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26/11/1953 Western 1h 24m
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Out of the gun smoke into her heart!

Overview

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

  1. John Farrow

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Wayne

    Hondo Lane

  2. Geraldine Page

    Angie Lowe

  3. Ward Bond

    Buffalo Baker

  4. Michael Pate

    Vittorio

  5. James Arness

    Lennie

  6. Rodolfo Acosta

    Silva

  7. Leo Gordon

    Ed Lowe

  8. Tom Irish

    Lt. McKay

  9. Lee Aaker

    Johnny Lowe

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-05-03
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 genre. A time when the Western cast off its one dimensional approach of cowboy/cavalry heroes slaughtering the enemy (Indians) purely as an entertainment medium. But is Hondo any good? And is it also worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Delmer Daves'-Broken Arrow (Maltin again) which ushered i...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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