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Hondo

6.5

Released November 26, 1953Runtime 1h 24min

Out of the gun smoke into her heart!

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Batjac Productions

Wayne-Fellows Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

Stream

Rent

Buy

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Cast

John WayneHondo Lane

Geraldine PageAngie Lowe

Ward BondBuffalo Baker

Michael PateVittorio

James ArnessLennie

Rodolfo AcostaSilva

Leo GordonEd Lowe

Tom IrishLt. McKay

Lee AakerJohnny Lowe

Paul FixMajor Sherry

Rayford BarnesPete

Frank McGrathLowes Partner (uncredited)

Chuck RobersonKloori / Cavalry Sergeant Killed in Indian Attack (uncredited)

Crew

John FarrowDirector

Nathan BarragarAssistant Director

Sam FreedleScript Supervisor

James Edward GrantScreenplay

Louis L'AmourShort Story

Louis L'AmourStory

Robert FellowsProducer

John WayneProducer

Nate H. EdwardsProduction Manager

Andrew V. McLaglenUnit Production Manager

Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer

Robert BurksDirector of Photography

Archie StoutDirector of Photography

Ralph DawsonEditor

Alfred YbarraArt Direction

Emil NewmanOriginal Music Composer

Web OverlanderMakeup Artist

Nicolás de la RosaSound Recordist

Bobby SomersStunts

Chuck HaywardStunt Double

Chuck RobersonStunt Double

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Reviews

A man oughta do what he thinks is right. Leonard Maltin proudly does the intro for the DVD special edition of Hondo, his regard for the film is obvious. Maltin, who also provides a commentary track for the film, muses on the importance of Hondo in light of the 50s tonal shift in the Western genr...

Though the premiss here is hardly original, I still found this to be one of John Wayne's better efforts. He is the eponymous army rider who happens on a remote ranch inhabited by "Angie" (Geraldine Page) and her young son "Johnny" (Lee Aaker) who appear to have been deserted by her husband. He know...