When peter bogdanovich needed a movie to play as the final feature in the. The film was arguably the springboard for montgomery clifts career. Red river was the first film montgomery clift made, although his second, the search see below, was released first. It is a sweeping, epic story about a cattle drive historically based on the opening of the chisholm trail in 1867 and a film of rivalry and rebellion, spanning a time period of fifteen years. Sep 24, 2014 this time on the podcast, scott is joined by david blakeslee and sean hutchinson to discuss howard hawkss 1948 film, red river. On april 10, 1988, the cbs network broadcast a remake of chases story, starring james arness and bruce boxleitner, and directed by richard michaels. With john wayne, montgomery clift, joanne dru, walter brennan. Red river, a television movie remake of the classic film from 1948, starring gregory harrison. A radio adaptation of the film, starring wayne and dru, was broadcast on lux radio theatre on march 7, 1949. Its one of the first film appearances of montgomery clift, who never again played a western hero.
By films conclusion, the cattle herd are successfully brought to market on the new chisholm trail, and the two men are reconciled after a brutal brawl. See the full list of red river cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. In 1946, when he was cast opposite john wayne in red river the films release would be delayed until 1948, montgomery clift was 26 years old. Tom dunson played by john wayne is a young man with dreams of establishing his own. Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in missouri. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Red river is a 1948 american western film directed and produced by howard hawks and starring john wayne and montgomery clift, giving a fictional account of the first cattle drive from texas to kansas along the chisholm trail.
Unknowingly, he has completed the first cattle drive along what would become famous as the chisholm trail. Released september 30th, 1948, red river stars john wayne, montgomery clift, walter brennan, joanne dru the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Nov 17, 2015 red river is the most visually stunning of all hawks films. Modern sources add pierce lyden, lee phelps, george lloyd, john merton and richard farnsworth to the cast. Ringo was one of waynes many tough guy gets the girl roles. In it, john wayne found one of his greatest roles, as an embittered, tyrannical texas rancher whose tensions with his independentminded adopted sonplayed by montgomery clift, in a breakout performancereach epic. Red river 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As was common in those days, clift spent years making a name for himself onstage, appearing on broadway from the age of 15. Red river 1948 theatrical cut or prerelease version. Mar 29, 2015 red river 1948 trailer saintof anatolia. Dunson is driving his cattle to red river when his adopted son, matthew, turns against him. Red river is a 1948 american western film directed and produced by howard hawks and.
Directed by howard hawks, red river recounts the conflict between thomas dunson john wayne, a. Red river is an absolutely perfect film and i cherish it dearly. The covered wagon, cimarron and now howard hawks red river. What we remember with red river is not, however, the silly ending, but the setup and the majestic central portions. The classic epic has been described as a western version of the film mutiny on the bounty. May 27, 2014 red rivernot least because of the fifteen hundred or so head of cattle in the supporting castwas the biggest collective enterprise hawks had supervised, and he relied on a team of exceptional collaborators. Red river, a chinese film named for the yunnanese river. According to a interview with howard hawks in a modern source, joanne dru was a lastminute substitute for margaret sheridan, who had to be replaced when she was discovered to be pregnant. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto int. Headstrong thomas dunson john wayne starts a thriving texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, groot walter brennan, and his protege, matt garth montgomery clift, an orphan dunson took under his wing when matt was a boy. However, the first cattle drive on the chisholm trail started and finished in 1867, two years later. Red river full movie 1948 lets join, fullhd moviesseasonepisode here. Red river deconstructs the social and psychological understandings of manhood. Released in 1948, red river featured john wayne, montgomery clift, walter brennan. John ford made wayne famous as the ringo kid in stagecoach 1939. How does a director make a drama out of a cattle drive. The film gives 14 august 1865 as the completion of the first cattle drive on the chisholm trail. Its the picture where john wayne showed that he could hold his own on a screen with any other actor. Texas longhorn cattle had been nearly extinct as a breed for about 50 years when this film was made. Most critics of red river agree that the film centers on the story of young matthew garth. Red river, a 1995 japanese graphic novel series named for the turkish river.
Red river received oscar nominations in the motion picture story and film editing categories. The dramatic tension stems from a growing feud over the management of the drive, between the texas rancher who initiated. Red river 811 movie clip every time you turn around 1948 hd duration. A computercolorized version of the film was struck in the mid1980s, along with many other titles in the turner library. Starring john wayne, montgomery clift, joanne dru, walter brennan, john ireland. The films supporting cast features walter brennan, joanne dru, coleen gray, harry carey, john ireland, hank worden, noah b. This ad for the film appeared in the october 1948 issue of screenland. In need of money following the civil war, dunson and matt lead a cattle drive to missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the. Mar 26, 2017 the editing process of red river took over a year and resulted in two editions.
