Red River (1948)
Big as the Men Who Faced This Challenge! Bold as the Women Who Loved Them!
Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru
Directed by Howard Hawks
Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.
Runtime: 133 min.
Rating: 7.4
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Action,Western
Keywords: texas,dangerous,kansas,cattle drive,revenge,cattle,adopted child,cattle empire
Cast
Thomas Dunson
Matthew Garth
Tess Millay
'Groot' Nadine
Fen
Mr. Melville
Cherry Valance
Buster McGee
Dan Latimer
Quo
Teeler Yacey
Simms Reeves
Matt, as a boy
Walt Jergens
Old Leather
Dance Hall Girl in Wagon Train (uncredited)
Colonel (uncredited)
Mr. Meeker (uncredited)
Gambler (uncredited)
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Fernandez (uncredited)
Rider with Melville (uncredited)
Colonel's Trail Boss (uncredited)
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Settler (uncredited) (uncredited)
Drover at Meeting (uncredited)
Bunk Kenneally (uncredited)
Gambler (uncredited)
Drover at Meeting (uncredited)
Sutter (uncredited)
Cowhand (uncredited)
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Naylor (uncredited)
Quitter (uncredited)
Laredo (uncredited)
Pete (uncredited)