After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.
Cast
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
Bill Williams
Blackthorne Sheriff Pat Cronin
Jim Davis
Riley
Dean Smith
Bide
Robert Donner
Whitey Carter
George Plimpton
George, Whitey's 4th Henchman
Edward Faulkner
Lt. Harris
Peter Jason
Lt. Ned Forsythe
Chuck Courtney
Chuck, Whitey's 2nd Henchman
Robert Rothwell
Whitey's 3rd Henchman
Don 'Red' Barry
Feeny - Bartender (uncredited)
Sondra Currie
Blackthorne Prostitute (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
(uncredited)
Conrad Hool
Bart (uncredited)
Lance Hool
Picket (uncredited)
John Hudkins
Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Barfly in Blackthorne (uncredited)
Frank Kennedy
Minor Role (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
John McKee
Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Train Engineer (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Man in Army Post Saloon (uncredited)
Gregg Palmer
Pete - Henchman (uncredited)
Jim Prejean
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Rudy Robbins
Man (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Corporal in Baggage Car (uncredited)
Danny Sands
Man Delivering Message to Jail (uncredited)
Cap Somers
Card Player (uncredited)
Bob Steele
Rio Lobo Deputy (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco
Guitar Player in Opening Credits (uncredited)
Ethan Wayne
Boy (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Crew
Howard Hawks
Director, Producer
Burton Wohl
Screenplay, Story
Leigh Brackett
Screenplay
John Woodcock
Editor
William H. Clothier
Director of Photography
Robert Stein
Third Assistant Director
Mike Moder
Assistant Director
Paul Helmick
Associate Producer
Robert Emmet Smith
Production Design
William Dodds
Camera Operator
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Lloyd Ahern II
Assistant Camera
Frank Redmond
Assistant Camera
Richard Barth
First Assistant Camera
Hoyt Bowers
Casting
Frank Kennedy
Extras Casting
Luster Bayless
Wardrobe Master
Leah Rhodes
Costume Design
Patricia Norris
Costumer
Theodore R. Parvin
Costumer
Jean Austin
Hairstylist
Monty Westmore
Makeup Designer
Dave Grayson
Makeup Artist
Yakima Canutt
Second Unit Director
Jack A. Finlay
Supervising Sound Editor
John R. Carter
Sound
A.D. Flowers
Special Effects
Cliff Wenger
Special Effects
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer, Conductor
David Tamkin
Music Arranger
Robert Bain
Musician
Israel Baker
Musician
Harry Bluestone
Musician
Vince De Rosa
Musician
Bob DiVall
Musician
Bonnie Jean Douglas
Musician
Dominick Fera
Musician
Carl Fortina
Musician
Sam Freed Jr.
Musician
Alton Hendrickson
Musician
Norman Herzburg
Musician
William Hinshaw
Musician
Artie Kane
Musician
Dennis Karmazyn
Musician
Abe Luboff
Musician
Alfred Lustgarten
Musician
Edgar Lustgarten
Musician
Virginia Majewski
Musician
Peter Mercurio
Musician
Tommy Morgan
Musician
Richard Nash
Musician
Erno Neufeld
Musician
John Neufeld
Musician
Richard Perissi
Musician
Emil Richards
Musician
Frederick Seykora
Musician
Paul Shure
Musician
Henry Sigismonti
Musician
Sheridon Stokes
Musician
Tommy Tedesco
Musician
Milton Thomas
Musician
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
Lloyd Ulyate
Musician
Gerald Vinci
Musician
Al Viola
Musician
Ken Watson
Musician
Graham Young
Musician
Mary Louise Zeyen
Musician
Gene Feldman
Supervising Music Editor
Danny Sands
Dialogue Coach, Stunts
William Kiernan
Set Decoration
Lloyd R. Apperson
Construction Foreman
Marshall J. Wolins
Script Supervisor
Dennis L. Judd II
Location Coordinator
Hal Needham
Stunts
Joe Canutt
Stunts
Tap Canutt
Stunts
Chuck Courtney
Stunts
Steve DeFrance
Stunts
Tony Epper
Stunts
Jerry Gatlin
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Chuck Henson
Stunts
John Hudkins
Stunts
Ace Hudkins
Stunts
Terry Leonard
Stunts, Stunt Double
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts
Kimo Owens
Stunts
Rudy Robbins
Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunts, Stunt Double
Dean Smith
Stunts
Neil Summers
Stunts
Jack Williams
Stunts
Rodd Wolff
Stunts
Richard 'Dub' Wright
Stunts
Jack N. Young
Stunt Double
Chema Hernández
Animal Wrangler
Ray Mercer Jr.
Property Master
Bill Dietz
Assistant Property Master
Craig Binkley
Assistant Property Master
Harry R. Jones
Key Grip
James V. Vajana
Gaffer
Robert M. Beche
Unit Production Manager
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Don Record
Title Designer
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
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