Rio Grande

Rio Grande

★ 6.8IMDb Score
Released:1950-11-15
Genre:Western
Duration:105 min
Director:John Ford
Actors:John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman Jr., Harry Carey Jr.
Production:Argosy Pictures

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.

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