Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!
Ride, Vaquero!
	Original film poster
Directed by	John Farrow
Written by	Frank Fenton
Produced by	Stephen Ames
Starring	Robert Taylor; Ava Gardner; Howard Keel; Anthony Quinn; Kurt Kasznar; Ted de Corsia
Cinematography	Robert Surtees
Edited by	Harold F. Kress
Music by	Bronislau Kaper
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	July 15, 1953;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,128,000
Box office	$3,427,000

Ride, Vaquero! is a 1953 American Western film photographed in Ansco Color (print by Technicolor) made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). It was directed by John Farrow and produced by Stephen Ames from a screenplay by Frank Fenton and John Farrow. The music score was by Bronislau Kaper and the cinematography by Robert Surtees.

The film stars Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Anthony Quinn, and Howard Keel with Kurt Kasznar, Ted de Corsia and Jack Elam. Movita appears uncredited in a small role.

Plot

Mexican bandit Jose Esqueda resents settlers in the Brownsville, Texas region, and conducts raids against them. He threatens to burn down their homes, and has burned down the ranch house King Cameron has just built for his wife Cordelia.

Rio, raised like a brother to Esqueda, joins forces with him at first. But in time he forms a partnership with Cameron instead, and even saves his life, although Cordelia continues not to trust him.

Complications arise when Cordelia's distrust turns to desire. Cameron must save both his property and his marriage after Esqueda goes on a rampage, robbing Brownsville's bank and killing the sheriff.

Shot several times by Esqueda and close to death, Cameron is once again saved by Rio, who confronts Esqueda in a final gunfight. Cameron forgives Cordelia for her feelings toward Rio.

Cast

Robert Taylor as Rio
Ava Gardner as Cordelia
Howard Keel as Cameron
Anthony Quinn as Esqueda
Jack Elam as Barton
Kurt Kasznar as Father Antonio

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Kanab Canyon and Johnson Canyon in Utah.^[2]

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $1,834,000 in the US and Canada and $1,593,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $895,000.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

External links

Ride, Vaquero! at IMDb
Ride, Vaquero! at the TCM Movie Database
Ride, Vaquero! at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[2] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

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