John Wayne plays Capt. Nathan Brittles, a cavalry officer who must escort a major's wife and daughter out of range of the restive Indian Wars. Cinematographer Winton Hoch won an Academy Award for his extraordinary color photography, through which director John Ford sought to simulate the palette of Western artist Fredric Remington. UCLA Film & Television Archive's restoration was performed using the original Technicolor three-strip negatives.
35mm, color, 104 min. Production: Argosy Pictures Corp. Distribution: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Director: John Ford. Based on the short stories “The Big Hunt” and “War Party” by James Walter Bellah. Screenwriter: Frank Nugent, Laurence Stallings. Cinematographer: Winton Hoch. Editor: Jack Murray. Composer: Richard Hagerman. With: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr.