The film was shot at rain valley ranch at elgin near tucson, arizona. When peter bogdanovich needed a movie to play as the final feature in the doomed smalltown theater in the last picture show, he chose howard hawks red river 1948. Red river 1948, filmed in black and white, is one of the most visually beautiful movies ive ever seen. And then there is hawks famous montage of weathered cowboy faces in closeup and exaltation, as they cry heeyaw. Headstrong thomas dunson john wayne starts a thriving texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, groot walter brennan, and his protege, matt garth montgomery clift, an. Red river 1948 john wayne color version dvd elvis dvd. Hey, its a little less cheesy than making a cliched reference to moon river, although maybe i should have gone that route in order to. Red river 1948 howard hawks synopsis, characteristics. Red river is the first movie where john wayne plays a character whos not very likable.
The final scene is the weakest in the film, and borden chase reportedly hated it, with good reason. Upon completing this movie, howard hawks gave john wayne a belt. In red river 1948, hawks casts wayne as ruthless cattle rancher thomas dunson. Charles schnee, a young screenwriter who would go on to write they live by night and the bad and the beautiful. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son. Gallery of 39 movie poster and cover images for red river 1948. The deadline for completed papers is november 18, 1996. Red river is a 1948 film about a cattle man who feuds with his adopted son over ownership of their cattle in the middle of a drive on the chisholm trail. Reportedly, upon completing this movie howard hawks gave john wayne a belt buckle that featured the red river d logo wayne later wore this as part of his. Red river 1948 the 1940s john wayne message board jwmb. Red river is a 1948 western film about the historic first cattle drive from texas to kansas.
Montgomery clift made his screen debut opposite john. Red river, a fictional river in city of heroes red river, a 2011 song by the launderettes. Links go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from. One cant get any closer to the center of the western genre than howard hawks 1948 red river, a film so good that practically everyone likes it. For almost a half a century the theatrical cut was lost until mgm and janus filmscriterion rereleased the film on bluray and dvd in 2014 where it included both cuts. It is a sweeping, epic story about a cattle drive historically based on the opening of the chisholm trail in 1867 and a film of rivalry and rebellion, spanning a time. John wayne, montgomery clift, walter brennan in red river.
Red river 1948 is a classic and complex western and considered by many critics to be one of the ten best westerns ever made. Red river was his first movie role, playing in a western opposite the biggest star of that genreand not just as a second. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing red river 1948 near you. However, red river 1948 and a handful of others including the body snatcher 1945 and flying down to rio 1933 were broadcast only in europe, never to be exhibited in the u. Essential viewing for western buffs in particular and film buffs in general, red river currently exists in two release versions. Headstrong thomas dunson starts a thriving texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, groot, and his protege, matthew garth, an orphan dunson took under his wing when matt was a boy. It is an examination of gender identity within the unforgiving parameters of pack mentality. The dramatic tension stems from a growing feud over the management of the drive, between the texas rancher who initiated it and his adopted adult son. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. No matter what genre he worked in, howard hawks played by his own rules, and never was this more evident than in his first western, the rowdy and whipsmart red river. Red river is een amerikaanse westernfilm uit 1948, geregisseerd door howard hawks. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Coleen gray celebrity profile check out the latest coleen gray photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
When united artists released howard hawkss red river in 1948, its prospective viewers. Released in 1948, red river featured john wayne, montgomery clift, walter brennan, and joanne dru plus a number of actors who appeared in westerns from the silent film era through the television era. But for all the films practicality and attention to detail, red river is also. Completely colorized remastered john wayne gives one of the best performances of his career as tom dunson, a cattle baron who built his ranch with hard work and a determination to kill any man who would dare try to take his land. The film was shot on a vast cattle ranch near elgin, az, from june to november 1946. This film was selected to the national film registry, library of congress, in 1990. In the herd scenes most of the cattle are hereford crosses with the precious longhorns prominently placed in crucial scenes. He selected the scene where john wayne tells montgomery clift, take em to missouri, matt. Red river, american western film, released in 1948, that is widely considered director howard hawkss mostenduring movie. This entry does not do justice to red river, arguably one of the 34 greatest westerns ever filmed, and a masterpiece by master director howard hawkes.
Red river full movie 1948 red river full movie 1948. John waynes acting is sadly wooden, and his beef for a hungry world voiceover with which the film opens skirts selfparody. What really makes this movie is the stellar performance of montgomery clift as matt garth, brilliant though forgotten actor of the late 40s thru the mid 60s. Red river, red river, send john wayne right hither. Two men act out a fierce psychological rivalry for two hours, only to cave in instantly to a females glib tonguelashing. Red river 1948 passed 2h min action, adventure, romance 17 september 1948 usa dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in missouri. Other locations included the whetstone mountains in arizona and the san pedro river, standing in for the red river. Red river 511 movie clip a costly stampede 1948 hd.