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Rio Grande

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on BBC Two England

The season directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne continues with this western. On the Mexican border in the 1880s, Lt Colonel Yorke of the US cavalry is conducting a vain campaign against marauding Apaches. When his son arrives at the fort, followed by Yorke's estranged wife, family conflict adds to his troubles. Review page 62.
Director John Ford (1950. U) (BW) The Quiet Man is showing on Tuesday 30 December at 5.55pm

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Director:
John Ford
Lt Col Kirby Yorke:
John Wayne
Source: Radio Times

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