
El Dorado(1966)
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.


“Give 'Em Hell, John.”
After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.

John Wayne
Col. Cord McNally

Jorge Rivero
Capt. Pierre Cordona

Jennifer O'Neill
Shasta Delaney

Jack Elam
Phillips

Christopher Mitchum
Sgt. Tuscarora Phillips

Victor French
Ketcham

Susana Dosamantes
Maria Carmen

Sherry Lansing
Amelita

David Huddleston
Dr. Ivor Jones

Mike Henry
Rio Lobo Sheriff 'Blue Tom' Hendricks
Rio Lobo is a western film released in 1970 exploring themes of sheriff, traitor, texas, colonel. Directed by Howard Hawks, it stars John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O'Neill. After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.
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