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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 96/100. Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 98% of the 101 1940s western movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic96/100
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
617 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard HawksDirector
- Borden ChaseScreenplay
- Charles SchneeScreenplay
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John WayneThomas Dunson
- Montgomery CliftMatthew Garth
- Joanne DruTess Millay
- Walter Brennan'Groot' Nadine
- Coleen GrayFen
- Harry CareyMr. Melville
- John IrelandCherry Valance
- Noah Beery Jr.Buster McGee
- Harry Carey Jr.Dan Latimer
- Chief YowlachieQuo
- Paul FixTeeler Yacey
- Hank WordenSimms Reeves
Stills
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Themes
texaskansas, usacattle driverevengeblack and whitecattleadopted childcattle empire1850s
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