<p class="MsoNormal">On one side is an army of gunmen dead-set on springing a
murderous sidekick from jail. On the other is Sheriff John T. Chance and his
two deputies: one a drunk, the other a cripple. Place your bets!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John Wayne is Chance in Rio Bravo, a lean Western classic
packing solid heroics around a strong emotional core. He's joined by Dean
Martin as the deputy coming off a two-year drunk, Walter Brennan as the old
coot whose fiery spirit outmatches his hobbled stride, Ricky Nelson as a
youngster out to prove himself by joining the lawmen and Angie Dickinson as a
woman with a past who hopes to rope Chance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director Howard Hawks already lifted the Western to new
heights with Red River. With Rio Bravo, Hawkes does it again, capturing the
straight-from-the-barrel Old West many grew up with - a legendary West that
fits all the tall talents of Wayne and Hawkes like a Colt 44 fits a weathered
holster.<o:p></o:p></p>WesternPT2H21MPG2026-11-30USen