opens a major season of films set in the American West. Tonight starring John Wayne
Jeffrey Hunter
When a group of Comanches attack the Edwards' Texan ranch they kill the older members of the family and kidnap Debbie and the teenager Lucy - later raping and murdering the older girl. Ethan Edwards begins a five-year search for his niece. In one of his most complex roles John Wayne stars as the embittered homesteader. As so often, director John Ford makes fine use of the majestic scenery of Monument Valley.
Screenplay by FRANK S. NUGENT from the novel by ALAN LEMAY Produced by MERIAN C. COOPER Directed by JOHN FORD
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