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Rio Grande

Release Year
1950
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Western
Directed By
John Ford
Rio Grande

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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

John Wayne

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke

Maureen O'Hara

Mrs. Kathleen Yorke

Ben Johnson

Trooper Travis Tyree

Claude Jarman Jr.

Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke

Chill Wills

Dr. Wilkins

J. Carrol Naish

Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan

Victor McLaglen

Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon

Grant Withers

U.S. Deputy Marshal

Peter Ortiz

Capt. St. Jacques

Steve Pendleton

Capt. Prescott

Ken Curtis

Donnelly - Regimental Singer

Stan Jones

Sergeant

Crew

John Ford

Director

James Kevin McGuinness

Screenplay

Bert Glennon

Director of Photography

Victor Young

Original Music Composer

Jack Murray

Editor

Adele Palmer

Costume Design

Merian C. Cooper

Producer

John Ford

Producer

James Warner Bellah

Author

Barbara Ford

Assistant Editor

Frank Hotaling

Art Direction

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