Rio Grande

1950 · directed by John Ford

Rating

71/100

Hit

no

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.

Rio Grande (1950), directed by John Ford, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• John Wayne
• Maureen O'Hara
• Ben Johnson
• Claude Jarman Jr.
• Harry Carey Jr.
• Chill Wills
• J. Carrol Naish
• Victor McLaglen
• Grant Withers
• Peter Ortiz

Crew

• Bert Glennon — Director of Photography
• Jack Murray — Editor
• Victor Young — Original Music Composer
• James Kevin McGuinness — Screenplay

More from John Ford

1. Stagecoach (1939) — 97/100 · hit
2. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
3. The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit
4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — 89/100 · hit
5. My Darling Clementine (1946) — 86/100 · hit
6. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit

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