The Searchers (1956)

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NR | 1 hr 59 mins | Adventure, Western | Released: 3/13/1956

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Synopsis:

Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his nieces. Along with Martin Pawley, who was adopted by the Edwardses after his own parents were killed by Comanches years earlier, Ethan sets out to find his remaining niece, Debbie. The movie's title refers to the duo's five year search for the young woman, and their struggle to rescue her once she is adopted by the tribe and married to Chief Scar.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/13/1956

Studio	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
John Ford	Director
Cast	Credit
John Wayne	Ethan Edwards
Jeffrey Hunter	Martin Pawley
Vera Miles	Laurie Jorgensen
Ward Bond	Captain Reverend Clayton
Natalie Wood	Debbie Edwards
John Qualen	Lars Jorgensen
Olive Carey	Mrs Jorgensen
Henry Brandon	Chief Scar
Ken Curtis	Charlie McCorry
Harry Carey Jr	Brad Jorgensen
Antonio Moreno	Emilio Figueroa
Patrick Wayne	Lieutenant Greenhill
Hank Worden	Mose Harper
Lana Wood	Debbie Edwards--as a Child
Walter Coy	Aaron Edwards
Dorothy Jordan	Martha Edwards
Pippa Scott	Lucy Edwards
Beulah Archuletta	Look
Jack Pennick	Private
Peter Mamakos	Futterman
Bill Steele	Nesby
Cliff Lyons	Col. Greenhill
Chuck Roberson	Man at Wedding
Ruth Clifford	Deranged Woman at Fort
Mae Marsh	Woman at Fort
Dan Borzage	Accordionist at Funeral
Billy Cartledge	Stuntman
Chuck Hayward	Stuntman
Slim Hightower	Stuntman
Fred Kennedy	Stuntman
Frank McGrath	Stuntman
Dale Van Sickel	Stuntman
Henry Willis	Stuntman
Terry Wilson	Stuntman
Luna Away	Comanche
Billy Yellow	Comanche
Bob Many Mules	Comanche
Exactly Sonnie Betsuie	Comanche
Feather Hat Jr	Comanche
Harry Black Horse	Comanche
Jack Tin Horn	Comanche
Many Mules Son	Comanche
Percy Shooting Star	Comanche
Pete Grey Eyes	Comanche
Pipe Line Begishe	Comanche
Smile White Sheep	Comanche
Production Credits	Credit
Patrick Ford	Associate Producer
Merian C Cooper	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
C V Whitney Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Brenno Rossi Video	Video Distributor
ABC Family Channel	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Monument Valley, Utah, USA
Writer	Credit
Frank S Nugent	Screenplay
Alan LeMay	Source Material (from novel)
Art Department	Credit
Victor Gangelin	Set Decorator
Frank Hotaling	Art Director - art direction
James Besevi	Art Director - art direction
Film Camera	Credit
Winton C Hoch	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Max Steiner	Music
Son of the Pioneers	Song Performer
Stan Jones	Song
Production Management	Credit
Wingate Smith	Assistant Director
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Frank Beetson	Costume Designer - costume design
Ann Peck	Costume Designer - costume design

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