Rio Grande (1950)

Directed by John Ford
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Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.

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Influenced

  1. The Searchers (1956)
    "Third Cavalry Trilogy entry — Wayne as a cavalry officer obsessed with rescuing kidnapped settlers from Indians. Direct prefiguration of Ethan Edwards's quest." source

Rio Grande (1950), directed by John Ford, has been cited as an influence on 1 later work, such as The Searchers. Check out the citations below.