Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

141 mins | Western | March 17, 1959

The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the rancher's hired guns until the marshal arrives. In the meantime, matters are complicated by the presence of a young gunslinger - and a mysterious beauty who just came in on the last stagecoach.

Rio Bravo

141 mins | Western | March 17, 1959

Rio Bravo
The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the rancher's hired guns until the marshal arrives. In the meantime, matters are complicated by the presence of a young gunslinger - and a mysterious beauty who just came in on the last stagecoach.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Armada Productions
Original title Rio Bravo
Directors Paul Helmick, Howard Hawks
Writers Paul Francis Webster, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, B.H. McCampbell

Cast

John Wayne

as John Chance

Dean Martin

as Dude

Ricky Nelson

as Colorado Ryan

Angie Dickinson

as Feathers

Walter Brennan

as Stumpy

Ward Bond

as Pat Wheeler

John Russell

as Nathan Burdette

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

as Carlos Robante

Estelita Rodriguez

as Consuela Robante

Claude Akins

as Joe Burdette

Harry Carey, Jr.

as Harold

Walter Barnes

as Charlie (uncredited)

George Bell

as Barfly (uncredited)

Noble Chissell

as Barfly (uncredited)

Cecil Combs

as Barfly (uncredited)

Myron Healey

as Barfly (uncredited)

Cactus Mack

as Barfly (uncredited)

Mathew McCue

as Barfly (uncredited)

Frank Mills

as Barfly (uncredited)

Kansas Moehring

as Barfly (uncredited)

Jack Perry

as Barfly (uncredited)

Danny Sands

as Barfly (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

as Barfly (uncredited)

Bob Whitney

as Barfly (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

as (uncredited)

Robert Donner

as (uncredited)

Ted White

as (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

as Clem (uncredited)

Buck Bucko

as Barber (uncredited)

Yakima Canutt

as Gunman on Horse (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

as Gunman (uncredited)

Albert Cavens

as Henchman (uncredited)

Tom Monroe

as Henchman (uncredited)

Fred Graham

as 2nd Burdette Man in Shootout (uncredited)

Eugene Iglesias

as 1st Burdette Man in Shootout (uncredited)

Joe Gray

as Card Player (uncredited)

Dean Smith

as Card-Playing Burdette Henchman (uncredited)

Riley Hill

as Messenger (uncredited)

Richard LaMarr

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Gordon Mitchell

as Bar Cowboy Watching Fistfight (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

as Bartender (uncredited)

Bing Russell

as Cowboy Murdered in Saloon (uncredited)

Bob Steele

as Matt Harris (uncredited)

Bud Cokes

as Barfly (uncredited)

David O. McCall

as Bartender (uncredited)