The Conqueror (1956)
Susan Hayward is my favorite classic actress. I’ve seen every movie of hers I could get my hands on, and no matter how terrible it was or how small her part was, I’ve watched every film through to its entirety. The Conqueror is the exception. It’s the only Susan Hayward movie I’ve ever turned off.
John Wayne plays Genghis Khan. Take a minute to wrap your head around that ludicrous casting decision. He kidnaps Susan Hayward because he thinks she’s beautiful, and because he’s The Conqueror so he thinks he can conquer her, too. She hates him at first, but after she realizes she’s no match for his macho strength and prowess, she falls in love with him.
Not only is this movie so horrifically cheesy, cheap, badly acted, poorly written, and absurd, but there’s a very sad backstory attached to this film. It was shot on location in Utah, near where nuclear weapons were tested three years prior. The government assured everyone there was no danger of nuclear fallout, but the director, many of the leads, and about half the crew got cancer in the ensuing decades. Director Dick Powell died of cancer after seven years, Pedro Armendariz got cancer in four years, John Wayne and Agnes Moorehead died of cancer in the 1970s, and Susan Hayward died of a brain tumor, tragically after starring in the remake of Dark Victory.
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John Wayne plays Genghis Khan. Take a minute to wrap your head around that ludicrous casting decision. He kidnaps Susan Hayward because he thinks she’s beautiful, and because he’s The Conqueror so he thinks he can conquer her, too. She hates him at first, but after she realizes she’s no match for his macho strength and prowess, she falls in love with him.
Not only is this movie so horrifically cheesy, cheap, badly acted, poorly written, and absurd, but there’s a very sad backstory attached to this film. It was shot on location in Utah, near where nuclear weapons were tested three years prior. The government assured everyone there was no danger of nuclear fallout, but the director, many of the leads, and about half the crew got cancer in the ensuing decades. Director Dick Powell died of cancer after seven years, Pedro Armendariz got cancer in four years, John Wayne and Agnes Moorehead died of cancer in the 1970s, and Susan Hayward died of a brain tumor, tragically after starring in the remake of Dark Victory.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Juhi Thaker" for posting!
More Susan Hayward movies here!