She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
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| She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Produced by | Merian C. Cooper Lowell J. Farrell John Ford |
| Written by | James Warner Bellah (stories) Frank S. Nugent Laurence Stallings |
| Starring | John Wayne Joanne Dru |
| Music by | Richard Hageman |
| Cinematography | Winton Hoch |
| Editing by | Jack Murray |
| Distributed by | RKO |
| Release date(s) | October 22, 1949 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English |
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. The film was the second of Ford's trilogy of films focussing on the US Cavalry, the other two films being Fort Apache (1948) and Rio Grande (1950).With a budget of $1.6 million, the film was one of the most expensive westerns of the time, but became a major hit for RKO and remains a popular classic today.
Known for its breathtaking views of Monument Valley in southern Utah, the cinematographer, Winton Hoch, won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Color Cinematography. Ford and Hoch based much of the film's imagery on the paintings and sculptures of Frederic Remington.
Ford demonstrated a number of standard Cavalry procedures in horse management in this and other movies. Strict rotation between walk, trot, and leading the horses made them last as long as possible. They were still no match for the lightly burdened Indian horses for endurance, but they were fed grain (when available), and this helped even the odds a bit.
[edit] Plot
On the verge of his retirement, the aging Cavalry Capt. Nathan Brittles (John Wayne) deals with a series of attacks by the Cheyenne and Arapaho following the defeat of Custer. Unwilling to see more lives needlessly taken, Brittles takes it upon himself to try to make peace with Chief Pony That Walks (Chief John Big Tree).
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| John Wayne | Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles |
| Joanne Dru | Olivia Dandridge |
| John Agar | Lt. Flint Cohill |
| Ben Johnson | Sgt. Tyree |
| Harry Carey Jr. | 2nd Lt. Ross Penell |
| Victor McLaglen | Sgt. Quincannon |
| Mildred Natwick | Abby Allshard "Old Iron Pants" |
| George O'Brien | Maj. Mac Allshard |
| Arthur Shields | Dr. O'Laughlin |
| Michael Dugan | Sgt. Hochbauer |
| Chief John Big Tree | Chief Pony That Walks |
| Fred Graham | Sgt. Hench |
| Chief Sky Eagle | Chief Sky Eagle |
| Tom Tyler | Cpl. Mike Quayne |
| Noble Johnson | Chief Red Shirt |
| Chief Tahachee | Chief Tahachee |
