The first film adaptation of True Grit was such a big hit that it actually spawned a franchise - with disappointing results.

John Wayne didn't take kindly to a British film critic who met him on a train from Denver to Salt Lake in the 1960s.

Most classics in the genre didn't get a traditional sequel, least of all with John Wayne reprising his role from the original. But that's exactly what 1975's Rooster Cogburn did, with Wayne back ...