Saturday, November 17, 2018

Rio Grande (1950)

Rio Grande is a 1950 western directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. This is a standard western, with no strange and modern innovations to distract you from the basic cavalry and Indians plot. Not that I mind strange and modern innovations, but sometimes I just want a traditional western. This is one. Oh, and there are singing cowboys. You've been warned.

I watched this online, but I don't see it now. Here's the trailer:



The New York Times concludes a positive review with this: "Despite General Sheridan's pensive aside, "I wonder what history will say about this," Mr. Ford needn't worry. Chances are his public will eat it up." Slant Magazine calls it "a film of great warmth and humor". Rotten Tomatoes has a critics score of 75%.

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8 comments:

  1. My name is Erika.7:13 AM

    I like this film. It is a classic 1950's western. They always remind me of my dad as I always watching them with him when I was a kid. Happy weekend! Hugs-Erika

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:46 AM

      John Wayne isn't my favorite, but he is iconic and this film really is a classic. Westerns were popular when I was little, and I have fond memories of watching them, too, especially all those tv series :)

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  2. CJ Kennedy9:26 AM

    I like John Wayne though this isn't one of my favorites. I do like Ben Johnson and his recurring character, Travis Tyree.

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:56 PM

      Johnson was a cowboy in real life. An authentic piece of the West :)

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  3. Rita8:44 PM

    Not a John Wayne fan but I like Maureen O'Hara. I'm pretty sure I watched this long ago on TV. Not a big fan of westerns but saw quite a few back when you only had 4 channels so you picked the best of the worst to watch--LOL! ;)

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:17 AM

      Yeah, he's not one of my favorites, but some of the movies he's been in are must-see classics. There was a time when you couldn't turn on the tv without seeing a western. They're not nearly as common now. Now, it's cop shows lol

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  4. Valerie-Jael1:41 AM

    I'm not a fan of westerns, either, and singing cowboys? The mind boggles! Have a great day, Valerie

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:18 AM

      The more westerns I watch the more I like them, but the singing cowboy thing is something I'll never grow fond of lol

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