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Col. John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) is leading his company of men, survivors of four years of Civil War, on a venture of their own. The war has ended and the country is broken and there is a need for many things, one of them being horses. Together he and his men are catching and breaking wild horses to sell to the Army. With the help of his adopted son, Blue Boy, who is pure Cherokee Indian, and several other members of the tribe, a large herd of 3,000 horses is collected for sale. When the buerocrats from the government show up and want to only cherry pick the herd for a low price, they decide to drive the herd to Mexico. The representative of Emperor Maximillion have offered to buy the entire herd and at top dollar. Now they must drive the entire herd to Mexico. Col. James Langdon (Rock Hudson) of the Confederacy, and his men have finally gone home only to find their lifestyle destroyed. The South is in total ruin and financial disarray. Unable to live under the tyrannical rules being set down by the North, they have decided to pack up and move to Mexico, for good, and establish a new settlement. They have been invited to do so by the Mexican Government. Now they must sneak away and cross into Mexico before the U.S.Calvary can intercept them and turn them back. Once successfully across the border, the two south-bound expeditions soon encounter eachother. As Mexican bandits prepare to attach the Confederates, John Henry and Blue Boy ride over to warn them. Both surprised to encounter eachother, a terse friendship soon developes, and when Mexican Govt. troops take the Confederate group hostage, the horses have to be handed over to release them.Read full review
If you like John Wayne and Rock Hudson and who doesn't you will enjoy this movie. Just enough action to keep you watching.
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I recommend this flick to any American and Mexican-American who love great western movies. I had a great time watching it with my dad, bought for his birthday. The DVD came in good used condition and glad to own it.
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As i said great movie but one thing wrong one song a song was played that did not belong there it was La Adelita that song belong to Pancho Villa era.
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