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Red River trailer. 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. The dramatic tension stems from a growing feud over the management of the drive between the Texas ...
Although filmed in 1946, the film was delayed release until August 1948. A critical and commercial success, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards. [29] Clift's second film role (though it premiered first that same year) was The Search, which earned him his first nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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."
Dru was spotted by a talent scout and made her first film appearance in Abie's Irish Rose (1946). [3] [4] Over the next decade, Dru appeared frequently in films and on television. She was often cast in western films such as Howard Hawks's Red River (1948), and the John Ford productions She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Wagon Master (1950). [4]
He also starred in a 1988 TV remake of Wayne's 1948 classic Red River, appearing in Wayne's role as Tom Dunson. An urban legend has it that John Wayne turned down the starring role of Matt Dillon in the classic television Western Gunsmoke , instead recommending James Arness for the part.
Red River, an American film named for the Texan river; Red River, a television movie remake of the classic film from 1948, starring James Arness, Bruce Boxleitner, and Gregory Harrison; Red River Valley (1997 film), a Chinese film about British intrusion of Tibet; Red River, a Chinese film named for the Yunnanese river
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 ...
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 ...