Red River Review
By Christopher Null
Filled with beautiful black and white photography, especially for its era, Red River is an atmospheric ride a la Unforgiven, where it's hard to find a white-hat hero and a sense of dread surrounds the proceedings. Unfortunately, the film is hampered by a lame hoedown score, typical of 1940s Westerns, not to mention an atrocious "happy" ending that belies the emotion in the rest of the picture.
Based on the book The Chisholm Trail.
Facts and Figures
Year: 1948
Run time: 133 mins
In Theaters: Friday 17th September 1948
Budget: $3M
Distributed by: MGM Home Entertainment
Production compaines: United Artists, Monterey Productions, Charles K. Feldman Group
Reviews
Contactmusic.com: 3.5 / 5
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
Fresh: 24
IMDB: 7.8 / 10
Cast & Crew
Director: Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson
Producer: Howard Hawks
Screenwriter: Borden Chase, Charles Schnee
Starring: John Wayne as Thomas Dunson, Montgomery Clift as Matthew 'Matt' Garth, Joanne Dru as Tess Millay, Walter Brennan as 'Groot' Nadine, Coleen Gray as Fen, Harry Carey as Mr. Melville, John Ireland as Cherry Valance, Noah Beery, Jr. as Buster McGee, Harry Carey, Jr. as Dan Latimer, Chief Yowlachie as Quo, Paul Fix as Teeler Yacey, Hank Worden as Simms Reeves, Mickey Kuhn as Matt, as a boy, Ray Hyke as Walt Jergens, Hal Taliaferro as Old Leather
Also starring: Howard Hawks, Borden Chase, Charles Schnee
