Rio Bravo (1959) is a western movie, directed by Howard Hawks. It stars John Wayne, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson, with Angie Dickinson and Walter Brennan. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), nicknamed Duke, was an American film actor whose career began in silent movies in the 1920s. ... Dean Martin in 1965 at a St. ... Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard Ricky Nelson, alternately Rick Nelson (May 8, 1940 - December 31, 1985), was one of the first American teen idols. ... Angie Dickinson poster Angeline Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is an American television and film actress. ... Walter Brennan Walter Brennan, (born 25 July 1894 in Swampscott, Massachusetts; died 21 September 1974 in Oxnard, California) was a veteran character actor, notably in westerns. ...

Sheriff John T. Chance (Wayne) has arrested a murderer, Joe Burdette (Claude Akins), brother of powerful rancher Nathan Burdette (John Russell). The rancher's men surround the town and try to break Burdette from jail. The only help Chance has is his deputies, Dude (Martin), an alcoholic, and Stumpy (Brennan), a cripple. Tensions are further strained by the presence of a young gunslinger, Colorado Ryan (Nelson), and the arrival of a mysterious woman, Feathers (Dickinson), on the last stagecoach; the plot building to one of the most explosive climaxes in film history. Claude Marion Akins, an American actor (1914-1994). ... John Russell (January 3, 1921 - January 19, 1991) was an American film and television actor. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

The script was written by Jules Furtham and Leigh Brackett and the musical score was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin. His score contained the haunting, Tijuana brass style tune De Guella, which was played several times to build up the tension. When the cast characters asked for the name of this tune, they were given the answer, that "it is the "Mexican Death Song", played on the orders of Santa Anna (Antonio López de Santa Anna) to the Texicans, who were holed up in The Alamo. The tune was used in the following year 1960, over the opening credits of Wayne's film, The Alamo. Leigh Brackett (December 7, 1915 - March 18, 1978), although best known for her fantasy and science fiction, also wrote mystery novels and Hollywood screenplays, most notably The Big Sleep (1945), Rio Bravo (1958), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) She received the Hugo award posthumously for... Dimitri Zinovich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 - November 11, 1979) was a film composer and conductor. ... Antonio López de Santa Anna Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón (sometimes spelled de Santa Ana) (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876) was a Mexican general and dictator. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Alamo can refer to: The Battle of the Alamo, 1836 Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas, the site of the battle Several films inspired by the battle: The Alamo, 1936 The Alamo, 1960 The Alamo, 1987 The Alamo, 2004 Alamo Beer, a fictional brand of beer from King of...

As the film starred a crooner, Martin and a teen idol, Nelson, Hawks included three songs in the soundtrack. During the jail scenes, Nelson sang a brief version of Get Along Home, Cindy and later he joined Martin in a duet, when the pair sang My Rifle, My Pony and Me. Finally Martin, backed by the Nelson Riddle Orchestra sang a specially composed song, Rio Bravo over the closing credits. Nelson later paid homage to both the film and his character Colorado, by including the specially written song Restless Kid on his 1959 LP, Ricky Sings Again. A crooner is a singer (usually male) of a certain kind of popular music, often called standards or American standards. The style, which is characterized by a relaxed and intimate posture by the performer, became possible with the invention of electric amplification in the early 20th century. ... A teen idol is a famous person who generates attention from large numbers of teenagers. ... Nelson Riddle and Frank Sinatra, 1956 Nelson Riddle (June 1, 1921 - October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader, arranger and orchestrator whose career spanned from the late 1940s until the early 1980s. ... Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... This is the article on the state. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... LP or lp may stand for: in corporate law or company names, limited partnership in chemistry, liquid propane short for Les Paul, a style of guitar. ...

Harry Carey, Jr. was hired to act in Rio Bravo, but angered Hawks by calling him "Howard" rather than the preferred "Mr. Hawks." Carey was paid his salary and received a screen credit, but his scenes were cut from the film. Ward Bond, a long time friend of Wayne, was also in the cast. He took time off from his starring role in the long running TV series, Wagon Train, to play a wagon master. Harry Carey, Jr. ... Ward Bond (April 9, 1903 - November 5, 1960) was an American film actor. ... Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... Wagon Train was a television series on NBC from 1957 to 1965. ...

