Red River poster
Director Howard Hawks
Screenplay Charles Schnee, Borden Chase

Red River

Release Date: 1948-08-26

Duration: 133 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • John Wayne
    Thomas Dunson
  • Lee Phelps
    Gambler (uncredited)
  • Hank Worden
    Simms Reeves
  • Walter Brennan
    'Groot' Nadine
  • Richard Farnsworth
    Dunston Rider (uncredited)
  • Harry Carey, Jr.
    Dan Latimer
  • Joanne Dru
    Tess Millay
  • Montgomery Clift
    Matthew Garth
  • Shelley Winters
    Dance Hall Girl in Wagon Train (uncredited)
  • Shelley Winters
    Wagon Train Member (uncredited)