Rio Grande (1950)
"John Ford's Most Powerful Drama. The Breathtaking Saga of the United States Cavalry! The third installment of John Ford's trilogy..."
ThumbScore
👍 84%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 71%
(RT: 71%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Claude Jarman Jr. as Trooper Jefferson 'Jeff' Yorke
J. Carrol Naish as Lt. Gen. Philip Sheridan
Victor McLaglen as Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon
Is Rio Grande good?
Most people think so. 84% audience score, estimated from 410 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 71%.
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Overview
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment. Wikipedia ↗
