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Western

Rio Lobo

- Give 'Em Hell, John.

After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.

Release Date : 1970-04-01

Language :SpanishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Cinema Center FilmsBatjac ProductionsMalabarEstudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

John Wayne

Character Name : Col. Cord McNally

Original Name : John Wayne

Gender : Male

Jorge Rivero

Character Name : Capt. Pierre Cordona

Original Name : Jorge Rivero

Gender : Male

Jennifer O'Neill

Character Name : Shasta Delaney

Original Name : Jennifer O'Neill

Gender : Female

Jack Elam

Character Name : Phillips

Original Name : Jack Elam

Gender : Male

Christopher Mitchum

Character Name : Sgt. Tuscarora Phillips

Original Name : Christopher Mitchum

Gender : Male

Victor French

Character Name : Ketcham

Original Name : Victor French

Gender : Male

Susana Dosamantes

Character Name : Maria Carmen

Original Name : Susana Dosamantes

Gender : Female

Sherry Lansing

Character Name : Amelita

Original Name : Sherry Lansing

Gender : Female

David Huddleston

Character Name : Dr. Ivor Jones

Original Name : David Huddleston

Gender : Male

Mike Henry

Character Name : Rio Lobo Sheriff 'Blue Tom' Hendricks

Original Name : Mike Henry

Gender : Male

Bill Williams

Character Name : Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin

Original Name : Bill Williams

Gender : Male

Jim Davis

Character Name : Riley

Original Name : Jim Davis

Gender : Male

Dean Smith

Character Name : Bide

Original Name : Dean Smith

Gender : Male

Robert Donner

Character Name : Whitey Carter

Original Name : Robert Donner

Gender : Male

George Plimpton

Character Name : George, Whitey's 4th Henchman

Original Name : George Plimpton

Gender : Male

Edward Faulkner

Character Name : Lt. Harris

Original Name : Edward Faulkner

Gender : Male

Peter Jason

Character Name : Lt. Ned Forsythe

Original Name : Peter Jason

Gender : Male

Chuck Courtney

Character Name : Chuck, Whitey's 2nd Henchman

Original Name : Chuck Courtney

Gender : Male

Robert Rothwell

Character Name : Whitey's 3rd Henchman

Original Name : Robert Rothwell

Gender : Male

Don 'Red' Barry

Character Name : Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Don 'Red' Barry

Gender : Male

Sondra Currie

Character Name : Blackthorne Prostitute (uncredited)

Original Name : Sondra Currie

Gender : Female

Chuck Hayward

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Hayward

Gender : Male

Conrad Hool

Character Name : Bart (uncredited)

Original Name : Conrad Hool

Gender : Male

Lance Hool

Character Name : Picket (uncredited)

Original Name : Lance Hool

Gender : Male

John Hudkins

Character Name : Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : John Hudkins

Gender : Male

Michael Jeffers

Character Name : Barfly in Blackthorne (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Jeffers

Gender : Male

Frank Kennedy

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Kennedy

Gender : Male

Richard LaMarr

Character Name : Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard LaMarr

Gender : Male

John McKee

Character Name : Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : John McKee

Gender : Male

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Character Name : Train Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Gender : Male

William H. O'Brien

Character Name : Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)

Original Name : William H. O'Brien

Gender : Male

Gregg Palmer

Character Name : Pete - Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Gregg Palmer

Gender : Male

Jim Prejean

Character Name : Union Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Jim Prejean

Gender : Male

Rudy Robbins

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Robbins

Gender : Male

Chuck Roberson

Character Name : Corporal in Baggage Car (uncredited)

Original Name : Chuck Roberson

Gender : Male

Danny Sands

Character Name : Man Delivering Message to Jail (uncredited)

Original Name : Danny Sands

Gender : Male

Cap Somers

Character Name : Card Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Cap Somers

Gender : Male

Bob Steele

Character Name : Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Steele

Gender : Male

Tommy Tedesco

Character Name : Guitar Player in Opening Credits (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Tedesco

Gender : Male

Ethan Wayne

Character Name : Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethan Wayne

Gender : Male

Hank Worden

Character Name : Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Hank Worden

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Don't say comfortable eh? Out of Paramount Pictures, Rio Lobo is directed and produced by Howard Hawks (the last film he would direct) and stars John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jeniffer O'Neill, Jack Elam & Christopher Mitchum. It's written by Leigh Brackett & Burton Wohl, musically scored by Jerry Goldsmith and photographed by William H. Clothier on location at Cuernavaca, Mexico & Tuscon, Arizona. It's the third film in a loose trilogy by Hawks & Wayne that follows Rio Bravo (1959) & El Dorado (1966). Plot follows Wayne as Union officer Cord McNally who loses gold shipments (via the railway) to Confederate guerrillas led by Pierre Cordona (Rivero) & Tuscarora Phillips (Mitchum). It's the start of a relationship that will see all parties end up in Rio Lobo, Texas, where a traitor and a despotic sheriff are in their midst. Rio Lobo is easily the weakest Western that Hawks made with Duke Wayne. He himself would say that he didn't like the film, felt it wasn't any good, while Wayne himself was quoted as saying that he had already made the film twice before. Almost everything about Rio Lobo is tired, from the formula of the story to Wayne sleepwalking thru a role that held no challenge, it's a poor send off for one of America's finest directors. The script is solid enough, with many Hawksian themes evident; and it's nice to see the three lady characters be important to the story, but the cast put around Wayne are poor and out of their depth and this rubs off on the normally professional Wayne who finds he has nothing to act off of. It's not a total stinker, tho, certainly Clothier's photography and Goldsmith's score are worthy of investing time with, and the lead off sequence involving the train robbery is well put together and stirs the adrenalin. Sadly the film is never able to reach those heights again, with the ending being a rather tame affair that doesn't do justice to the bitter revenge tone that Hawks has steered the film towards. Of the sub-standard support cast there's only Jack Elam who is worth watching, be it for comedy value or for just giving it some gusto. All told the film just about comes out as watchable Sunday afternoon fodder. A running theme in the film sees fun poked at the ageing Wayne's expense, one of which involves the word comfortable. That is an apt word to use for Rio Lobo, because director and star are in the comfort zone, comfortably making an unchallenging and old hat movie. 5/10

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-03

There are really only two things to speak of with this: Tommy Tedesco's lovely guitar solo of Jerry Goldsmith's theme and Jack Elam is perfectly cast as the cantankerous whisky-swilling "Mr Phillips". Otherwise, it's just a routine outing for John Wayne (and Howard Hawks) who pretty much bears the weight of the film. Jorge Rivero; Jennifer O'Neill and Christopher Mitchum make up the numbers. The story is fun - a Yankee colonel meets up after the Civil war with two former Confederate officers to track down a man who had been selling secrets during the war and we have a few, predictable, adventures en route to an explosive climax.