Globe Trotter

John Wayne was a World Traveller (from left): Enhancing Air France in 1961, taking directions in Paris from a French gendarme, arriving at Amsterdam airport for the Dutch premiere of The Alamo, visiting Acropolis in Athens - his bags were always packed.

John Wayne endorses Air France - in the year he travelled to Paris to do his bit in "The Longest Day".

John Wayne arrives in Amsterdam for the Dutch premiere of "The Alamo".

John Wayne visits the Acropolis in Athens.

John Wayne, Globe Trotter: he often okayed a movie because of its filming location.

Africa

Joe January and Sean Mercer both called the Dark Continent their home.

france

John Wayne starred in one of the biggest movies ever mounted in France.

italy

John Wayne worked in the famed Cinecitta Studios in Rome twice.

mexico

With Hondo, Wayne started a tradition of shooting westerns in Mexico.

japan

The Duke went to Japan to film in the unusual locales in Kyoto and the Tokyo studios.

london

Detective Brannigan used up no less than sixty London locales to get his man.

ireland

Innisfree is a fictional place but Cong, home of The Quiet Man, is for real.

spain

Barcelona, Madrid and other Spanish locations became a whole Cirus World.

All photos on this website courtesy of Roland Schaefli, unless otherwise stated.

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