Rating: 7 out of 10, a John Ford directed cavalry movie starring the Duke and Maureen O’Hara – what’s not to like. Well there was a lot of singing in this for some reason. Every time a scene was building up the regimental choir would wander by for a rendition of some song. It got to the point it becomes distracting. The movie is great when it gets back to the action and the scenery that Ford specialized in. There was also that special chemistry between Wayne and O’Hara that makes anything their in together worth watching. Here they’re a married couple at odds (when were they not). He burned down her plantation in the Civil War and now he’s a regimental commander fighting Apaches when his estranged son shows up as a recruit. O’Hara shows up shortly thereafter to rescue him and the songs start. Interesting to see Ben Johnson at the very beginning of his legendary career and seeing the actors doing their own horse stunts.
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