“A man ought to do what he thinks is best.” —John Wayne as Hondo Lane, Hondo (1953) The dog that played Sam in the film was named Pal and he was the original screen Lassie. In this movie, he is supposed to be vicious and ill-tempered, but the temperatures during filming were so hot, he simply panted instead of snarling when on-camera. To overcome this, he was kept in a special air-conditioned crate while on set and was only brought out for his shots. He sure convinced us he was not to be tangled with in this scene, a sign of a good actor and a good boy. In Big Jake (1971) a collie named Laddie aka Lassie Jr. played Dog. Laddie (Lassie Jr.) was an offspring of this dog, Pal, who was also the original screen Lassie. #JohnWayne #JohnWayneQuotes #JohnWayneTrivia #JohnWayneExperience #JohnWayneValues