Back in 1946, John Wayne shot the first of his five movies with director Howard Hawks.

Red River, a fictional tale of the first cattle drive from Texas to Kansas, followed a growing feud between Duke’s Texas rancher Thomas and his adopted adult son Matt played by Montgomery Clift in his film debut. And it turns out that the two Hollywood stars did not get on in real life either.

Burt Lancaster had originally been considered for the role of Matt in Red River. However, Clift ended up being…