Movies starring Joanne Dru

Red River (1948)

133 mins     Action , Adventure , Western      

Howard Hawks's "Red River" is held in high esteem as one of the greatest westerns ever made and I am not going to disagree because this is a powerful movie on so many levels. The storyline is full of powerful moments as it te...

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

103 mins     Western      

There is no denying that "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" is beautifully shot or that it features John Wayne delivering one of his finest performances but there is something about it which just doesn't work for me, does really gain...

Wagon Master (1950)

86 mins     Western      

"Wagon Master" was one of John Ford's favourite movies from those he made and in many ways you could say it is one of the purest John Ford movies. Whilst many of the Ford stock appear there is no major star of the calibre of ...

Vengeance Valley (1951)

83 mins     Western      

"Vengeance Valley" has many of the elements to make a very good movie, in amongst many recognizable names and faces there is Burt Lancaster, John Ireland and Joanne Dru and it features a Cain and Abel style storyline with jea...

Thunder Bay (1953)

103 mins     Adventure , Drama      

Actor James Stewart and director Anthony Mann made a few movies together with their westerns being the most memorable but they explored other ideas as well and "Thunder Bay" is one of those other movies. Here we have the clas...

Siege at Red River (1954)

86 mins     Action , War, Western      

Siege at Red River (1954) - Van Johnson is the Confederate soldier with a stolen gatling gun to sneak down South past Union soldiers...

The Wild and the Innocent (1959)

84 mins     Western      

"The Wild and the Innocent" starts with a musical scene as Yancy along with his uncle and aunt are singing along as they ride through the wilderness which is not what I expected seeing this is an Audie Murphy movie. But after...