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Written by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett, based on the short story "Rio Bravo" by B. H. McCampbell, the film stars Wayne as a Texan sheriff who arrests the brother of a powerful local rancher for murder and then has to hold the man in jail until a U.S. Marshal can arrive.
99+ Photos. Western. A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Director. Howard Hawks. Writers. Jules Furthman. Leigh Brackett. B.H. McCampbell. Stars. John Wayne. Dean Martin. Ricky Nelson.
Writer: Rio Bravo. B.H. McCampbell is known for Rio Bravo (1959).
Dec 1, 2023 · Director Howard Hawk’s Rio Bravo is based on the short story of the same name by B.H. McCampbell. It takes place in the American West and tells the story of a small-town sheriff, John T. Chance, who enlists the help of “Dude,” a hard drinker with a past, “Stumpy,” an ornery codger with a bum leg, and “Colorado,” a quick-with-a-gun ...
Rio Bravo is ostensibly based on a short story by one B.H. McCampbell (in fact, Hawks' daughter, Barbara), but according to Hawks, it was born out of his response to High Noon, a film he abhorred.
Jul 18, 2014 · Written by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett, based on the short story “Rio Bravo” by B. H. McCampbell, the film is about a sheriff who arrives in the town of Rio Bravo, Texas and arrests the brother of a powerful local rancher in order to help his drunken deputy sheriff friend.
Starting with an outline by daughter Beverly (billed under her married name, B.H. McCampbell), he rounded up trusty screenwrit- ers Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett to hammer out a script; they put a spin on the idea by making the Duke’s character flawed enough that he needed help at every turn from the very people he felt were- n’t up to it.
