The iconic 10 button bib front shirt worn by Wayne in "The Searchers" (1956), Complete with Wayne's original screen worn neckerchief. Sewn-in Western Costume Co. label: "11-2107-2 / John Wayne / Chest 46 / Sleeve Ch. #5", with WCC stamps.
More than just a John Wayne and John Ford collaboration, “The Searchers” is widely regarded to be one of the greatest Westerns of all time. Directed by John Ford, starring Wayne as Ethan Edwards along with Natalie Wood, Jeffery Hunter and Vera Miles.
"John Ford's “The Searchers” contains scenes of magnificence, and one of John Wayne's best performances. There are shots that are astonishingly beautiful. A cover story in New York magazine called it the most influential movie in American history… Ethan Edwards, fierce, alone, a defeated soldier with no role in peacetime, is one of the most compelling characters Ford and Wayne ever created (they worked together on 14 films)." --Roger Ebert
Included in the lot is an original promotional photo of Wayne wearing the shirt.
Lot 280, Sold $23,600.
Brian Lebel's Mesa Old West Auction - January 23, 2021. Mesa, AZ.
