There comes a point in every legend when the heroes circle back to the campfire and tell the tales of old. On this episode of A Word on Westerns, host Rob Word and producer RJ Word welcome the once wide-eyed kids—now cinema veterans—who starred alongside John Wayne in The Cowboys (1972): A. Martinez and Bobby Carradine. Fifty years have trotted by since they first mounted up with the Duke, and the two amigos have plenty of recollections to share.
They vividly recall the day John Wayne first strode across the set, 6'5" of iconic swagger, leaving them starstruck and tongue-tied. They describe that legendary moment Bruce Dern improvised a river-dunk scene, sending everyone (especially the poor kid he almost drowned!) into a tailspin and much more!
Join us to celebrate one of the finest Westerns of the 1970s, a classic whose legend has grown almost as much as its stars.
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