The strangely brilliant case of just having to stuff a star into a role, John Wayne once played Genghis Khan. Yes, that Genghis Khan. Theres nothing I can say after that which makes it sound any better. I realise that it was the 1950s and there probably wasnt a hope in hell of having a ethnic Mongolian take the part, but putting John Wayne in just seemed like a huge insult which duly overshadowed the entire film. It really was just the epitome of ridiculousness. Produced by well-known eccentric Howard Hughes, it was just surreal to see a The Duke a man most at home in a Stetson decked out in full Mongol regalia and pretending to have come from the Steppes. Yes, actors are meant to be versatile, but this isnt Daniel Day-Lewis were talking about here its Wayne, fully known to be quite wooden (If awesome) in most of his roles. The fact he cant even be bothered with the accent just rams this home I wouldnt be surprised if he said pilgrim at any point, I really wouldnt. All in all, a giant farce from start to finish which was summarily thrown out and savaged by the critics.