1953’s “Hondo,” both the John Wayne movie and the tie-in Louis L’Amour novel, say that Hondo Lane has a ranch “east of San Dimas.” Seen here in the background is the statue of 19th ...

Wayne’s character, Hondo Lane, says he owns a ranch in California “east of San Dimas.” A welcome amount of comment rolled in from “Hondo” admirers. We’ll get to those in a moment.

John Wayne starred as Hondo Lane in ‘Hondo’ L-R: Frank McGrath as Lowe’s Partner and John Wayne as Hondo Lane | Warner Bros. via Getty Images The 1953 Wayne movie called Hondo was directed ...

1953’s “Hondo,” both the John Wayne movie and the tie-in Louis L’Amour novel, say that Hondo Lane has a ranch “east of San Dimas.” Seen here in the background is the statue of 19th century western ...