Rio Grande

Nov 15, 1950

1h 45m

★ 6.8

John Ford's Most Powerful Drama. The Breathtaking Saga of the United States Cavalry! The third installment of John Ford's trilogy...

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.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Argosy Pictures

Rio Grande Trailers

Cast

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke

John Wayne

Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Maureen O'Hara

Trooper Travis Tyree

Ben Johnson

Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke

Claude Jarman Jr.

Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone

Harry Carey, Jr.

Dr. Wilkins

Chill Wills

Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan

J. Carrol Naish

Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon

Victor McLaglen

U.S. Deputy Marshal

Grant Withers

Capt. St. Jacques

Peter Ortiz

Capt. Prescott

Steve Pendleton

Margaret Mary

Karolyn Grimes

When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.

6.6

Major Dundee

Mar 15, 1965

During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.

3.7

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

Mar 31, 1947

Red Ryder convinces homesteaders to settle in Paradise Valley. Business men in nearby Central City want control of the valley and water supply and propose to build a dam for half interest in the land. They use Red to generate interest in the dam but when the dam is completed, they rig the stockholder's meeting so Central City will get the water.

6.4

Last Man Standing

Sep 20, 1996

John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to stay alive.

6.3

Frontier Hellcat

Dec 8, 1964

Outlaws disguised as Indians commit crimes against settlers but Winnetou and Old Surehand are determined to unmask the bandits and keep the peace.

7.5

They Call Me Trinity

Dec 22, 1970

The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Trinity and Bambino manage to save the Mormons and send the bad guys packing with slapstick humor instead of excessive violence, saving the day.

0.0

The Lone Star Vigilantes

Jan 1, 1942

It's Wild Bill Elliot as Wild Bill Hickok in the Columbia B-western Lone Star Vigilantes. Returning from Civil War duty, Hickok, Tex Martin and Cannonball find that their Texas home town is under the rule of Colonel Monroe, a bush-league dictator with his own police force. In true Hitlerian fashion, Monroe extorts huge sums of money from the populace, terrorizing them into silence. Our three heroes set about to put an end to Monroe's regime, with time out for Tex Ritter's musical interludes.

6.2

Old Shatterhand

Apr 30, 1964

Renegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then convince them to attack and drive out the soldiers.

6.2

Flaming Frontier

Dec 14, 1965

Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou, the amiable chief of the Apaches. Written by Robert

6.5

The Valley of Death

Dec 12, 1968

An army gold shipment and its escort vanish in the Ozarks, prompting accusations of theft and desertion but frontiersman Old Shatterhand and Apache chief Winnetou help solve the mystery of the missing army gold.

7.4

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Jun 30, 1976

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.

6.3

The Good Bad-Man

Apr 21, 1916

An outlaw calling himself Passin' Through halts his "evil" ways long enough to help out some children in difficulty.

5.4

Southwest Passage

Apr 1, 1954

As the Cavalry tests the viability of bringing camels to US deserts, a surveyor, Arab drivers, and fugitive bank robbers confront Apaches and thirst. Originally filmed in 3-D

7.5

Little Big Man

Dec 23, 1970

Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.

6.3

Rio Conchos

Oct 28, 1964

Two Army officers, an alcoholic ex-Confederate soldier and a womanizing Mexican travel to Mexico on a secret mission to prevent a megalomaniacal ex-Confederate colonel from selling a cache of stolen rifles to a band of murderous Apaches.

5.8

Goin' South

Oct 6, 1978

Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape to Mexico. He finds that there is a post-Civil War law in the small town that any single or widowed woman can save him from the gallows by marrying him.

7.3

Dead Man

Dec 23, 1995

On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

7.9

No Country for Old Men

Jun 13, 2007

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

6.9

The Desperado Trail

Oct 14, 1965

Rollins' gang wants to grab land by inciting the settlers in a war against the Indians but Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to keep the peace, until Rollins frames Winnetou up for the murder of Jicarilla Chief's son.