Lieutenant Colonel Kirby Yorke (John Wayne) heads a cavalry post on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, defending settlers against Apaches launching raids from the Mexican side of the river. When Yorke's 16-year-old son, Jeff (Claude Jarman Jr.) --- who he has not seen since he was a baby -- shows up at the post as one of the new recruits, he treats him more harshly than the others. Things are further complicated when Yorke's estranged wife, Kathleen (Maureen O'Hara), returns to take her son home.
- Genres: Western
- Running Time: 105 minutes
- Release Date: Wednesday, November 15, 1950
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Starring: John Wayne [Lt. Col. Kirby York (Commanding Officer, Fort Stark)], Maureen O'Hara [Mrs. Kathleen York], Ben Johnson [Trooper Travis Tyree], Harry Carey [Trooper Daniel 'Sandy' Boone], Victor McLaglen [Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon], Claude Jarman Jr. [Trooper Jeff York], Chill Wills [Dr. Wilkins (regimental surgeon)], J. Carrol Naish [Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan]
- Directed by: John Ford [Director], James Bellah [Writer (Story)], James Kevin McGuinness [Writer], Merian Cooper [Producer], John Ford [Producer], Herbert J. Yates [Producer], Victor Young [Original Music], Dale Evans [Original Songs], Stan Jones [Original Songs], Tex Owens [Original Songs], Bert Glennon [Cinematographer], Jack Murray [Film Editor], Frank Hotaling [Art Direction], John McCarthy Jr. [Set Decoration], Charles Thompson [Set Decoration], Adele Palmer [Costume Designer], Peggy Gray [Hair Stylist], Bob mark [Makeup Supervisor], Cliff Lyons [Second Unit Director], Wingate Smith [Assistant Director]
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