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Behind the Bastards
A book that was referenced when discussing John Wayne's physical abuse towards Marlene Dietrich, specifically the incident where he punched her in the face on set.
Duke handled her the way he handled every woman in his life when she provoked him he punched her and it didn't matter if it was in public on location for the spoilers in Lake Arrowhead, California Duk...
— Episode: Part Two: John Wayne: A Dude Who Sucked
Episode: Part Two: John Wayne: A Dude Who Sucked
A book that was referenced when discussing John Wayne's physical abuse towards Marlene Dietrich, specifically the incident where he punched her in the face on set.
Duke handled her the way he handled every woman in his life when she provoked him he punched her and it didn't matter if it was in public on location for the spoilers in Lake Arrowhead, California Duke and Marlene were rehearsing a scene for the film Duke suggested one way to play the scene and Marlene suggested another Duke pressed his point in Marlene finally shot back. That's a dumb idea Dukes face turned to stone and his eyes burned with suppressed rage as the camera was about to roll Duke angrily retied his Bandana, which he'd loosened between takes Duke tied a bigger than normal knot and Marlene saw it and told him you don't even know how to tie a bandana suddenly Duke exploded. He swung a huge fist in a roundhouse right and hit Marlene right in the face. She went flying landing hard in the rough dirt Marlene lay sprawled on the ground for a moment gathering her senses. She didn't cry now.
Episode: Part Two: John Wayne: A Dude Who Sucked
The podcasters discussed a quote from this book about John Wayne's rough treatment of Marlene Dietrich on the set of a movie, including a physical altercation and her reaction to it.
Duke handled her the way he handled every woman in his life when she provoked him he punched her and it didn't matter if it was in public or on location.
Duke suggested one way to play the scene and Marlene suggested another. Duke pressed his point and Marlene finally shot back, 'That's a dumb idea.' Duke's face turned to stone and his eyes burned with suppressed rage as the camera was about to roll.
Duke angrily retied his Bandana, which he'd loosened between takes. Duke tied a bigger than normal knot and Marlene saw it and told him, 'You don't even know how to tie a Bandana.' Suddenly Duke exploded. He swung a huge fist in a roundhouse right and hit Marlene right in the face.