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John Wayne and John Ford collaborated on the Cavalry Trilogy movies from 1948 to 1950. - Fort Apache (1948) - She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) - Rio Grande (1950)
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Items on this list69%
Average Rating5h 33m
Total Runtime$8.4M
Total Revenue1
Fort Apache
John Ford's Most Powerful Drama. The Breathtaking Saga of the United States Cavalry! The third installment of John Ford's trilogy...
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.
Movie
June 24, 1948
2h 5m
$3M
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
John Ford's New and Finest Picture of the Fighting Cavalry!
After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Indians, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece, the pretty Olivia Dandridge, who are being evacuated for their own safety. Brittles is only a few days away from retirement and Olivia has caught the eye of two of the young officers in the Company, Lt. Flint Cohill and 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell. She's taken to wearing a yellow ribbon in her hair, a sign that she has a beau in the Cavalry, but refuses to say for whom she is wearing it.
Movie
October 22, 1949
1h 44m
$5.4M
3
Rio Grande
John Ford's Masterpiece of the Frontier!
In John Ford's sombre exploration of the mythology of American heroes, he slowly reveals the character of Owen Thursday, who sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, Thursday attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.
Movie
November 15, 1950
1h 45m
$0