I don't remember that; in which book did it feature?

@@paulweir5031 I don't recall, but it might have been "The Moon's a Balloon" or "Bring On the Empty Horses". Both are very entertaining reads.

🤔 They were both 👨 males !...

@@alancrisp1582 how do you make that out ?

AI reasoning, go figure.

Plus, Lex Barker died very young, about 43, of a sudden heart attack, so his not getting good roles, didn't really matter!

@@rongendron8705 I seem to recall reading that he was trying to get back in shape for a new role and was on some sort of crash diet/exercise program when he had his heart attack.

Thank you, I won't bother with the video now lol

Actually, this was when he was young, healthy very fit and alcohol and drug free. A few years later was when he quickly and very rapidly began packing on pounds, smoking, drinking and drugs. Too bad he had absolutely no self-discipline. He could have, would have become a major star as a leading man. Instead, he was a fat and bloated joke who was discarded and unemployable except for John Wayne. I have always wondered why he helped this peace of s---t?😱🥺 When I learned what he cruely, ruthlessly and selfishly did to Errol Flynn I was (and still am) shocked beyond belief. This wicked deed broke Flynn's heart mentally and emotionally destroying him. He had nothing left to live for. He died soon after - depressed -completely destroying himself with drugs and alcohol. This was how Bruce Cabot treated his greatest and best-loved friend. 😱😥

Oh, by the way when Bruce Cabot sued Errol Flynn, Flynn had just sold his house to get the money to pay his wifes and to desperately get more money to finish his movie after backers withdrew their financial suport. Flynn was now living on his yacht(his greatest love, pride and joy) which he had owned for over 20 years. Sadly, Bruce demanded and forced him to sell it after Bruce Cabot suing and winning his lawsuit. Errol Flynn was now and homeless.

I think you mean Bruce Gordon.

@@Paladin1873 Uffda! you got me dead to rights, Paladin --- have pun, will travel....

@@MegaJackpinesavage 🙂

Read his book, he never did the voyeur stuff, but he listened in on bathroom conversations

Both Wayne and Flynn tried to serve but were rejected. Flynn, despite his physique, was a mess internally. Wayne was 34 when the war began and had a large family to support, so he was initially classified 3-A. In truth, he tried repeatedly to volunteer for service with John Ford and the OSS, but Republic Studios threatened him with a lawsuit if he voluntarily left. The studio even made certain his 3-A classification was not upgraded to 1-A, which could have led to him being drafted. Wayne was Republic's bread and butter, so if he departed, the studio might suffer financially or even fold. Ford either didn't know about this or didn't care. In 1945, during the filming of "They Were Expendable", he constantly berated Duke and harassed him to the point of tears until star Robert Montgomery, a decorated PT boat commander in real life, stepped in and put a stop to it. Personally, I never held their lack of war service against either actor. Frankly, Wayne accomplished more with his war movies and defense of American values on film and in real life than he ever could have accomplished in active service. They also serve who only stand and wait.

At first, I thought of Wayne being a "draft dodger", but when you realize how old he was,i.e. 35 at the War's start & being married with 4 kids, he had an excuse for not serving! It's just that he greatly capitalized on WWII roles!

Never mind Wayne as a non combatant, both he and Cabot were a pair of shits. I wouldn't have been surprised if Wayne's sympathies lay with Nazi Germany, as he and his mates Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen were crypto fascists, members of the Czars of Hollywood.

Never mind Wayne as a non combatant, both he and Cabot were a pair of shits. I wouldn't have been surprised if Wayne's sympathies lay with Nazi Germany, as he and his mates Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen were crypto fascists, members of the Czars of Hollywood.

Never mind Wayne as a non combatant, both he and Cabot were a pair of shits. I wouldn't have been surprised if Wayne's sympathies lay with Nazi Germany, as he and his mates Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen were crypto fascists, members of the Czars of Hollywood.