Red River (1948) | |
| Director(s) | Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson |
| Producer(s) | Howard Hawks, Charles K. Feldman (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Romance, Western |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, LBGT, Ranchers |
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Red River (1948) was a Western - Action Film directed by Howard Hawks and Arthur Rosson and produced by Howard Hawks and Charles K. Feldman.
The film was based on the serial novel The Chisholm Trail written by Borden Chase published in The Saturday Evening Post from Dec 7, 1946 - Jan 11, 1947.
Red River was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990.
Academy Awards 1948 --- Ceremony Number 21 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Film Editing | Christian Nyby | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Borden Chase | Nominated |
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PRIDE MONTH: John Ireland and Montgomery Clift in Red River (1948)
By Carol Martinheira on Jun 10, 2021 From The Old Hollywood GardenPRIDE MONTH: John Ireland and Montgomery Clift in Red River (1948) On June 10, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized June is Pride Month and, like always, celebrations abound here at the Garden. And while I’ve already talked about some of the big ones, like Morocco (... Read full article
Review: Red River (1948)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 4, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsAny conversation on quintessential American Westerns certainly has to at least consider Red River. It has genre mainstay John Wayne in one of his most stirring performances, a moody precursor to The Searchers. It boasts the debut of the often criminally under-appreciated method actor Monty Clift. Mo... Read full article
Review: Red River (1948)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 4, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsAny conversation on quintessential American Westerns certainly has to at least consider Red River. It has genre mainstay John Wayne in one of his most stirring performances, a moody precursor to The Searchers. It boasts the debut of the often criminally under-appreciated method actor Monty Clift. Mo... Read full article
Red River
By Amanda Garrett on Nov 17, 2015 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm looking at director Howard Hawks' classic Western Red River (1948) starring John Wayne (left) and Montgomery Clift. This article is part of the Criterion Blogathon hosted by Criterion Blues, Speakeasy, and Silver Screenings. Here's a gentle reminder that this review contains spoile... Read full article
Red River (1948)
By Beatrice on Mar 28, 2015 From Flickers in TimeRed River Directed by Howard Hawks and Arthur Rossen Written by Borden Chase and Charles Schnee from a story by Chase 1948/USA Charles K. Feldman Group/Monterey Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #217 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I find this to be two-thirds iconic cattle dri... Read full article
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Cherry Valance: You're fast with that gun, Matt. Awful fast. But your heart's soft. Too soft. Might get you hurt some day.
Matt Garth: Could be. I wouldn't count on it.
Tess Millay: Whoever would have thought that you two could have killed each other.
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This is Montgomery Clift's debut film, but because it was shelved for 2 years, the first film the public saw of Clift was The Search, which he was Oscar-nominated for.
In a 1974 interview, Howard Hawks said that he originally offered the role of Thomas Dunson to Gary Cooper but he had declined it because he didn't believe the ruthless nature of Dunson's character would have suited his screen image.
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