Clint Eastwood, in a 80s interview, expressed his appreciation for the Jimmy Stewart characters in Anthony Mann westerns. Stewart's Mann characters all have a dark secret or past that haunts them, which they must resolve. Eastwood thought Stewart's ability to go into a flash of rage was one of his best acting tools. Stewart's experience and suffering in WW2 gave him this added depth he didn't have pre WW2. Bend of the River is the film where Jimmy Stewart fell out with then newcomer Rock Hudson. In JS's fight scene with Kennedy in the river, JS lost his hairpiece in one of the takes. Hudson let this out to a Hollywood gossip columnist when Hudson was doing publicity for the film. Stewart never had any use for Hudson after that. It wasn't vanity, Stewart was known to do veterans' public events without a hairpiece. He felt Hudson wasn't trustworthy and never worked with him, or socialized with him again.
Jimmy was a national treasure, he had a way of being a humble man in real life while being a movie legend. Haven't seen this in years, thank you for the trip down memory lane.
I just watched this DVD the other day. How about that. If you get a chance, I highly recommend a hidden gem with Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda called Firecreek from 1969.
"Emerson Cole: I'll be seeing you, Glyn. Glyn McLyntock: You'll be seeing me. You'll be seeing me. Everytime you bed down for the night, you'll look back to the darkness and wonder if I'm there. And some night, I will be. You'll be seeing me!" Wow. You know, when he said that, every mission he flew over the Reich was right there, behind Stewarts's eyes . . . .
john wayne said almost the same thing to montgomery clift when he take waynes cattle and leaving wayne stranded.in RED RIVER 1948,the writer here bordon chase also wrote red river.
Baiting Cole like that probably wasn't the smartest thing to do in that position. Cole not shooting him there and then was even dumber than yet another unescorted daylight raid targeting _that damn ball bearing factory_ again. urgh. I've been watching too much of HardThrasher's channel. (I know that Jimmy Stewart was in B24's not the B17s that went to Schweinfurt).
"The law won't let you get away with this. -What law?" --Icy! The guy early in the film mispronounces Oregon with an affectation that's partly accent, partly exaggeration to emphasize how far gone the back woods of Oregon were in the era the film is set in.
"Always point this toward the North Star. Then come morning, we'll know where we're going." Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Lori Nelson. Authentic Battle Damage Fact: Arthur Kennedy was confined to shooting riding scenes until his knee healed, after spraining it while filming the fight scene with Jay C. Flippen. Poor Sport Fact: James Stewart was so upset when Rock Hudson received more cheering and applause at the premiere that he vowed never to talk to the actor again, let alone work with him. And he never did. Casting Notes Fact: James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy would work together again two more times, The Man From Laramie (1955) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964). Julie Adams has the female lead in Jack Arnold's Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954). Lori Nelson, who plays Adams' sister in this film, has the female lead in the sequel, Revenge Of The Creature (1955). The Rest Of The Story Fact: The sternwheeler steamer River Queen was the towboat Henderson, built in 1901. As part of promotion for this film the Henderson raced a newer steel-hulled steamer called the Portland. The race route was between the city of Portland and Rooster Rock on the Columbia River. James Stewart and other cast members were aboard the Henderson, which won the race but sustained engine damage. This was reportedly the last steamboat race ever held on the Columbia.
As another commenter accurately related, Stewart fell out with Hudson because RH ridiculed, in an interview with a Hollyweird gossip columnist, Stewart losing his hairpiece in the river fight scene with Arthur Kennedy. Hudson was the weasel, not Stewart, and JS was right to give him the brush off.
wraithby ...I haven't found anything yet to support your claims. I went out to look for anything "Jimmy Stewart Rock Hudson" related and in fact have found support for my trivia. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
@@BigGator5 Keep looking! It was reported by Mickey Rooney and published in one of the biographies of him. I've been unable to source your claim, regarding the premier, outside of notorious British rag, the Express. The Express cites no source, I find it beyond believable that Stewart publicly announced his shunning of Hudson, due to more applause ( received by RH) at a premier. Apparently anonymous sources witnessed his rage? Nolite errare Deus non inridetur.
@@wraithbyYes, it was Mickey Rooney who mentioned about Hudson dropping a dime to a gossip columnist about Stewart's hairpiece. There's no contemporaneous named source reporting Jimmy flipped his lid at the premier and kicking Hudson to the curb. Pure fantasy. Keep up the good work!
Clint Eastwood, in a 80s interview, expressed his appreciation for the Jimmy Stewart characters in Anthony Mann westerns. Stewart's Mann characters all have a dark secret or past that haunts them, which they must resolve. Eastwood thought Stewart's ability to go into a flash of rage was one of his best acting tools. Stewart's experience and suffering in WW2 gave him this added depth he didn't have pre WW2.
