The iconic, career-ending death scene that John Wayne filmed for The Shootist nearly happened 26 years earlier, via a 1950 Western film.

Having made over 179 films, it's unsurprising that John Wayne has some that he's less proud of. There was one, however, that ...

John Wayne's career in Western movies cemented him as one of the genre's biggest icons, and he cemented his status by ending his Western career on a perfect note in The Shootist.