Skip it – People associate the words "cavalry," "Indians," and "John Wayne" with the word "action movie." But where's the action in this one? This is a very disappointing western because it has only two small skirmishes in the entire movie. They are not even long enough to be called battles. Sure, John Wayne is great in his role as an aging cavalry officer mere days away from his retirement. But this is a cavalry "fort soap opera," and if you're not careful you'll find yourself nodding off to sleep. This is the second of the John Ford/John Wayne cavalry trilogy of 1948-1950. Wayne's character is different than the one he plays in "Fort Apache" and "Rio Grande." Yet this story has several characters from those other movies played by the same actors (ex. Ben Johnson as "Tyree" and Victor McLaglen as "Quincannon.") FYI, Even though the trilogy has overlapping characters, it is not meant to be watched in any particular sequence. 1.5 action rating
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