Two Rode Together Overview:

Two Rode Together (1961) was a Western - Film Adaptation Film directed by John Ford and produced by John Ford and Stanley Shpetner.

SYNOPSIS

In a lesser, later Ford Western, Stewart is a corrupt small-town sheriff who goes on a bounty hunt with army officer Widmark to return white settlers from their Indian captors. When Kent, who has thoroughly assumed an Indian identity, is turned loose back at the fort, he kills the woman who claims him and is hung before Jones recognizes him as her brother. Cristal, who had become chief Strode's squaw, is shunned by the white women and bitterly longs for her life with the Indians. When Stewart learns he has lost his position, the two outcasts ride away together.

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Two Rode Together (1961): The Community of a John Ford Western

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 4, 2021 From 4 Star Films

With such a robust body of work, it’s no surprise John Ford often gravitated toward certain images to represent the West and Two Rode Together it little different with the director returning to familiar iconography. This time it’s Jimmy Stewart, not Henry Fonda, propped up against a rail... Read full article


Two Rode Together

By Michael on Nov 27, 2013 From Le Mot du Cinephiliaque

Two Rode Together (John Ford, 1961) Marshal McCabe (James Stewart) and First Lt. Jim Gary (Richard Widmark) are hired to bring back siblings and parents that have been kidnapped by the Comanches many years ago. They will meet Chief Quanach Parker (Henry Brandon) and make a trade for a young boy a... Read full article


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Quotes from

[while rescuing captives from the Comanches, Marshal McCabe missed voting for his re-election]
Marshal Guthrie McCabe: I didn't get a chance to vote for myself - not even once.


Elena de la Madriaga: These people, they smile at me and show their teeth, but it's the eyes that bite.


Maj. Frazer: I'm *ordering* you to volunteer to go with McCabe and meet with Quanah Parker.
First Lt. Jim Gary: Well, uh, what about the treaty? The department's orders?
Maj. Frazer: They can scarcely apply to a deserter out of uniform. If you *don't* return, that's exactly what'll show on your record.
First Lt. Jim Gary: If I don't return, sir, it won't make much difference *what* shows on my record. When am I ordered to desert, sir?
Maj. Frazer: I don't know what you're talking about. Get out of here.


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Facts about

James Stewart later admitted he was disappointed that his character's dark side wasn't explored further in the movie.
John Ford later admitted he had only made the film for the money, and felt it was "still crap" even after he had brought in his favorite script writer Frank Nugent to rewrite it.
This film marked comedic actor Edward Brophy's last role as he died during the production on May 27, 1960 in Pacific Palisades, California.
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