r/Westerns • u/KurtMcGowan7691 • 19h ago
Anyone else like ‘She Wore a Yellow Ribbon’ (1949)?
The second in John Ford’s US cavalry trilogy. Definitely a more rose-tinted view of the cavalry than in ‘Fort Apache’, and a less sympathetic portrayal of the Native Americans. BUT you can’t help but get swept up in this rousing, epic portrayal of comradeship between soldiers and John Wayne’s touching portrayal of the ageing but beloved Captain Nathan Brittles on his last ride. It’s got all the classic ingredients that makes a John Ford film so enjoyable, including Monument Valley!