Minute A Day About Movies
Friday Minute
No. 121 | June 18, 2010
Take Five
Our theme this week
Movies that provide (a certain) R&R
Featured this week (theme introduction)
Monday — Rio Rita (1942)
Tuesday — Rambling Rose (1991)
Wednesday — The Rebel Rousers (1970)
Thursday — Revolutionary Road (2008)
Red River (1948)
Howard Hawks made most of his movies during the black-and-white era, yet his films are as colorful—and alive—as those of any director in Hollywood history. His work spans many genres, and though he’d made a few westerns years before, none was near the achievement of Red River, a bona fide classic and his first of five films with John Wayne. As Thomas Dunson, Wayne played the tyrannical leader of a cattle drive who keeps pushing his men until they mutiny. The cast includes a young Montgomery Clift and a veteran Walter Brennan. An unsentimental look at cowboy life, the film features lively performances, sweeping photography, and some heart-pumping action.
Red River (1948)
Howard Hawks, director
John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan
Red River (1948)
Howard Hawks, director
Cattle Drive
Quote of Note
“We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.”
—Thomas Dunson (John Wayne), Red River (1948)
…58…59…60.
Categories: Actors, Directors, Films, People, Westerns
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