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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

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     Rio Grande
1950  NR  WESTERN  1h 45min
CAST— John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, Jr., Victor MacLaglen, Claude Jarman, Jr., Chill Wills, J. Carrol Naish, Grant Withers, Pat Wayne
MUSIC— Victor Young  DIRECTOR— John Ford  BASED ON— Mission with no Record (story), by James Walter Bellah

     John Ford directs John Wayne yet again, this time with lukewarm results. Wayne plays a U.S. Cavalry officer whose now grown son has been assigned to his regiment. Wayne’s estranged wife (played by Maureen O’Hara, in their first pairing together) shows up to take their son home but he is firm in his resolve to stay. O’Hara decides to stay, as well, if only to continue persuading her son to leave. Soon after a devastating Indian attack is made on the troop and the dependent children are all taken from the barracks. It looks like it’s up to the cavalry to save the day. Focusing more on the dynamic relationship between separated husband and wife, this Western tale plays out like a plain ol’ drama. Slightly redeemed by a thrilling finale. Still considered a classic.
OUR RATING— ** ½

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