Webin this technicolor western directed by john ford, john wayne takes on the role of captain nathan brittles, a cavalry officer on the eve of retirement.

Story by vera wang.

Weba strapping 6’4 with an unmistakable drawl, wayne was back in the saddle for a string of indelible roles in westerns including stagecoach, red river, the searchers, the man.

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Webfew figures exemplify the west and, really, americanness, more than john wayne.

Webone of the lionsgate boxes features john ford’s elegant, discreetly rousing “rio grande” (1950), in which wayne gives a movingly restrained performance.

Webfew figures exemplify the west and, really, americanness, more than john wayne.

Webone of the lionsgate boxes features john ford’s elegant, discreetly rousing “rio grande” (1950), in which wayne gives a movingly restrained performance.

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