The great, versatile filmaker, Howard Hawks, directed John (the Duke) Wayne in four Westers, two of which are distinguished, ranking among the director’s and star’s very best features (in bold face).
Films in chronological order:
Red River (1948, shot in 1946), co-starring Montgomery Clift
Rio Bravo (1959), co-starring Dean Martin
El Dorado (1967), co-starring Robert Mitchum
Rio Lobo (1970)
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