Gail Russell: Angel and the Badman
With her mesmerizing stare and kind demeanor, The Uninvited star, Gail Russell, wins over John Wayne’s heart in the 1947 film Angel and the Badman. Perhaps, it’s the story of opposites attract that make us root for love to win in the end, but the way The Duke and Russell look at each other feels authentic. The pair’s chemistry didn’t go unnoticed, and they starred in Wake of the Red Witch together the following year.
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About the Author
Henry’s first book, The Greatest Westerns Ever Made, and the People Who Made Them, was published by TwoDot in 2024. The Brooklyn-born, L.A.-based writer has contributed articles to the INSP blog since 2016, been Film Editor for True West since 2015, and has written Henry’s Western Round-up, the online report on Western film production, since 2010. His screenwriting credits include Speedtrap (1977) and Double Cross (1994). He’s the first writer welcomed into the Western Writers of America for his work in electronic media. He’s done audio commentary on over thirty Spaghetti and domestic Westerns.
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