She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. It also stars Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, Harey Carey, Jr., and Noble Johnson. It is the second film in Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy", which also includes Fort Apache (1948) and Rio Grande (1950). It's a traditional western, and if you like westerns at all you'll enjoy this. I watched it on HBO Max, though it used to be on late night television all the time.
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Rotten Tomatoes has a critics concensus score of 92%. Empire Online gives it 5 out of 5 stars and calls it "A beautifully presented tale of love, honor and duty from a master film-maker."
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...I don't remember this one.
ReplyDeleteI would've found it hard to miss.
DeleteI like this film because I like westerns. I think John Ford filmed at Monument Valley also, which give such amazing scenery too. Happy weekend Nita!
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the westerns that's close to perfect.
DeleteOne of my favorites. I thought Wayne should have gotten an Oscar for his performance, especially the graveyard scenes when he talks to his wife. And I love Ben Johnson as Sgt. Tyree.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Wayne discovered westerns. He was suited for those roles. The casting here is perfect.
DeleteI remember seeing this film, and surprisingly, I liked it! Have a great weekend, Valerie
ReplyDeleteIt's an engaging story well-acted.
Delete"A lusty romance" LOL!
ReplyDeleteBut Westerns... not really my thing.
My father loved them and us kids were "forced" to watch, too....
We had westerns on our tv a lot when I was growing up, though I wasn't forced to watch them. I got sooo tired of westerns, though, because there was so much of it. I've grown to appreciate them more.
DeleteThis takes me back ...
ReplyDeleteWe used to watch quite a few westerns when growing up.
All the best Jan
When I was growing up there were more westerns than anything else.
DeleteThis is one we have in our collection.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely re-watchable.
DeleteI'm sure I have seen this one on tv before. It sounds and looks so familiar.
ReplyDeleteIt used to be on tv a lot.
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