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In the second of Ford’s cavalry trilogy, the only one filmed in colour, John Wayne aged 20 years for his sensitive performance as the career soldier who manages to help avert a war with the ...
But their first venture was a financial flop, burdening the new company with heavy debt. Ford turned to the Western genre to help his flagging company, adapting James Warner Bellah’s short story, “Massacre.”. Fort Apache, released in 1948, starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Shirley Temple, was popular at the box office and with film ...
Trilogy as Triptych: John Ford’s Cavalry Films David Boyd 55 Early in 1947, John Ford described to Frank Nugent, former film critic for the New York Times and aspiring screenwriter, the subject he was considering for his next film: “The cavalry. In all westerns, the Cavalry rides in to the rescue of the beleaguered wagon train or whatever, and
29 de mar. de 2020 · Directed by John Ford. With John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple. US, 1948, 35mm, black & white, 127 min. Print source: Library of Congress. The first and darkest entry in Ford’s “Cavalry Trilogy,” Fort Apache paints a stark and mesmerizing portrait of an isolated military outpost on the furthest edge of the Western frontier in the ...
Abstract. Early in 1947, John Ford described to Frank Nugent, former film critic for the New York Times and aspiring screenwriter, the subject he was considering for his next film: “The cavalry. In all westerns, the Cavalry rides in to the rescue of the beleaguered wagon train or whatever, and then it rides off again.
31 de dic. de 2014 · The study analyzes John Ford's films Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), and Rio Grande (1950) for their historical portrayal of the frontier cavalry. The study examines each film for historical accuracy in the areas of people, places, and events; uniforms, equipment, and accouterments; the profession and garrison life; and finally, the American Indian and military operations.
Guest Review: John Ford’s Cavalry Trilogy – Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950) By Philip Schweier With the recent passing of classic film icon Shirley Temple, I got to thinking about any of her films I may have seen, but only one came to mind: Fort Apache (1948), in which she co-starred with Henry Fonda and John Wayne under the direction of John Ford.
