Rio Grande
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Movie Reviews of Rio Grande
Movie Review: One of the Dukes best westerns
Summary: 5 Stars
John Wayne and Maureen Ohara directed by John Ford, what more could you ask for. Well in this case you get a great story, strong supporting cast, good music great scenery lots of action and a little humor. This is part of Ford's trilogy and one of the best in my opinion.Movie Review: Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD edition of Rio Grande is of the highest quality. There is no need to be wordy. Rio Grande is simply awesome in picture quality and sound! One can only hope that She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Fort Apache will be released soon and will be of the same caliber.Movie Review: The Best of The Trilogy
Summary: 5 Stars
To me this is the most enjoyable of the Ford-Wayne western trilogy. It has a more human story & great chemistry between Wayne & O'Hara. Supporting cast is excellent & 2 songs performed by the Sons of the Pioneers are well suited to the plot.Movie Review: Classic Western Movie with an outstanding actor.
Summary: 5 Stars
This John Wayne Western movie is great.
I intend to make it a part of my DVD library
including other Western classics.
Movie Review: The third of John Ford's trilogy tribute to the U.S. CavalryRio Grande Collectors Edition
Summary: 4 Stars
Many Great Westerns have been the results of Director and Star partnerships none more so than John Ford and John Wayne From STAGECOACH (1939) to THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962). Just about in the middle of this period they made three films regarded as Ford's Cavalry Trilogy. As well as John Wayne, Victor McLagen (A former Ford favourite) would also appear in all three! FORT APACHE (1948) SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (1949) and RIO GRANDE (1950).
In RIO GRANDE John Wayne reprises his role of Kirby Yorke from FORT APACHE. John Ford had just completed WAGONMASTER (1950) starring Ward Bond in the title role along with Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jnr both who no doubt for a matter of convenience retained their names of Travis (Tyree) and Sandy (Boone) from WAGONMASTER. Ben Johnson also played Sgt Tyree in SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON. The film also stars Maureen O'Hara as Wayne's estranged screen wife, Claude Jarman Junior as their son and last but not least J. Carrol Naish as Lt Gen Phil Sheridan.
The story is basically a study of reconciliation between the Wayne and O'Hara characters during the Apache wars. Beautifully shot in black and white plenty of images on the skyline, as well as that of the troops encampment and on the move.
The horse riding sequences are outstanding it's reputed that Johnson, Carey and the young Jarmen did all the Roman (standing on two horses whilst going at full gallop) style riding. Ben Johnson was a former stunt rider and double and it's these three who are the real heroes of the piece!
As usual with most John Ford films we have several comic set pieces as well as the frequent accompaniment by "The Sons of the Pioneers" (A singing group previously lead by Roy Rogers). John Wayne was in a purple patch at this stage of his career having had critical acclaim for the aforementioned SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON and Howard Hawkes RED RIVER (1948). Any John Ford / John Wayne aficionado will have a field day with this release, but any Western fan should find much to enjoy in this top quality Collector's Edition DVD
This Rio Grande Collector's Edition DVD along with Trailers (All digitally remastered). Plus extras
"THE MAKING OF RIO GRANDE" Hosted by Leonard Maltin
"ALONG THE RIO GRANDE WITH MAUREEN O'HARA"