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I wanted to delve a little deeper into that great John Ford movie "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" which was shown on Turner Classic Channel last night. Part of Ford's 'Calvary Trilogy' this film was shot in Technicolor, and won an Oscar for Best Cinematography.
So with nothing important to do on a Friday afternoon, I googled the wiki page for Yellow Ribbon. The film starred John Wayne, with make-up aging him 20 years beyond his actual age. The rest of the cast were regulars from the John Ford Stock Company like Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr, and of course, Victor Mclaglen. (Ward Bond must not have been unavailable for this shoot.) Joanne Dru lent her beauty to the scenery....but the real eye-opener was the backdrop of Monument Valley, which set the screen ablaze. I've always thought all of Ford's Monument Valley Westerns should have been filmed in Technicolor. The wiki page had some interesting stories in the Production Notes section, including the prairie storm that blew in while they were filming.
The Cinematographer used the paintings of Frederic Remington as inspiration for those long shots with the towers of Monument Valley as a backdrop.
Now, with a click of my mouse I was transported to Remington's wiki page, which featured a fine assortment of his depictions of Life Out West. Here's where I whiled away the rest of the day. These iconic paintings represent the ideas that formed our vision of the Old West.
Well worth your time. Click on the small images to expand.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frede...File:Frederic_Remington_-_Arizona_cow-boy.jpg
So with nothing important to do on a Friday afternoon, I googled the wiki page for Yellow Ribbon. The film starred John Wayne, with make-up aging him 20 years beyond his actual age. The rest of the cast were regulars from the John Ford Stock Company like Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr, and of course, Victor Mclaglen. (Ward Bond must not have been unavailable for this shoot.) Joanne Dru lent her beauty to the scenery....but the real eye-opener was the backdrop of Monument Valley, which set the screen ablaze. I've always thought all of Ford's Monument Valley Westerns should have been filmed in Technicolor. The wiki page had some interesting stories in the Production Notes section, including the prairie storm that blew in while they were filming.
The Cinematographer used the paintings of Frederic Remington as inspiration for those long shots with the towers of Monument Valley as a backdrop.
Now, with a click of my mouse I was transported to Remington's wiki page, which featured a fine assortment of his depictions of Life Out West. Here's where I whiled away the rest of the day. These iconic paintings represent the ideas that formed our vision of the Old West.
Well worth your time. Click on the small images to expand.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frede...File:Frederic_Remington_-_Arizona_cow-boy.jpg