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To: pepsionice

I remember Wayne said “Red River” was the best movie he ever made. I personally liked “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” best.

If you notice in the classic picture of Wayne holding a model 92 Winchester, his belt buckle has the red river “D” brand on it. I have read that was his personal brand on his ranch.


7 posted on 01/15/2013 5:52:23 PM PST by yarddog (One shot one miss.)
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Comment : “Mr. John Wayne’s films from 1931-1938 were as Mr. Wayne refered to as “his drinkin’ and eatin’ years”. These films were made in 8 days at approximatly 10 to 15 thousand on budget...


8 posted on 01/15/2013 6:03:32 PM PST by virgil283 ( *- Never give the devil a ride. He will always want to drive.-*)
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You nailed it The Red River D Belt Buckle Mystery "John Wayne was arguably the most popular movie star in the history of world cinema. Any time a person achieves that level of stature, memorabilia and replicas surrounding his persona command hefty values. In 1948, United Artists released Red River, the story of visionary rancher Tom Dunson (Wayne) and his creation of a cattle empire from the early days of the settling of the west to later years when his ruthless individualistic values clash with those of his adopted son, played by Montgomery Clift. John Ford’s Stagecoach had established Wayne as a star in 1939. Ford’s viewing of Red River prompted him to say of Wayne, “I didn’t know the big s.o.b. could act.” John Wayne, the actor, was born. In Red River the cattle brand for Wayne’s ranch is a D with two wavy lines representing the banks of the river. Howard Hawks the director of Red River had silver belt buckles with a twisted silver wire rope edge, a D and two wavy lines in solid gold, the words “Red River” in gold wire and various initials and the date 1946 in cut gold made up as gifts for some of the cast and crew. These buckles have been known since as the Red River D belt buckles. John Wayne wore a Red River D belt buckle in a number of his later westerns including Rio Bravo, El Dorado and Rio Lobo, all directed by Howard Hawks. In total Wayne wore a Red River D belt buckle in nine films." . . http://redriverdbeltbuckle.com/
12 posted on 01/15/2013 6:26:12 PM PST by virgil283 ( *- Never give the devil a ride. He will always want to drive.-*)
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To: yarddog

I do not know about the D brand. But I do know that John Wayne was a partner in the Red River Cattle Company just west of Stanfield, Arizona. Red River Cattle Company is still there and there is one $hithouse load of cattle there. Funny, I thought the Red River Brand was two s shaped lines that resembled a river.


13 posted on 01/15/2013 7:51:15 PM PST by Tupelo (Hunkered down & loading up)
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