Boxoffice-11.11.1950

FEATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Adiines for Newspaper and Programs
THE STORY:
"Rio Grande"
John Wayne, commanding a Union detachment battling
Apaches along the Rio Grande, has sacrificed his marriage
to military duty. His wife, Maureen O'Hara, has been
estranged lor many years, and he has lost contact with
his son, Claude Jarman jr. Further, Wayne is hampered
because the U.S. and Mexico have agreed their respective
troops will not cross the border for any purpose—thus providing
a convenient loophole for the marauding Apaches.
Then by a fluke, Claude, who has enlisted, is assigned to '•
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his father's command. Maureen follows to demand he be ^'^''
discharged, but Claude and Wayne refuse. Wayne's troops
conduct a successful though illegal across-the-border campaign
against the Apaches, from which both lather and son
emerge as heroes and an all-around reconciliation is
effected.
CATCHLINES:
The Stamp of Greatness Is Upon It . . . Here Is a Masterpiece
of Unforgettable Screen Entertainment ... A Story of
the Rugged West as Only John Ford Can Tell It.