Bend of the River is the film where Jimmy Stewart fell out with then newcomer Rock Hudson. In JS's fight scene with Kennedy in the river, JS lost his hairpiece in one of the takes. Hudson let this out to a Hollywood gossip columnist when Hudson was doing publicity for the film. Stewart never had any use for Hudson after that. It wasn't vanity, Stewart was known to do veterans' public events without a hairpiece. He felt Hudson wasn't trustworthy and never worked with him, or socialized with him again.
Agree with Eastwood. I've loved the Mann- Stewart Westerns.
Jimmy was a national treasure, he had a way of being a humble man in real life while being a movie legend. Haven't seen this in years, thank you for the trip down memory lane.
Read my comment.
Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
Since doing the channel, Jimmy Stewart has become one of my all time favourite actors
I just watched this DVD the other day. How about that. If you get a chance, I highly recommend a hidden gem with Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda called Firecreek from 1969.
I love both Honda and Stewart so I'll have to watch that film for sure 👍
sorta a remake of RED RIVER 1948,almost same dialogue from bordon chase who also wrote red river.
Red River is a top class Western. One of Wayne's best
"Emerson Cole: I'll be seeing you, Glyn.
Glyn McLyntock: You'll be seeing me. You'll be seeing me. Everytime you bed down for the night, you'll look back to the darkness and wonder if I'm there. And some night, I will be. You'll be seeing me!"
Wow. You know, when he said that, every mission he flew over the Reich was right there, behind Stewarts's eyes . . . .
john wayne said almost the same thing to montgomery clift when he take waynes cattle and leaving wayne stranded.in RED RIVER 1948,the writer here bordon chase also wrote red river.
Baiting Cole like that probably wasn't the smartest thing to do in that position.
Cole not shooting him there and then was even dumber than yet another unescorted daylight raid targeting _that damn ball bearing factory_ again.
urgh. I've been watching too much of HardThrasher's channel. (I know that Jimmy Stewart was in B24's not the B17s that went to Schweinfurt).
"The law won't let you get away with this. -What law?" --Icy! The guy early in the film mispronounces Oregon with an affectation that's partly accent, partly exaggeration to emphasize how far gone the back woods of Oregon were in the era the film is set in.
One of the best bits of dialogue in the movie. So impactful!
Ransom Stoddard would have been incredibly upset to hear that.
Anthony Mann's westerns are the best imo, other than Leone's
I've loved Mann's Westerns. The Man From Laramie is one of the greatest Westerns ever for me.
@@IrishGuyReacts Winchester 73 is probably his best, but I love The Tin Star, The Far Country, The Naked Spur, and this movie. Excellent filmmaker
"Always point this toward the North Star. Then come morning, we'll know where we're going."
Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Lori Nelson.
Authentic Battle Damage Fact: Arthur Kennedy was confined to shooting riding scenes until his knee healed, after spraining it while filming the fight scene with Jay C. Flippen.
Poor Sport Fact: James Stewart was so upset when Rock Hudson received more cheering and applause at the premiere that he vowed never to talk to the actor again, let alone work with him. And he never did.
Casting Notes Fact: James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy would work together again two more times, The Man From Laramie (1955) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964). Julie Adams has the female lead in Jack Arnold's Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954). Lori Nelson, who plays Adams' sister in this film, has the female lead in the sequel, Revenge Of The Creature (1955).
The Rest Of The Story Fact: The sternwheeler steamer River Queen was the towboat Henderson, built in 1901. As part of promotion for this film the Henderson raced a newer steel-hulled steamer called the Portland. The race route was between the city of Portland and Rooster Rock on the Columbia River. James Stewart and other cast members were aboard the Henderson, which won the race but sustained engine damage. This was reportedly the last steamboat race ever held on the Columbia.
As another commenter accurately related, Stewart fell out with Hudson because RH ridiculed, in an interview with a Hollyweird gossip columnist, Stewart losing his hairpiece in the river fight scene with Arthur Kennedy. Hudson was the weasel, not Stewart, and JS was right to give him the brush off.
wraithby ...I haven't found anything yet to support your claims. I went out to look for anything "Jimmy Stewart Rock Hudson" related and in fact have found support for my trivia.
Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
@@BigGator5 Keep looking! It was reported by Mickey Rooney and published in one of the biographies of him.
I've been unable to source your claim, regarding the premier, outside of notorious British rag, the Express. The Express cites no source, I find it beyond believable that Stewart publicly announced his shunning of Hudson, due to more applause ( received by RH) at a premier. Apparently anonymous sources witnessed his rage?
Nolite errare Deus non inridetur.
@@wraithbyYes, it was Mickey Rooney who mentioned about Hudson dropping a dime to a gossip columnist about Stewart's hairpiece.
There's no contemporaneous named source reporting Jimmy flipped his lid at the premier and kicking Hudson to the curb. Pure fantasy.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks again for the interesting trivia