There have been many, many movie and TV retellings of the Wyatt Earp story.
After breaking through with 1939’sStagecoach, Wayne became one of the biggest names in Hollywood.
Despite this and his well-known love of Earp, whenever studio projects like 1957’sGunfight at the O.K.
Corralmoved into production, he was overlooked.
DespiteWayne and Ford having made 14 movies together, he wasn’t approached aboutMy Darling Clementine.
Corral and showed him how it played out.
Regardless,there are reports Wayne felt slighted by Ford that he wasn’t even approached aboutMy Darling Clementine.
I imitated his walk; I Imitated his talk.
Wayne’s famously slow, deliberate drawl and unique way of walking helped make him a star.
My Darling Clementine, directed by John Ford, follows Wyatt Earp and his brothers as they seek justice in Tombstone. They confront the Clanton clan after their cattle are stolen and brother is killed. Earp allies with Doc Holliday, setting the stage for a showdown in this classic Western narrative.
That said, Wayne was completely wrong forMy Darling Clementine’stake on Wyatt Earp.
Wayne pulled off more understated work later in his career, such as in his final filmThe Shootist.
They confront the Clanton clan after their cattle are stolen and brother is killed.
Earp allies with Doc Holliday, setting the stage for a showdown in this classic Western narrative.