Rio Bravo is regarded as one of Hawks's best, and is notable for its lack of closeup shots. The film received favorable reviews, and was financially successful, earning over US$5.5million. It was filmed in Technicolor. The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor, now a division of Thomson. ...

The film has been remade twice as a western movie, although on each occasion under a different title. Both of these remakes were directed by Howard Hawks, both starred John Wayne and in each case, the script was written by Leigh Brackett. Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), nicknamed Duke, was an American film actor whose career began in silent movies in the 1920s. ... Leigh Brackett (December 7, 1915 - March 18, 1978), although best known for her fantasy and science fiction, also wrote mystery novels and Hollywood screenplays, most notably The Big Sleep (1945), Rio Bravo (1958), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) She received the Hugo award posthumously for...

The first remake was made in 1967 and was titled El Dorado. In this film, Robert Mitchum took over the Dean Martin role, Arthur Hunnicutt took over the Walter Brennan role and James Caan took over the Ricky Nelson role. Hawks again named the James Caan character after a State of the Union, although on this occasion, it was Mississippi. In a wry, humourous twist on the original film, Hawks made the Caan character inept in the use of firearms, but skilled with a knife. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... El Dorado is the name of a mythical country of gold which was supposedly in South America. ... Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear Robert Charles Duran Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American film actor and singer. ... Arthur Hunnicutt (February 17, 1911 – September 26, 1979) was an American actor known for his portorayal of wise grizzled, old rural characters. ... James Caan James Caan (born March 26, 1939, The Bronx, New York) is an American actor. ... James Caan James Caan (born March 26, 1939, The Bronx, New York) is an American actor. ... Alternative meanings in State of the Union (disambiguation) The State of the Union Address is an annual event in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of the U.S. Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate). ... State nickname: Magnolia State Other U.S. States Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Governor Haley Barbour (R) Official languages English Area 125,546 km² (32nd)  - Land 121,606 km²  - Water 3,940 km² (3%) Population (2000)  - Population 2,697,243 (31st)  - Density 23. ...

The second remake was made in 1970 and was titled Rio Lobo. This was a looser remake and had scenes from the American Civil War, before moving, some time later, to the town under siege, which was central to the original film. This film starred Christopher Mitchum, Robert Mitchum's son, Jack Elam and Jennifer O'Neill. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Rio Lobo is a 1970 western movie. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... For the Boston area punk band see Siege (band). ... Christopher Mitchum (born 16 October 1943) is the second son of Robert Mitchum. ... Jack Elam in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Jack Elam was an American film actor appearing mostly in westerns. ... Jennifer ONeill (born February 20, 1948) is an American actress. ...

Rio Bravo was all but remade, in a modern setting, in 1976 by John Carpenter as Assault on Precinct 13. Carpenter paid homage to the original by giving credit for the musical score to John T Chance, the name of Wayne's character in the original film and including in the cast Henry Brandon as Officer Chaney. Brandon had starred as Chief Sicatrice (Scar) in Wayne's 1956 film The Searchers. Carpenter's film was later remade in and of itself in 2005 (Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 movie)). 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Carpenter John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948 in Carthage, New York) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film music composer. ... Bold textHawksBold text DVD case cover for Assault on Precinct 13 Assault on Precinct 13 is a 1976 action/thriller movie, directed by John Carpenter. ... Born Heinrich Von Kleinbach on 8 June 1912 in Berlin, Germany, Henry Brandon was a character actor in over 100 American films, famous for playing Indian, Arab, Persian, Turkish, Native American and East Asian roles, usually villians. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Searchers may refer to: The Searchers – a 1956 epic Western movie The Searchers – a 1960s British rock band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Promotional poster for Assault on Precinct 13 Assault on Precinct 13 is a 2005 action/thriller movie, directed by Jean-François Richet. ...

External links

• Rio Bravo at the Internet Movie Database