Rio Bravo
Summary:
Set in Texas during the late 1860s, Rio Bravo is a story of men (and women) and a town under siege. Presidio County Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) is holding Joe Burdette (Claude Akins), a worthless, drunken thug, for the murder of an unarmed man in a fight in a saloon -- the problem is that Joe is the brother of wealthy land baron Nathan Burdette (John Russel... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Wayne - (Sheriff John T. Chance)
Dean Martin - (Dude)
Ricky Nelson - (Colorado Ryan)
Angie Dickinson - (Feathers)
Walter Brennan - (Stumpy)
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Review:
The inspiration behind Rio Bravo originated with the outrage that John Wayne and director/producer Howard Hawks both felt over the 1952 western High Noon -- neither man appreciated that earlier movie's depiction of the town marshal (played by Gary Cooper) and his desperate appeal to the townspeople for help against the band of outlaw... Continue >>
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