Watch the trailer for The Undefeated (1969)<\/h3>\n

Back in 1968, having shot his Oscar-winning performance as Rooster Cogburn in True Grit, John Wayne made another Western with Rock Hudson.<\/p>\n

The Undefeated followed the French Imperial intervention in Mexico during the 1860s and was loosely based on a Confederate General\u2019s real escape south of the US border after the American Civil War.<\/p>\n

Originally James Arness was set to star opposite Duke\u2019s Colonel John Henry Thomas as Colonel James Langon.<\/p>\n

But when the 6\u20197 Gunsmoke star was unavailable, Wayne decided to go with another tall actor by helping cast Hudson.<\/p>\n

Marking what would have been the latter\u2019s 98th birthday this week, the John Wayne estate quoted him: \u201cJohn Wayne was then the Hollywood legend, and I was on screen with him. The guy is an angel. He saved my life back then when no other filmmaker wanted to know me.”<\/p>\n

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The closeted co-star\u2019s lover Marc Christian, who wasn\u2019t allowed on the three-month location shoot, said Duke would pick on Hudson during filming before the pair became friends.<\/p>\n

According to Mark Griffin\u2019s biography of Hudson, All that Heaven Allows, Wayne would \u201cdirect\u201d his co-star, constantly telling him what he should do on camera.<\/p>\n

In response, Hudson would do the same back, to which Duke responded with a pointed finger: \u201cI like you\u201d.<\/p>\n

As a result, Wayne and Hudson became friends and would frequently play chess and bridge together.<\/p>\n

Duke seriously struggled with injuries on the set of The Undefeated but tenaciously powered through the pain to complete the movie for fans.<\/p>\n

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  In a post marking The Undefeated\u2019s 54th anniversary last month, Wayne\u2019s estate wrote: \u201cDuring filming, John Wayne fell from his horse and fractured three ribs. He couldn’t work for almost two weeks.<\/p>\n

  \u201cThen 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.<\/p>\n

  \u201cDuke’s only concern, throughout, was not to disappoint his fans, despite being in terrible pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

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