Movie
Rio Grande
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1950-11-15
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Argosy Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Steve Pendleton as Capt. Prescott
- Karolyn Grimes as Margaret Mary
Crew
- John Ford - Director
- James Kevin McGuinness - Screenplay
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