Rio Grande

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.

Cast

John Wayne

as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke

Maureen O'Hara

as Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Ben Johnson

as Trooper Travis Tyree

Claude Jarman Jr.

as Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke

Harry Carey, Jr.

as Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone

Chill Wills

as Dr. Wilkins

J. Carrol Naish

as Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan

Victor McLaglen

as Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon

Grant Withers

as U.S. Deputy Marshal

Peter Ortiz

as Capt. St. Jacques

Reviews

Per Gunnar Jonsson

In this old classic John Wayne had not yet become the somewhat grumpy old tough guy as he is in many of his classical movies. He is somewhat younger and his character as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is a bit more emotional than the characters that he often played and there is a bit more romance in this movi...

John Chard

More artistry from the maestro. The final piece of John Ford's cavalry trilogy is a fine portrait of the old west and the soldiers who operated at that time. Much like She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, this film continues with the central theme of human focus, getting close and real to what makes these f...

CinemaSerf

"Col. Yorke" (John Wayne) has enough on his plate fighting the marauding Apache when his son "Jeff" (Claude Jarman Jr) arrives at his post, only to be followed shortly thereafter by the man's mother "Kathleen" (Maureen O'Hara) determined to buy him out. Let's just say that marital relations are a bi...

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