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Red River 1948 Directed by Howard Hawks , Arthur Rosson

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $3,000,000
Revenue $9,012,000
Release Date 17 September 1948
133 mins
Cast
John Wayne Thomas Dunson
Montgomery Clift Matthew Garth
Joanne Dru Tess Millay
Walter Brennan 'Groot' Nadine
Harry Carey Mr. Melville
John Ireland Cherry Valance
Noah Beery Jr. Buster McGee
Harry Carey, Jr. Dan Latimer
Paul Fix Teeler Yacey
Hank Worden Simms Reeves
Mickey Kuhn Matt, as a Boy
Ray Hyke Walt Jergens
Hal Taliaferro Old Leather
John Bose Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Buck Bucko Cowhand (uncredited)
Roy Bucko Cowhand (uncredited)
Lane Chandler Colonel (uncredited)
Davison Clark Mr. Meeker (uncredited)
Tex Cooper Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Harry Cording Gambler (uncredited)
Victor Cox Cowhand (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Paul Fierro Fernandez (uncredited)
Carol Henry Cowhand (uncredited)
George Lloyd Rider with Melville (uncredited)
Pierce Lyden Colonel's Trail Boss (uncredited)
Frank Meredith Train Engineer (uncredited)
John Merton Settler (uncredited) (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery Drover at Meeting (uncredited)
Ivan Parry Bunk Kenneally (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Gambler (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
John Rice Drover at Meeting (uncredited)
Danny Sands Dunston Rider (uncredited)
William Self Sutter (uncredited)
Carl Sepulveda Cowhand (uncredited)
Ray Spiker Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Glenn Strange Naylor (uncredited)
Tom Tyler Quitter (uncredited)
Dan White Laredo (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson Pete (uncredited)
Shelley Winters Wagon Train Member (uncredited)