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UNITED STATES · 1950
Rio Grande
Synopsis
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.
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Films with Similar Themes
military duty · father-son conflict · frontier warfare · Apache resistance · cavalry command
