Back in 1968 having shot his Oscar-winning performance as Rooster Cogburn in True Grit, John Wayne made one other Western with Rock Hudson.

The Undefeated adopted the French Imperial intervention in Mexico through the 1860s and was loosely based mostly on a Confederate General’s actual escape south of the US border after the American Civil War.

According to the closeted co-star’s lover Marc Christian, who wasn’t allowed on the three-month location shoot, Duke would decide on Hudson throughout filming earlier than the pair turned mates.

According to Mark Griffin’s biography of Hudson, All that Heaven Allows, Wayne would “direct” his co-star, always telling him what he ought to do on digital camera.

In response, Hudson would do the identical again, to which Duke responded with a pointed finger: “I like you”.

As a outcome, Wayne and Hudson turned mates and would incessantly play chess and bridge collectively.

According to Duke’s property, The Undefeated premiered 54 years in the past this week in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In the social media put up, they shared how the Western star critically injured himself on the set however labored out learn how to full the film in order to not disappoint his followers.

A caption on the put up reads: “During filming, John Wayne fell from his horse and fractured three ribs. He couldn’t work for almost two weeks.

“Then he tore a ligament in his shoulder and couldn’t use one arm at all. Director Andrew V McLaglen could only film him from an angle for the rest of the picture.

“Duke’s only concern, throughout, was not to disappoint his fans, despite being in terrible pain.”