Scott Eyman’s superb biography of John Wayne presents a multi-dimensional portrait of a good and decent man who went out of his way to help others. But out of intrinsic modesty, Wayne never made his kindness and charity a public calling card.
Before becoming a superstar in Stagecoach (1939), Wayne was working like a dog, churning out awful B Westerns for Republic.
A young, inexperienced actress named Lorna Gray/Adrian Booth (b. Virginia Pound) was paired with Wayne for a dreadful film called Red River Range (1938).