Peter Brooks is a hard-working, hard-up college student whose dislike of women attending college weakens under the amorous advances of spoiled socialite coed Joan Madison....

The Selling of the Pentagon, was an important documentary aired in primetime on CBS on 23 February 1971. The aim of this film, produced by Peter Davis, was to examine the increasing utilization and cost to the taxpayers of public relations activities...

Promotional short for the Red Cross....

A U. S. Government film promoting America’s presence and effectiveness in the Vietnam War....

A dim witted, scrawny fellow from the country finds college full of bullies that trick him into various painful situations with the dean. His wife mistakes him for a prize athlete, and he's put on the football team. The big game includes unusual thin...

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A tribute documentary on the most decorated U.S. Marine, General Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller....

In this film, a police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers, and relates the unfortunate stories of several children who did and were never seen again....

Documentary short film extolling the virtues of the American Community Chest charity program and its value to the Allied war effort....

This gun safety film starring John Wayne is just as timely and appropriate today as when it was first shown almost 40 years ago....

See the legendary John Wayne at his greatest in two-fisted action, interviews, rare photos, and more, in this documentary covering his screen career from Big Jim McLain to his final film, The Shootist. Back in the saddle with Westerns like Hondo, The...

Ham gets a job at the lunch counter at a fitness club and soon rouses the ire of the manager....

Various celebrities and news-media figures discuss the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc, pointing out the need for vigilance and action to protect democracy in the U.S. and abroad....

This tribute to John Wayne features some of the greatest action scenes from various films...

Join host Leonard Maltin as he explores the early life of John Wayne (born as Marion Michael Morrison) as a college football star. After a chance meeting with film legend John Ford, Wayne exchanged his cleats for spurs and a cowboy hat and the rest w...

One of Santa Claus' "brownies" (elves) introduces the story of the Fairy Snow Queen, who plays a trick on Santa Claus by bringing all the toys to life just before Claus is due to deliver them to children around the world. She shows Claus what she's d...