Rent She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

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2h 8min
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Synopsis:
Captain Nathan Brittles (John Wayne) - cavalry veteran and hero - is about to lead his last patrol. The distinguished officer, on the brink of retirement, looks back over a life of war, sacrifice and danger, but he is determined to have one last crack at the enemy.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Merian C. Cooper, John Ford
Narrated By:
Irving Pichel
Writers:
James Warner Bellah, Frank S. Nugent, Laurence Stallings
Others:
Winton Hoch
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Classics
Collections:
21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love..Modern Westerns, Award Winners, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 1, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1948
Awards:

1950 Oscar Best Cinematography Color

BBFC:
Release Date:
05/06/2006
Run Time:
128 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
Colour

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Reviews (2) of She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

What we grew up with - She Wore a Yellow Ribbon review by AB

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16/09/2020

This is the epitome of what westerns were like when we were growing up - John Wayne, Indians, cavalry, battles, dust, horses being worked too hard

One of several collaborations between Wayne and John Ford (Director) in the western theme, most of which are regarded as classics, and this one is no different AND with a theme that you can't stop whistling!

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Standard Ford - She Wore a Yellow Ribbon review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
22/06/2025

The second of his cavalry trilogy is either customary or classic John Ford, depending on your position on his reputation. It’s the usual bundle. John Wayne stars as the doughty captain on a final tour of the former ‘Indian’ territorial heartlands before retirement… as frontier war threatens.

And there are all the other Ford signifiers: the spunky dowager and the capricious maiden; Victor McLaglen drilling the recruits while finagling his next glug of whiskey; the singalong male baritone choir and the witless punch up; the boggy sentimentality. Plus scant regard for the dignity or rights of Native Americans....

Ford claimed this is the picture that convinced him Wayne could act... Though it's just a typical Duke performance. There’s a salty caricature from Mildred Natwick, but the support cast is otherwise forgettable. Joanne Dru and John Agar are inert romantic leads.

There are also the usual positives, with the photogenic locations in Monument Valley, Utah- in buzzy Technicolor! And a decent, if brief, action sequence towards the end. Yet the bad squeezes out the good. The director’s many enthusiasts will love it, but maybe not one to win over any western agnostics.

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