According to imdb, 5 movies in which john wayne appeared are listed as having used the moab area of utah as a location setting. Rio grande is a 1950 western film directed by john ford and starring john wayne and maureen ohara. In 1909, when john fains gang kidnaps jacob mccandles grandson. The film was criticized for being too studiobound and for having too many songs.
For most of the movie, the troopers are carrying trapdoor carbines, including. With john wayne, maureen ohara, ben johnson, claude jarman jr a cavalry officer posted on the rio grande must deal with murderous raiding apaches, his son whos a risktaking recruit and his wife from whom he. The john wayne cancer foundation was founded in 1985 in honor of john wayne, after his family granted the use of his name and limited funding for the continued fight against cancer. Rio bravo is a 1959 american western film produced and directed by howard hawks and starring john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson, walter brennan, and ward bond.
The musical score was composed by jerry goldsmith and the movie was filmed at cuernavaca in the mexican state of morelos and at tucson, arizona. Despite that, however, by most victor mclaglen, harry carey jr. Republic executives wrongly believed that the quiet man would lose money and wanted rio grande to offset the expected loss. The film was the first of the directors cavalry trilogy and was followed by she wore a yellow ribbon 1949 and rio grande 1950, both also starring wayne. The 22 most iconic movies filmed in texas wide open country. John waynes moviemagical transformation cowboys and. An alcoholic sheriff and his buddy lock up a killer. Antonio lozoya, now the owner of john waynes ranch, remembers wayne riding into town in the twocar train that still sits on the custombuilt tracks.
Moab area movie locations auto tours utahs canyon country. In search of western filming locations emerging horizons. He was among the top box office draws for three decades famous for his roles in western films wayne was born in winterset, iowa but grew. The film was shot in technicolor with a running time of 114 minutes. He was the lead singer of the sons of the pioneers at the time this movie was filmed. The picture is the third installment of fords cavalry trilogy, following two rko pictures releases. John ford did a trilogy fort apache, she wore a yellow ribbon, and rio grande, all are masterpieces and superb westerns. It has almost nothing but masterpiecesnot just great westerns, but great nonwesterns like the merchant marine drama the long voyage home 1940, based on a few eugene oneill oneact plays. Rio grande was filmed entirely in moab, utah during the brutal summer of. York and showed the cavalry as the enforcers of manifest destiny the deeply held belief that it. The john wayne john ford film collection is the finest dvd boxed set i have bought all year.
Dukes movie locations john wayne message board jwmb. Also it was not a very successful movie when released. Wayne did his best work with ford, and here he is togheter with maurreen o sullivan, these two are nice too watch in the same frame. And although the scenery was perfect for westerns, the twilight zone, star trek 5 and tremors were also filmed there. Ufo observing john wayne while he made rio grande movie in.
John wayne may 26, 1907 june 11, 1979 was an academy awardwinning, american movie actor. Nov 24, 2016 the second chapter in john fords socalled cavalry trilogy fort apache 1948 and rio grande 1950 are the others has wayne cast as capt. Mccampbell, the film is about the sheriff of the town of rio bravo, texas. John wayne in rio grande 1950 maureen ohara and john wayne in rio. According to john fords son, patrick the director didnt want any part of rio grande. Rio grande is notable for being the very first teaming of wayne with his most famous leading lady, maureen ohara. There is a third film in the series, rio lobo, which was filmed in 1970. The picture is the third installment of fords cavalry. Rio grande 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rio grande directed by john ford produced by john ford and merian. The buildings at whites ranch were used in this movie.
The foundations mission is to bring courage, strength, and grit to the fight against cancer. Thats because, at their core, theyre the same movie. They are fort apache 1948 she wore a yellow ribbon 1949 rio grande 1950 the comancheros 1961 the greatest story ever told 1965 although whether the small scene in which duke appeared was there, i dont know. Jun 12, 2018 full western movie, full length cowboy film, english.
The film was the last film directed by howard hawks, from a script by leigh brackett. Many believe that during this scene with duke and maureen ohara. Kirby yorke, whose devotion to duty has cost him his marriage. With john wayne, dean martin, ricky nelson, angie dickinson. Feb, 2019 rio lobo is a 1970 american western film starring john wayne. John ford never really intended to make a cavalry trilogy, but fort apache 1948, she wore a yellow ribbon 1949 and rio grande 1950 have come to be recognized by film historians as a connecting trio of films. All three were filmed in monument valley, starred john wayne as capt.
People will try to say it was shot on a hollywood set, however that is not true. He frequently worked in minor roles with director john ford and when raoul walsh suggested him for the lead in the big trail 1930, an epic western shot in an early widescreen process called fox grandeur, ford vouched for him. Rio lobo is a 1970 american western film starring john wayne. Jun 19, 2019 western movie, full length cowboy film, english, 1h 54min. Born in 1907, john wayne would have been 52 during the filming of the 1959 movie rio bravo asked in texas, mexico, lakes and rivers the river that separates texas and mexico. Fords relationship with republic producer herbert yates was a prickly one. Jul 12, 2014 duke wayne gave in and the apology was accepted, which set john ford on a fast track toward ireland reportedly working faster on rio grande than in any other of his films, completing it in thirtytwo days using 665 takes on a total of 646 setups. Rio grande 1950 cast and crew lieutenant colonel kirby yorke john wayne heads a cavalry post on the texas side of the rio grande, defending. The last entry in the john ford john wayne cavalry trilogy, this film stars wayne as lt. Captain nathan brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive indian attack. Monument valley, arizona dukes movie locations john.
