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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ()

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Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
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Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
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Olivia Dandridge
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Lt. Flint Cohill
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Sgt. Tyree
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Second Lt. Ross Pennell
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Top Sgt. Quincannon
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Abby Allshard
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Maj. Mac Allshard
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Dr. O'Laughlin
Michael Dugan ...
Sgt. Hochbauer
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Chief Pony That Walks
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Sgt. Hench
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Chief Sky Eagle (as Chief Sky Eagle)
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Cpl. Mike Quayne
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Chief Red Shirt
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Pvt. John Smith - aka Rome Clay (uncredited)
Lee Bradley ...
Interpreter (uncredited)
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Gunrunner (uncredited)
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Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
Ray Hyke ...
Trooper McCarthy (uncredited)
Billy Jones ...
Courier (uncredited)
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Badger (uncredited)
Fred Libby ...
Cpl. Krumrein (uncredited)
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Trooper Cliff (uncredited)
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Bugler / Indian (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Peter Ortiz ...
Gunrunner (uncredited)
Post Park ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Sergeant Major (uncredited)
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Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Cpl. Wagner (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
Don Summers ...
Jenkins (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Karl Rynders (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Ford

Written by

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James Warner Bellah ... (story)
 
Frank S. Nugent ... (screenplay) (as Frank Nugent) and
Laurence Stallings ... (screenplay)
 
James Warner Bellah ... (short stories: "The Big Hunt" and "War Party") (uncredited)

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Merian C. Cooper ... executive producer (uncredited)
Lowell J. Farrell ... associate producer (as Lowell Farrell)
John Ford ... executive producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Richard Hageman ... (musical score)

Cinematography by

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Winton C. Hoch ... director of photography (as Winton Hoch)

Editing by

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Jack Murray

Editorial Department

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Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor
Morgan Padelford ... associate color director: Technicolor
Barbara Ford ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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James Basevi

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Joseph Kish ... (as Joe Kish)

Makeup Department

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Don L. Cash ... makeup artist (as Don Cash)
Anna Malin ... hairdresser

Production Management

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Lowell J. Farrell ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Edward O'Fearna ... assistant director
Wingate Smith ... assistant director
Cliff Lyons ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Jack Golconda ... properties
Will Williams ... movie poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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D. Pat Kelley ... sound effects (as Patrick Kelley)
Clem Portman ... sound
Frank Webster ... sound
Roy Meadows ... sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jack Caffee ... special effects
Daniel Hays ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Jack Cosgrove ... special photographic effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Roydon Clark ... stunts (uncredited)
Everett Creach ... stunts (uncredited)
Michael Dugan ... stunts (uncredited)
John Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward ... stunts (uncredited)
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower ... stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins ... stunts (uncredited)
Billy Jones ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy ... stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... stunts (uncredited)
Frank McGrath ... stunts (uncredited)
Don Nagel ... stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Rose ... stunts (uncredited)
Norm Taylor ... stunt double: Indian (uncredited)
Terry Wilson ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack N. Young ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Charles P. Boyle ... second unit photography (as Charles Boyle)
Harvey Gould ... camera operator
Robert Campbell ... gaffer (uncredited)
Tom Clement ... grip (uncredited)
Alexander Kahle ... still photographer (uncredited)
Archie Stout ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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D.R.O. Hatswell ... costume researcher
Michael Meyers ... wardrobe: men
Ann Peck ... wardrobe: women

Music Department

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical conductor
Lucien Cailliet ... musical arrangements / orchestrator (uncredited)
Jester Hairston ... choral director (uncredited)
Louis Kaufman ... musician: violin (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Meta Stern ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Merian C. Cooper ... presenter
John Ford ... presenter
Philip Kieffer ... technical advisor (as Major Philip Kieffer U.S.A. Retd.)
Cliff Lyons ... technical advisor
Sid Davis ... stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited)
Élise Girard ... (uncredited) (press attache: France) (re-release 2007)
Barlow Simpson ... gun wrangler (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Indians, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece, the pretty Olivia Dandridge, who are being evacuated for their own safety. Brittles is only a few days away from retirement and Olivia has caught the eye of two of the young officers in the Company, Lt. Flint Cohill and 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell. She's taken to wearing a yellow ribbon in her hair, a sign that she has a beau in the Cavalry, but refuses to say for whom she is wearing it. Written by garykmcd

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Taglines Wayne's greatest role as an Indian fighting Captain ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cavalry 2: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (World-wide, English title)
  • La charge héroïque (France)
  • Der Teufelshauptmann (Germany)
  • La legión invencible (Spain)
  • La legió invencible (Spain, Catalan title)
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  • 104 min
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Budget $1,600,000 (estimated)

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Trivia John Wayne, who was 41 when the film was made, won great acclaim for his portrayal of 60-year-old Capt. Nathan Brittles. See more »
Goofs The narration refers to the Battle of Little Bighorn, which took place in June of 1876. It also states that one of the ways the news of this was spread was via the Pony Express. The Pony express was founded in April of 1860 and ceased operations a year and a half later, in October of 1861. This was 15 years before the battle. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Siege at Red River (1954). See more »
Soundtracks She Wore A Yellow Ribbon See more »
Quotes Captain Nathan Brittles: Never apologize. It's a sign of weakness.
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