Category: John Wayne

  • The Author Show – Who Nuked the Duke?

    Author John William Law recently appeared on The Author Show to discuss the book Who Nuked the Duke? and the related film The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout. The interview is hosted here. The book helped inspire a film that had its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival in October 2023 and closed the Palm…

  • The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

    As we wrap up this series we wanted to talk a little more about the book and the upcoming feature film on the same topic. The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout will be released in late 2023 (estimated) and cover the filming of John Wayne’s The Conqueror and the tragedy that followed. The Poster for the movie,…

  • Hollywood Fallout

    With Who Nuked the Duke? in print, a new documentary called Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout was released in 2023 on the big screen and digital platform. With Who Nuked the Duke? as part of the inspiration behind the film, we close out the series by discussing the new edition of the book, the current state of…

  • A 30-Year Tragedy

    After The Conqueror was completed it would take several years before the film hit big screens. After the release, Hughes removed the film from circulation, but the trouble behind the film – and the filming on a radioactive film site – would begin to follow cast and crew.

  • The Conqueror

    John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendariz, Agnes Moorhead and a host of others gathers in St. George Utah to film Howard Hughes’ epic The Conqueror. Directed by Dick Powell, the film would be crucified by critics for bad casting, but would still make money thanks to John Wayne and his fans. What followed was a…

  • Who Nuked The Duke?

    John Wayne is back in 2023. With a new updated release of Who Nuked the Duke, in print, ebook and enhanced digital edition, and a new feature film documentary on the making of The Conqueror, we are revisiting the topic with a new series in Hollywood’nt. This first episode offers an introduction into the topic…