During World War I, he led an infantry band called The Hellfighters that introduced French and British soldiers to the new American sound.

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We received two nominations for "Hellfighters, " the lackluster 1968 John Wayne vehicle based on the life of oil well fire wrangler Red Adair.

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Lacking the money to pay him, Anschutz came up with a creative solution: He charged Universal Studios to shoot the firefighters for Hellfighters, a film starring John Wayne that the studio was making.

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Lacking the money to pay Adair, Anschutz came up with a creative solution: He charged Universal Studios to shoot the firefighters for Hellfighters, a film the studio was making at the time that starred John Wayne.

FORBES: Morality Play