The "terribly embarrassing" 1933 role John Wayne couldn't stand

The "terribly embarrassing" 1933 role John Wayne couldn't stand

The more successful an actor becomes, the less likely they are to embarrass themselves, since they hold more control over their career. Unfortunately, in the early 1930s, John Wayne was only one or two steps removed from being a complete nobody. After dozens of uncredited and bit-part roles in cheap and cheerful pictures, he was finally awarded his first leading role in Raoul Walsh’s 1930 western, The Big Trail, which promptly shit the bed at th…