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John Wayne stars as a Union officer who reunites with his estranged wife and son on the Rio Grande, where they face hostile Apaches and a court-martial. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic western film.
- (18K)
- Drama, Romance, Western
- John Ford
- 1950-11-15
Rio Grande is a 1950 American romantic Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. It is the third installment of Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy", following two RKO Pictures releases: Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949).
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic Western film Rio Grande, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, musicians, and more on IMDb.
A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande is confronted with murderous raiding Apaches, a son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years. Rio Grande takes place after the Civil War when the Union turned their attention towards the Apaches.
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby Yorke (John Wayne) heads a cavalry post on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, defending settlers against Apaches launching raids from the Mexican side of the river.
- (17)
- John Wayne
- John Ford
- Western
Watch John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in this classic John Ford film about a cavalry officer fighting Apaches. Rio Grande is a TV-14 rated Western, Romance and Drama movie available on Tubi.
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A cavalry officer faces a shortage of troops and a hostile Apache threat on the Texas frontier. His son, a young trooper, joins his regiment after a long separation.
