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Rio Grande is a 1950 American romantic Western film [4] [5] directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. It is the third installment of Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy", following two RKO Pictures releases: Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). [ 6 ]
Rio Grande is a 1949 American western film directed by Norman Sheldon and starring Sunset Carson, Lee Morgan and Bobby Clack. [1] It was distributed by the low-budget company Astor Pictures . It was shot on location in San Ygnacio, Texas and at the Oliver Drake Ranch in California .
Ford cast him in the remaining two of the three films that have come to be known as Ford's cavalry trilogy, all starring John Wayne: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Rio Grande (1950) joining Fort Apache. Both roles showcased Johnson's riding ability. Ford also cast Johnson as the lead in Wagon Master (1950), one of Ford's favorites.
It is the second film in Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy", along with Fort Apache (1948) and Rio Grande (1950). With a budget of $1.6 million, the film was one of the most expensive Westerns made up to that time. It was a major hit for RKO. The film is named after "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", a song popular with the U.S. military.
Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen and James Arness as Matt Dillon, 1968. Curtis was a singer before moving into acting, and combined both careers once he entered films. [6] Curtis was with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941, and succeeded Frank Sinatra as vocalist until Dick Haymes contractually replaced Sinatra in 1942.
2 Cast. 3 References. 4 External links. Toggle the table of contents ... Rose of the Rio Grande is a 1938 American Western film directed by William Nigh and starring ...
Rio Grande is a 1938 American western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Charles Starrett, Ann Doran and Bob Nolan. [1] ... Cast. Charles Starrett as Cliff Houston;
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