John Dalmas ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>Steve Schwartz wrote:
>
>>Fans may remember it fondly as the source of a beloved howler: John Wayne
>>as a Roman centurion grunting, as only he could, the line "Truly, this
>>was the Son of God."
>
>Why is that a howler, Steve? It is taken verbatim from the New Testament ...

Actually the way I read it, Wayne delivered the line, the director (George
Stevens?) yelled "cut!" and then asked "Duke, could we have that line with
a little more awe?"

JW: "Sure"

GS: "Action"

JW: "Awwwww - truly this was the Son of God!"

deryk barker
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