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Red River is a 1948 American Western film, directed and produced by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift. It gives a fictional account of the first cattle drive from Texas to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail .
Reportedly, Wayne's 1948 performance in Red River changed Ford's mind, causing him to exclaim, "I didn't know the big son of a bitch could act!" [ 8 ] Ford realized Wayne had grown considerably as an actor, and was now capable of playing the character he envisaged for this film.
Joanne Dru (born Joan Letitia LaCock; [1] January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) [2] was an American film and television actress, known for such films as Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, All the King's Men, and Wagon Master.
John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian-American actor and film director. [1] Born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in New York City, he came to prominence with film audiences for his supporting roles in several high-profile Western films, including My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948), Vengeance Valley (1951), and Gunfight at the O.K ...
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The similarity to famed cowtown Abilene, Kansas, in Howard Hawks' Red River (1948) was intentional. [8] Red River again is tied in as "the last picture show", which Sonny and Duane watch at the end of the film. [9] After shooting wrapped, Bogdanovich went back to Los Angeles to edit the film footage on a Moviola.
A Song Is Born was the number one film in the country from the time of its release until November 1948, while Hawks's other (and in his opinion, best) film, Red River, was second. [5] However, A Song Is Born never broke even, only earning about $2.2 million (equivalent to $27.9 million in 2023 [7]), while Red River went on to gross $4.1 million ...
English: Trailer for the film Red River (1948), directed by Howard Hawks. December 26th is the anniversary of Hawks' death. In 1990, Red River was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."