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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949 ★ 103 min
Starring: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar
Director: John Ford
Writer: Frank S. Nugent, Laurence Stallings
Producer: Merian C. Cooper, John Ford

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, with Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, and Harry Carey Jr in supporting roles. It is the second film in Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy", along with Fort Apache (1948) and Rio Grande (1950). With a budget of $1.6 million, the film was one of the most expensive Westerns made up to that time.

Trivia

  • Won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color.
  • Director Ford initially was uncertain whom to cast in the lead role, but he knew that he did not want John Wayne for the part—considering, among other factors, that Wayne would be playing a character over 20 years older than he was at the time.
  • Reportedly, Wayne's 1948 performance in Red River changed Ford's mind, causing him to exclaim, "I didn't know the big son of a bitch could act!" Ford realized Wayne had grown considerably as an actor and was then capable of playing the character he envisioned for this film.
  • Wayne himself felt that his Academy Award nomination for Best Actor of 1949 for Sands of Iwo Jima should have been for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, instead.

Filming Locations

  • Utah
  • If it doesn't turn out, I'll take the rap". Winnie complied, saying, "Fair enough, Jack". This was the second John Ford movie filmed in Technicolor, after Drums Along the Mohawk (1939).

Previous Showings

8 Runs • 4 Festivals

7,357 tickets sold

Original Billings: 1 run (December 18, 1949)

Original Run: December 18, 1949 (Sunday - Saturday)

All runs on record (8):

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