Storm in a Valley

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

Directed by John Ford this film stars John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar and Ben Johnson. With days to go to retirement a cavalry officer leads one last patrols shortly after the Battle of Little Big Horn.

Plot wise this is a fairly average western with an ending that really is a little out of place and goes to show John Ford was not always right. What the film is famous for is great shots of Monument Valley and an iconic sequence of the patrol against the back drop of thunderstorm which is really impressive. The performances from the cast are about par for the course but other than the cinematography there is not much unusual here.

4/5