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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Year:

1949

Duration:

103 min | West Germany:90 min

Genres:

Drama | Western

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

John Ford

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1949-10-22

Filming Locations: Kanab Movie Fort, Kanab, Utah, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Chief John Big Tree

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

John Wayne

Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles

Joanne Dru

Olivia Dandridge

John Agar

Lt. Flint Cohill

Ben Johnson

Sgt. Tyree

Harry Carey Jr.

Second Lt. Ross Pennell

Victor McLaglen

Top Sgt. Quincannon

Mildred Natwick

Abby Allshard

George O'Brien

Major Mac Allshard

Arthur Shields

Dr. O'Laughlin

Michael Dugan

Sgt. Hochbauer

Fred Graham

Sgt. Hench

Chief Sky Eagle

Tom Tyler

Cpl. Mike Quayne

Noble Johnson

Chief Red Shirt

Rudy Bowman

Pvt. John Smith aka Rome Clay (uncredited)

Lee Bradley

Interpreter (uncredited)

Paul Fix

Gunrunner (uncredited)

Francis Ford

Connelly--Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)

Ray Hyke

Trooper McCarthy (uncredited)

Billy Jones

Courier (uncredited)

Fred Kennedy

Badger (uncredited)

Fred Libby

Cpl. Krumrein (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Trooper Cliff (uncredited)

Frank McGrath

Bugler / Indian (uncredited)

Peter Ortiz

Gunrunner (uncredited)

Post Park

Officer (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Irving Pichel

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Mickey Simpson

Cpl. Wagner (uncredited)

William Steele

Officer (uncredited)

Don Summers

Jenkins (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Officer (uncredited)

Dan White

Trooper (uncredited)

Harry Woods

Karl Rynders (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Winton C. Koch put in a protest to the union about overtime involved in being made to shoot the lightening and thunder scenes over the troops. It was these shots that won him an Oscar for cinematography.

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"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 12, 1951 with John Wayne reprising his film role.

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The second John Ford movie filmed in color. The first was Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

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Goofs

While traveling in southern Utah, the troops come across a traveling band of Arapaho. The Arapaho lived in eastern Colorado and Wyoming and would be an unlikely find in southern Utah.

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Captain Brittles marks off his final days of service on the calendar, crosses off the week, then tears the page off and throws it in the fire. When he does so, the next page is identical (31-day month, starting on Wednesday).

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The cork in the bottle hidden in Captain Brittles' quarters is missing when Top Sgt. Quincannon first takes a pull from it, but is in the bottle later when Captain Brittles 'finds' it.

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Quotes

Chief Pony That Walks: I am a Christian! Halleluja!

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Captain Nathan Brittles: Where are you going, Mr. Penell?

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Top Sergeant Quincannon: [speaking to Capt. Brittles about Lt. Cohill and Olivia Dandridge who have been bickering on the trail] They'll make a fine, boisterous couple when they're married, Captain!

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