The first and most brilliant part of John Ford’s Cavalry Trilogy is Fort Apache; the only Ford film to star both Henry Fonda and John Wayne, it pits two characters against each other who epitomize different aspects of the military impetus: purity and practicality; careerism and leadership; military orders and military order. Although this powerful […]
Daily Archives: November 2, 2009
“Custer is dead,” matter-of-fact voiceover declares at the outset of She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, the middle part of John Ford’s Cavalry Trilogy, written by Frank S. Nugent and Laurence Stallings from the story “War Party” by James Warner Bellah. It is an informative public voice. Six weeks before his retirement, Capt. Nathan Brittles visits […]
Dennis Grunes 