A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
- Carlos Robante
- (as Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez)
Malcolm Atterbury
- Jake (Stage Driver)
- (scenes deleted)
Harry Carey Jr.
- Harold
- (scenes deleted)
Sheb Wooley
- Cowboy
- (scenes deleted)
Fred Aldrich
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Frank Balderrama
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Walter Barnes
- Charlie
- (uncredited)
George Bell
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Audrey Betz
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe sets in Old Tucson are built to 7/8th scale, so the performers look larger than life.
- GoofsJohn T. Chance wears a wedding ring throughout the movie even though he was not a married man in the story. However, John Wayne was married at the time in real life, but did not take his ring off during filming.
- Quotes
Feathers: I thought you were never going to say it.
John T. Chance: Say what?
Feathers: That you love me.
John T. Chance: I said I'd arrest you.
Feathers: It means the same thing, you know that.
- ConnectionsEdited into La classe américaine (1993)
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Involving and fascinating Western masterfully directed by Howard Hawks
John Wayne- Dean Martin - Ricky Nelson -- with production by Warner Bros. , bring them together in Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" . John Chance (John Wayne) is the marshal of a Texas border little town who imprisons gunslinger Joe (Claude Atkins) into jail for being brought to justice . But Joe's brother is a corrupt baron land named Nathan (John Russell) . Then Chance takes on a blockade of gunfighters . He along with a cripple old (Walter Brennan ) are besieged and only helped by a drunk (Dean Martin) and a cocky youngster (Ricky Nelson) as hired hand . Meanwhile the tough Wayne falls in love with an enigmatic young (Angie Dickinson)...and the girl they all call 'Feathers' . Wheeler...a chunk of solid granite now crumbling with age...Burdette...he was the knife poised at the throat of Rio Bravo...Old Stumpy...no teeth...one leg...but all the rest was guts...and Dean and Ricky sing, too!. "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" "Rio Bravo" "Cindy" . The fought back to back...No quarter given...No quarter asked...No way in...No way out...of Rio Bravo. Feathers...the one girl who could give the big guy a hard time...
Action western, an agreeable love story , shoot-outs at regular intervals , and humor abound in this magnificent film whose characters are splendidly portrayed . It packs larger-than-life roles , uproarious events and lively happenings . The Duke carries strong acting on his brawny shoulders and perfectly does . The picture is mainly lifted out by veteran Brennan's wonderfully acting as a half-crazed likable old man , whose finger itches demoniacally on the trigger every time he gets a nasty guy in his sights . And of course , top-drawer Dean Martin with an unexpected excellent performance as alcoholic sheriff . Colorful Technicolor cinematography by cameraman Russell Harlan who adds much to the setting of this unique Western. Marvelous musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin including the Mexican ¨Degueyo¨, music also played during ¨John Wayne's Alamo¨ siege. This overlong , too much-acclaimed and very gripping Western will appeal to John Wayne fans. Rating : Above average, essential and indispensable Western , a masterpiece horse opera whose reputation has improved over the years.
Subsequently , Howard Hawks shot ¨El Dorado¨ in similar style with a hot-headed James Caan as Mississipi who is a virtual retreat of the previous young sidekick named Colorado-Ricky Nelson . Howard Hawks also displays a number of similarities to the posterior ¨Rio Lobo¨ starring Wayne, Victor French, Jorge Rivero and again with an old short-tempered person played by Jack Elam . Furthermore, a semi-remake on modern times by John Carpenter was called ¨Assault on Precinct 13¨.
Action western, an agreeable love story , shoot-outs at regular intervals , and humor abound in this magnificent film whose characters are splendidly portrayed . It packs larger-than-life roles , uproarious events and lively happenings . The Duke carries strong acting on his brawny shoulders and perfectly does . The picture is mainly lifted out by veteran Brennan's wonderfully acting as a half-crazed likable old man , whose finger itches demoniacally on the trigger every time he gets a nasty guy in his sights . And of course , top-drawer Dean Martin with an unexpected excellent performance as alcoholic sheriff . Colorful Technicolor cinematography by cameraman Russell Harlan who adds much to the setting of this unique Western. Marvelous musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin including the Mexican ¨Degueyo¨, music also played during ¨John Wayne's Alamo¨ siege. This overlong , too much-acclaimed and very gripping Western will appeal to John Wayne fans. Rating : Above average, essential and indispensable Western , a masterpiece horse opera whose reputation has improved over the years.
Subsequently , Howard Hawks shot ¨El Dorado¨ in similar style with a hot-headed James Caan as Mississipi who is a virtual retreat of the previous young sidekick named Colorado-Ricky Nelson . Howard Hawks also displays a number of similarities to the posterior ¨Rio Lobo¨ starring Wayne, Victor French, Jorge Rivero and again with an old short-tempered person played by Jack Elam . Furthermore, a semi-remake on modern times by John Carpenter was called ¨Assault on Precinct 13¨.
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- $27,210
- Runtime2 hours 21 minutes
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