Rio Grande
1950 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 6.8 · 66% critics
A cavalry commander on the Texas frontier struggles to protect settlers from raids while coping with too few troops and constant pressure. His already tense post is shaken when a new batch of recruits arrives, including his estranged son, forcing duty and family conflict to collide amid growing danger.
Also known as John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Rio Grande · Rio Bravo · Rio Bravo, Rio Grande Command · Cavalry 3: Rio Grande
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-11-15
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (394 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic cavalry Western that mixes frontier action with family tension, romance, and frequent musical interludes, in the vein of Fort Apache or She Wore a Yellow Ribbon; Not for you if you want nonstop action and minimal singing.
Pros: strong frontier atmosphere; lively romance and humor; memorable camp songs | Cons: familiar, predictable story; uneven pacing at times; songs interrupt the action
Themes
- texas
- settler
- apache nation
- usa–mexico border
- black and white
- father son relationship
Cast & crew
John Wayne
as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
Maureen O'Hara
as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke
Ben Johnson
as Trooper Travis Tyree
Claude Jarman Jr.
as Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke
Harry Carey, Jr.
as Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone
Chill Wills
as Dr. Wilkins
J. Carrol Naish
as Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
Victor McLaglen
as Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon
Grant Withers
as U.S. Deputy Marshal
- PO
Peter Ortiz
as Capt. St. Jacques
Directed by John Ford