Rio Grande (1950)

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7.1	IMDB rating

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Directed by

John Ford

Starring (View all)

John Wayne
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke

Maureen O'Hara
Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Ben Johnson
Trooper Travis Tyree

Claude Jarman Jr.
Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke

Harry Carey Jr.
Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone

Chill Wills
Dr. Wilkins

J. Carrol Naish
Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan

Victor McLaglen
Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon

Written by

James Kevin McGuinness
(screenplay)

James Warner Bellah

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12 years, 5 months ago at Nov 22 11:29

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John Wayne stars as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke, whose devotion to duty has cost him his marriage to his beloved Kathleen (Maureen O'Hara). Yorke gets word that his son, Jeff (Claude Jarman Jr.) -- whom he hasn't seen in 15 years -- has been dropped as a cadet from West Point, and that he lied about his age to enlist in the cavalry, in an effort to redeem himself. By chance, the boy is then assigned to h... read more

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Rio Grande takes place after the Civil War when the Union turned their attention towards the Apaches. Union officer Kirby Yorke is in charge of an outpost on the Rio Grande in which he is in charge of training of new recruits one of which is his son whom he hasn't seen in 15 years...

Release date: 15 November 1950
UPC: 017153345629

Tags: Western (7), 1950s (4), Black & White (3), 1950 (3), Romance (2), Usa (2), Talkies (2), Apaches (1), The Sons Of The Pioneers (1), Claude Jarman (1), J. Carroll Naish (1), Victor McLaglen (1), Harry Carey (1), Chill Wills (1), Grant Withers (1), Ben Johnson (1), Ken Curtis (1), Maureen O'Hara (1), John Wayne (1), Drama (1)

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Mustanaamio7's Movie Diary 2023 (58 movies items)

"27.10. 2023 "Rio Grande" is a film that gets better every time I watch it. I used to think that the film embraces some regressive values and that is still probably true to some extent, but after repeated viewings I'd say that the positive aspects of the film vastly outshine the negative aspects. The film examines classical dilemmas regarding conflicts between family honor and military honor. The main character is a cavarly officer with an especially challenging task: he has to prove that he is "