Rio grande 1950 cast and crew 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. The park grew building by building with each movie filmed on its dusty streets. John wayne simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. With john wayne, joanne dru, john agar, ben johnson. His most famous westerns were filmed near monument valley. Harkening back to the days of john wayne and the classic western, the moab area has been a popular destination for feature length films, commercials, and television shows for almost 70 years. The musical score was composed by jerry goldsmith and the movie was filmed at cuernavaca in the mexican state of morelos and at. Rio bravo 1959 added a saloon, bank building and doctors office.
John wayne starred in four movies at old tucson studios and each production added buildings to the town. Fort apache 1948 and she wore a yellow ribbon 1949. Sets and stages had to be built in the difficult conditions while actors were required to perform their scenes in heavy period costumes. Scenes from several dukes movies were filmed in utah, fort apache she wore a yellow ribbon rio grande the conqueror hondo the comancheros the greatest story ever told st. Did ben johnson perform some of the horse stunts in this movie. Starting in 1919 the roundup was filmed in the alabama hills, and over the years all the big western actors including tom mix, gene autry and john wayne shot on location there. Find movie and film cast and crew information for rio grande 1950 john ford on allmovie. Where were most of john waynes westerns filmed answers. John ford was the motion picture director who, more than any other. The screenplay was inspired by james warner bellahs short story massacre 1947. John waynejohn ford film collection the searchers ultimate edition stagecoach twodisc special edition fort apache she wore a yellow ribbon the long voyage home they were expendable 3 godfathers the wings of eagles.
May 26, 1907 june 11, 1979, known professionally as john wayne and nicknamed duke, was an american actor, director, producer and presidential medal of freedom recipient. Marion michael morrison born marion robert morrison. Monument valley, azut american cowboy western lifestyle. Rio grande was filmed entirely in moab, utah during the brutal summer of 1950 under very difficult conditions given the heat and required heavy costumes. Between 1931 and 1939, wayne made 27 westerns, all filmed at poverty row studios. Full western movie, full length cowboy film, english.
Rio grande 1950 the 1950s john wayne message board. Rio grande monument valley in the movies pictures cbs. Monument valley arizona duke and john ford made 6 movies there stagecoach. In 1949, john ford first ventured out from the iconic monument valley to film along the majestic colorado river corridor. Big jake 1971, runtime 1h 50min, western, 1 october 1971 west germany. The set included a fort on the location of the present. Old tucson, arizona dukes movie locations john wayne. A smalltown sheriff in the american west enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. The film is the first of fords celebrated cavalry trilogy, which also included she wore a yellow ribbon and rio grande, both with good wayne performances. Rio lobo 1970 john wayne, jorge rivero, jennifer oneill trailer adventure, western, romance does eli manning belong in the pro football hall of fame. Western movie, full length cowboy film, english, 1h 54min. And no jaunt through movierich utah would be complete without a visit to. The second chapter in john fords socalled cavalry trilogy fort apache 1948 and rio grande 1950 are the others has wayne cast. A cavalry officer posted on the rio grande must deal with murderous raiding apaches, his.
This ufo is in the background during a romantic scene with john wayne and maureen ohara which was filmed back in 1950. This is the final movie in john fords cavalry trilogy following fort apache 1948 and she wore a yellow ribbon 1949. American actor, director, and producer john wayne 1907 1979 began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the fox film corporation. Some of the most important scenes of rio grande were filmed here, with the. It is unclear whether john waynes character in this film lt. It turns out that herbert yates and john wayne had had a falling out and werent on. The moab area has been a filming location since 1949.
The great american west of john ford is a look back at the career of sixtime academy award winning director john ford 18941973 as told by john wayne, jimmy stewart, and henry fonda both. John ford agreed to make rio grande for republic so that he could make the quiet man, also starring john wayne and maureen ohara. Apr 01, 2016 starting in 1919 the roundup was filmed in the alabama hills, and over the years all the big western actors including tom mix, gene autry and john wayne shot on location there. Rio lobo 1970 aka san timoteo is a 1970 american western film starring john wayne. George utah most scenes from the conqueror were filmed here stgeorgecityaerial. There are certain places in the world that seem like special effects, they dont seem real, said film historian scott eyman.
Fort apache is a 1948 american western film directed by john ford and starring john wayne and henry fonda. He frequently worked in minor roles with director john ford and when raoul walsh suggested him for the lead in the big trail 1930, an epic western shot in an early widescreen process called fox grandeur, ford. Mccampbell, the film is about the sheriff of the town of rio bravo, texas, who arrests the brother of a powerful local. Rio lobo western movie, john wayne, english, war adventure. The last entry in the john fordjohn wayne cavalry trilogy, this film stars wayne as lt. York and showed the cavalry as the enforcers of manifest destiny the deeply held belief that it was the godgiven destiny of.
The film was made thanks to a compromise between ford and republic studios president, herbert yates who agreed to finance the quiet man if ford agreed to make a third cavalry movie to follow the hugely popular fort apache 1948 and she wore a yellow. John ford and of course john ford used the locations in other movies too. Filming the film was shot entirely on location in moab, utah during the extremely hot summer of 1950. Oct 08, 2009 the location where john wayne filmed rio grande. All sources state that the movie rio grande was directed by john ford and made in monument valley, utah near the city of moab along the colorado. And they did bear the common threads of the monument valley landscape, plots based on stories by james warner bellah and the presence of john wayne as. Written by jules furthman and leigh brackett, based on the short story rio bravo by b.
George is a city located in the southwestern part of the u. Rio grande was the result of a brief alliance between fords argosy productions and republic studios wayne made many pictures at monogram, one of the companies that preceded republic. It is the only movie in which they costarred to be filmed in black. With john wayne, maureen ohara, ben johnson, claude jarman jr a cavalry officer posted on the rio grande must deal with murderous raiding apaches, his son whos a risktaking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years. It was thanks to a small movie with a negligible budget, a.
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