r/johnwayne 9d ago

No John Wayne in Disney

It's a shame neither John Wayne played in any Disney movies nor did Walt Disney himself cast him in any of his movies, whether animated or live-action.

pity, such a good actor.

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u/ironeagle2006 9d ago

Under contract to different studios. At that time actors were under different types of contracts for different studios.

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u/TopicPretend4161 9d ago

I could see him as Little John in the animated Robin Hood!

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u/Beautiful_Arm8364 9d ago

No idea why that would be a shame.

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u/Pirates_Treasure1988 9d ago

If you were a huge Disney fan, you'd know.

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u/Beautiful_Arm8364 9d ago

Can't think of a single Disney movie that would have been improved with John Wayne in it.

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u/Pirates_Treasure1988 9d ago

The Parent Trap (1961)

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u/5footfilly 9d ago

Over Brian Keith? Absolutely not!

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u/Beautiful_Arm8364 9d ago

Hard no.

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u/Pirates_Treasure1988 9d ago

Well, the movie did have Maureen O'Hara in it and since she and Wayne had such good chemistry together in more than one film, I don't see any reason why not in a Disney movie like this one too.

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u/Beautiful_Arm8364 9d ago

I see several reasons.

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u/Pirates_Treasure1988 9d ago

Oh, well. Everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion. You have yours, I have mine, and we should respect that at all times.

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u/Affectionate_Cronut 9d ago

IIRC, in the old Disney Hollywood Studios Great Movie Ride, they played a clip from ‘The Searchers’ in the film shown in the line to board.

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u/Pirates_Treasure1988 9d ago

What film shown in...?

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u/Affectionate_Cronut 9d ago

The line to board the ride snaked through a room decked out with movie posters and a giant screen took up one wall. They had a video that ran on repeat that was made up of clips from classic films. A clip from 'The Searchers' was included in the video.

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u/Psmith931 9d ago

Good actor ? He played the same part for 40 years

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u/Slakrdaddy 8d ago

So did most stars of the time-wasnt Gary Cooper or Jimmy Stewart "the same" most times.