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So as to not hijack Major Crimes thread but can anyone name all EIGHT movies where The Duke had an on screen death?

 

Sea Chase doesn't count as the movie leaves you wondering if Captain Ehrlich and Miss Keller really went down with the ship.

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Well... there was the one where he got eaten up by the giant octopus... was that "The Wake of the Red Witch?"   :)

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Had to look it up:

 

His death is seen in the following films:

• The Shootist - He is killed in a gunfight in at the end of the film. 
• The Cowboys - He is killed by Bruce Dern's character. 
• The Alamo - Playing Davy Crockett, he is killed by a Mexican soldier's lance. 
• Sands of Iwo Jima - He is killed by a sniper's bullet at the end of the film. 
• Wake of the Red Witch - He dies as the ship sinks. 
• The Fighting Seabees - He is shot by a sniper. 
• Reap the Wild Wind - He is killed by a giant squid. 

His character death is not shown in the following:

• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - His character is dead at the beginning of the film and the story is told in flashback by James Stewart who is attending his funeral. 
• The Sea Chase - Lana Turner and Wayne are on a ship when it sinks, but the possibility that the characters survived is left open. 
• The Deceiver - Ian Keith's character died, but the corpse was played by John Wayne. 
• Central Airport - John Wayne has a very minor role as the co-pilot of an aircraft that crashes into the ocean.
 

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4 minutes ago, Major Crimes said:

Had to look it up:

 

His death is seen in the following films:

• The Shootist - He is killed in a gunfight in at the end of the film. 
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Well, not really a gunfight; killed by a sneaking, low-down back-shooting bartender; I still hold a grudge against the guys behind the bar for that one. :ph34r:

 

LL

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16 hours ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said:

 

Well, not really a gunfight; killed by a sneaking, low-down back-shooting bartender; I still hold a grudge against the guys behind the bar for that one. :ph34r:

 

LL

Maybe because you actually passed the bar?

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