70th Anniversary of John Wayne in RED RIVER – Screens This Friday Through Sunday at Webster University

“I don’t like quitters, especially when they’re not good enough to finish what they start.”

RED RIVER, directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne screens Friday May 25th through  Sunday May 27th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). The movie starts at 7:30pm each night. The 126-minute theaterical cut of RED RIVER screens Friday and Sunday while a 133 minute pre-release version screens on Saturday.

RED RIVER stars John Wayne in the ICONIC role of Tom Dunson, a self-made cattleman commercially forced to drive his stock along the Chisholm Trail, with the help of his adopted son Matthew Garth (Montgomery Clift, in his first feature film) and lifetime sidekick Nadine Groot (character actor extraordinaire Walter Brennan). The film hitches this cattle drive to a very basic Mutiny on Tthe Bounty dynamic: As Dunson becomes increasingly driven and Captain Bligh-tyrannical along the trail — threatening to whip and hang various trailhands — the more judicious Matt is encouraged into a kind of mutiny in order to finish the drive. As Matt pushes ahead, Dunson pursues hard behind, a vengeful, betrayed father.

$7 for the general public
$6 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$5 for Webster University staff and faculty

Free for Webster students with proper I.D.

Advance tickets are available from the cashier before each screening or contact the Film Series office (314-246-7525) for more options. The Film Series can only accept cash or check.