Two Rode Together (1961)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

John Ford

Writers:

Will Cook (novel)
Frank S. Nugent (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 July 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Tagline:

TOGETHER...THEY RODE INTO A THOUSAND DANGERS! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

The US Army is under pressure from the desperate relatives of white prisoners of the Comanches to secure their rescue...

Plot Keywords:

Rescue | Hanged Boy | Music Box | Small Town | Native American

Awards:

1 win

Cast

James Stewart	...	Marshal Guthrie McCabe
Richard Widmark	...	First Lt. Jim Gary
Shirley Jones	...	Marty Purcell
Linda Cristal	...	Elena de la Madriaga
Andy Devine	...	Sgt. Darius P. Posey
John McIntire	...	Maj. Frazer
Paul Birch	...	Judge Edward Purcell
Willis Bouchey	...	Mr. Harry J. Wringle
Henry Brandon	...	Chief Quanah Parker
Harry Carey Jr.	...	Ortho Clegg
Olive Carey	...	Mrs. Abby Frazer
Ken Curtis	...	Greeley Clegg
Chet Douglas	...	Deputy Ward Corby
Annelle Hayes	...	Belle Aragon
David Kent	...	Running Wolf (Steve Purcell)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Spain:T | Australia:PG | West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #19928) | Argentina:13 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Richard Widmark was initially reluctant to make the film, since he felt he was fifteen years too old for the young lieutenant he played.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Marty gets up from getting water at the creek, the knees of her trousers are wet. However, they are dry in the next shot as she and Jim are walking back to camp.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Jesus gives Marshal Guthrie a beer]
Marshal Guthrie McCabe: Thank you, Jesus.
Jesus: Senor, the widow Gomez has delivered a son this morning - a boy.
Marshal Guthrie McCabe: Bully for the widow Gomez!
Jesus: But senor, it has been more than a year ago since Senor Antonio Gomez has been buried in the church house.
Marshal Guthrie McCabe: Well, there are some men you just can't trust to stay where you put 'em.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in La mala educación (2004)

A very fine John Ford-directed Western starring James Stewart

I remember watching the Westerns channel one day and I saw a commercial for a movie staring James Stewart and John McIntire and it was called Two Rode Together. I thought it looked pretty cool and when I checked it out, I was impressed. I like this movie better than some of Stewart's others like The Cheyenne Social Club. It was a pretty cool movie. James Stewart did a spectacular performance as U.S. Marshal Guthrie McCabe, a cantankerous, rude, easily-drunken man who will only do something for someone else on certain conditions. There were two things in this movie that surprised me. One, there was only one gunshot throughout the entire movie and thus, only one action shot. And two, only two captives were recovered from the Comanches. And the ending was beyond my comprehension. But still, I like Two Rode Together and it is one of my favorite Westerns.