This is the first of five collaborations of John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Lt. Col Kirby York (Wayne) is osted on the Rio Grande, and dealing with Apache Indians. Mrs. Kathleen Yorke (O'Hara) his estranged wife comes to camp after her son, Trooper Jefferson Yorke (Claude Jarman Jr.) He had arrived in camp a few days earlier as a new recruit. The relationship between Yorke and his wife evolves during the movie and it is fun to watch, as too the growth of their son. Other characters are Trooper Tyree (Ben Johnson) who in addition to being a trooper is wanted on manslaughter charges. Trooper Boone (Harry Carey Jr.) starts in a fight with Trooper York but they fast become best friends. The movie is also graced with the serenading of the regimental singers (Sons of the Pioneers.)
Great story telling. In Black and White. John Ford directed.
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