tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post8036655751315528276..comments2024-03-27T13:16:32.943-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: Tom and the Duke by Phil TrumanWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-21687746704239402702018-05-09T03:48:02.254-05:002018-05-09T03:48:02.254-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.turbotax.com/activatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16773486018053684482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-75565037555672256002018-05-09T03:47:24.145-05:002018-05-09T03:47:24.145-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.turbotax.com/activatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16773486018053684482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-64475245330931326352018-05-09T03:46:38.552-05:002018-05-09T03:46:38.552-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.turbotax.com/activatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16773486018053684482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-57048416483737568442018-05-09T03:12:56.144-05:002018-05-09T03:12:56.144-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216259768915906653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-78752549034540225622018-05-09T03:12:21.445-05:002018-05-09T03:12:21.445-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216259768915906653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-63675667199100668762018-03-24T02:16:08.972-05:002018-03-24T02:16:08.972-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ethanivys00@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03751886347453237659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-21473460484641279412018-03-24T01:07:47.757-05:002018-03-24T01:07:47.757-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211326552449012494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-38959371006619744602013-06-08T09:17:37.446-05:002013-06-08T09:17:37.446-05:00Wow. I knew competition was fierce in Hollywood, b...Wow. I knew competition was fierce in Hollywood, but figured westerns had to be immune to that. I never saw more than one Tom Mix movie and never finished watching - have seen plenty of the Duke, though! He's a hero in my book. Thanks, Phil, for such a great post!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-36163397549682872992013-06-07T18:34:03.259-05:002013-06-07T18:34:03.259-05:00In a word, fascinating. Truly enjoyed this compari...In a word, fascinating. Truly enjoyed this comparison of the two who did much for the genre in their own ways. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-80632648451591858402013-06-07T13:15:26.849-05:002013-06-07T13:15:26.849-05:00Troy - I never knew about McMurtry wanting the Duk...Troy - I never knew about McMurtry wanting the Duke, Fonda, & Stewart for Lonesome Dove. I could see Wayne as Woodrow, but which one was to be Gus? And which character the 3rd, Jake Spoon? Still, it would be hard to unhitch Duvall, Jones, & Urich from the mind now.Phil Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388294067961766208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-29641492893237972972013-06-07T11:45:19.842-05:002013-06-07T11:45:19.842-05:00Especially with his anger issues and ocnfusion as ...Especially with his anger issues and ocnfusion as to how to act around women!Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-66953947240532373462013-06-07T11:44:53.124-05:002013-06-07T11:44:53.124-05:00Great article, Phil. Duke might not've done Dj...Great article, Phil. Duke might not've done Django, but I've often speculated on how it owuld've been if he, Stewart, and Henry Fonda had actually filmed the screenplay written for them by Larry McMurtry that later became Lonesome Dove. I could see Wayne as a very good Woodrow Call.Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-42983043150078637152013-06-07T11:24:39.132-05:002013-06-07T11:24:39.132-05:00As a fan of old time radio, I am curious as to why...As a fan of old time radio, I am curious as to why Tom Mix never played himself in the long running "Tom Mix and the Ralston Straight Shooters" radio program. The reason often given is that the money wasn't good enough. But, as noted in Phil's fine article, Tom's movie career was beginning to fade in 1933 when the radio show began. The Tom Mix radio program was very popular and continued after Tom's death in 1940.The radio show ran through 1951.<br />Jim Mealswestcrazedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414097203068344169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-51101208103447560392013-06-07T11:10:45.240-05:002013-06-07T11:10:45.240-05:00If I had to choose between JW and TM, it would def...If I had to choose between JW and TM, it would definitely be JW. Mix always seems fake in his acting. Enjoyed reading the history between these two men. Very interesting.Loretta C. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477553413309389196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-64979448260929657962013-06-07T10:43:46.020-05:002013-06-07T10:43:46.020-05:00Phil, I always love your posts, my fellow Okie! Th...Phil, I always love your posts, my fellow Okie! This is no exception. Your descriptions of these two men, to me, shows exactly why they weren't exactly friends. I grew up watching John Wayne movies, and made sure my kids did, too. His movies are the only ones my husband and I can sit down and watch without arguing "What will we watch tonigh?" John Wayne always wins out, even though we've both got most of them memorized. LOL When I worked at the National Cowboy Museum here in OKC, I met an elderly gentleman who had been an assistant to one of the bankers who had tried to advise JW on his financial situation when he was living, and boy, did this guy have some stories to tell. Very interesting. It seems that there were several people in Hollywood who weren't crazy about Tom Mix. Thanks again for a great post!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.com