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The Searchers

Movie (1956)

"...He had to find her...he had to find her"

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

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Released: Mar 13th, 1956
Budget: $3,750,000.00
Revenue: N/A

The Searchers Main Cast

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John Wayne
John Wayne
plays Ethan Edwards
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter
plays Martin Pawley
Vera Miles
Vera Miles
plays Laurie Jorgensen
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
plays Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
plays Debbie Edwards - age 15
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Movie Trivia/Goofs

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  • In a biography of John Ford it is mentioned that Ward Bond, in his motel room after shooting, would walk around naked with the curtains open in hopes of attracting Vera Miles. Apparently, this plan did not have the intended results.
  • Movie Goof (continuity error): When the Reverends' posse is about half way across the river, the scene cuts to a close up of five Indians coming over a dirt bank. Seconds later, a puff of smoke is seen coming from the bottom of the screen when all five Indians fall off their horses and into the water (the ropes used to trip up the horses are visible in the muddied water). The posse is already across the river and too far away to make such a shot; one shot cannot bring down five Indians.
  • Fess Parker was offered the part of Martin but Walt Disney refused to loan him out. Jeffrey Hunter got the role instead. Parker and Hunter would later star together in The Great Locomotive Chase (1956).
  • The melody behind the opening credits is "Lorena" by Joseph Webster and Henry DeLafayette Webster, a song much favored by Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. The lyrics are the longings of a man for his now-dead wife.
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