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    Rio Grande (1950)

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    Following the American Civil War, the Union turns its attention to the Apaches.

    Crusty Lieutenant Colonel Kirby Yorke (John Wayne) is in charge of an outpost on the Rio Grande and responsible for training new recruits – one of which is his son (Claude Jarman Jr), who he hasn’t seen in 15 years.

    Yorke whips the boy into Apache-fighting shape but not before his mother, Kathleen (Maureen O’Hara) – the Colonel’s estranged Southern wife whose mansion he burned sown during the Civil War – shows up to take him out of there. The decision to stay or leave is left up to young Trooper Yorke, who decides to stay and fight.

    Meanwhile, Kirby and Kathleen – though separated for years – fall back in love and decide to give it another try.

    Yorke faces his toughest battle when his unorthodox plan to outwit the Apaches leads to a possible court-martial and he must fight to redeem his honour and save the love and lives of his broken family.

    The last instalment of John Ford’s “Cavalry Trilogy” – Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) were the other two – Rio Grande is a minor work, albeit a key one, which Ford allegedly undertook to secure financing for his personal project, The Quiet Man (1952).

    Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
    John Wayne
    Mrs Kathleen Yorke
    Maureen O’Hara
    Trooper Travis Tyree
    Ben Johnson
    Trooper Jefferson ‘Jeff’ Yorke
    Claude Jarman Jr.
    Trooper Daniel ‘Sandy’ Boone
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Dr Wilkins
    Chill Wills
    Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
    J. Carrol Naish
    Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon
    Victor McLaglen
    Deputy Marshal
    Grant Withers
    Capt. St. Jacques
    Peter Ortiz
    Capt. Prescott
    Steve Pendleton
    Margaret Mary
    Karolyn Grimes
    Lieutenant
    Alberto Morin
    Sergeant
    Stan Jones

    Director
    John Ford

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