Movie
Red River
Overview
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.
Details
- Release date
- 1948-09-17
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Monterey Productions, Charles K. Feldman Group
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Wayne as Thomas Dunson
- Montgomery Clift as Matthew Garth
- Joanne Dru as Tess Millay
- Walter Brennan as 'Groot' Nadine
- Coleen Gray as Fen
- Harry Carey as Mr. Melville
- John Ireland as Cherry Valance
- Noah Beery Jr. as Buster McGee
- Harry Carey, Jr. as Dan Latimer
- Chief Yowlachie as Quo
- Paul Fix as Teeler Yacey
- Hank Worden as Simms Reeves
Crew
- Howard Hawks - Director
- Borden Chase - Screenplay
- Charles Schnee - Screenplay
- Borden Chase - Story
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