John Wayne plays an Army Lt. Colonel whose regiment is defending a settlement against Apache Indian attacks in “Rio Grande.” The situation is complicated when his son is one of eighteen recruits sent to join him, with his mother tagging along. Director John Ford (“The Grapes of Wrath” 1940) put to good use his film expertise at the helm, from a superb screenplay penned by James Kevin McGuiness.
The co-stars behind The Duke includes Maureen O’Hara as his wife, Claude Jarman Jr. as his son, J. Carroll Nash as Gen. Sheridan, as well as Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Chill Wills, Victor McLaglen, Grant Withers, Peter Ortiz, Steve Pendleton, Karoline Grimes, Alberto Morin, Stan Jones, Fred Kennedy, and music by the Sons of the Pioneers, featuring Ken Curtis and Shug Fisher.
The very watchable “Rio Grande” was a hit at the box office for producer John Ford, Argosy Pictures, and Republic Pictures. This was the third in Ford’s “cavalry trilogy” following “Fort Apache” (1948) and “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” (1949). “Rio Grande” is also the first of five film that Wayne and O’Hara made together: “The Quiet Man” (1952), “Wings of Eagles” (1957), “McLintock!” (1963), and “Big Jake” (1971). Claude Jarman Jr. also played the son of famous parents in “The Yearling” with Jane Wyman and Gregory Peck.
Rio Grande (1950)
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John Wayne plays an Army Lt. Colonel whose regiment is defending a settlement against Apache Indian attacks in “Rio Grande.” The situation is complicated when his son is one of eighteen recruits sent to join him, with his mother tagging along. Director John Ford (“The Grapes of Wrath” 1940) put to good use his film expertise at the helm, from a superb screenplay penned by James Kevin McGuiness.
The co-stars behind The Duke includes Maureen O’Hara as his wife, Claude Jarman Jr. as his son, J. Carroll Nash as Gen. Sheridan, as well as Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Chill Wills, Victor McLaglen, Grant Withers, Peter Ortiz, Steve Pendleton, Karoline Grimes, Alberto Morin, Stan Jones, Fred Kennedy, and music by the Sons of the Pioneers, featuring Ken Curtis and Shug Fisher.
The very watchable “Rio Grande” was a hit at the box office for producer John Ford, Argosy Pictures, and Republic Pictures. This was the third in Ford’s “cavalry trilogy” following “Fort Apache” (1948) and “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” (1949). “Rio Grande” is also the first of five film that Wayne and O’Hara made together: “The Quiet Man” (1952), “Wings of Eagles” (1957), “McLintock!” (1963), and “Big Jake” (1971). Claude Jarman Jr. also played the son of famous parents in “The Yearling” with Jane Wyman and Gregory Peck.