John Wayne reportedly loathed horses. Nor did he ever serve one day in the army. Yet the Iowa pharmacists son born Marion Michael Morrison came to embody two of the most enduring archetypes in American popular culture: the cowboy and the gung-ho war hero. John Wayne - In The Movies examines Waynes career from Stagecoach to his last film, The Shootist (1976). Encompassing 50 films from this 37-year-period, it highlights the Dukes most revered films, from his Cavalry Trilogy with Ford to the his classic collaborations with Howard Hawks and Henry Hathaway.
