John Wayne's Rio Bravo was released 66 years ago this week, and his much younger leading lady co-star, Angie Dickinson, ...

In contrast, Wayne and Hawks aimed to present a traditional Western narrative that emphasized self-reliance and the strength of camaraderie. Wayne famously called High Noon "un-American," and his ...

The Unique Role of John Wayne in 'Rio Bravo' When John Wayne returned to the Western genre with 'Rio Bravo', he was far from the one-dimensional hero audiences had grown accustomed to. At the age of ...

Back in '59, John Wayne swaggered back onto the Western scene with Rio Bravo. Following his departure from frontier tales ...

Hollywood legend John Wayne starred in the 1959 Western Rio Bravo with Angie Dickinson, who was 24 years his junior and has ...

Nathan Burdette meanwhile has a couple of dozen men at his disposal. Chance does his best to prepare all the while romancing a pretty gambler who goes by the name of Feathers.