McClintock!
In this witty western, John Wayne played the role of a rich mining baron, interested in local women, except his ex-wife, played by Maureen O’Hara. This production made $4 million, and it gave John and his son Michael, who was a producer of McClintock!, a little fortune.
The Outlaw – a Beauty on a Haystack
It was 1943 when Jane Russell gave a new, more glam spark to westerns movies. An iconic picture of the actress on a haystack was very controversial for those times. The Outlaw actually brought $5 million box office, with a budget of $3.4 million.