Hondo
“Out of the gun smoke into her heart!”
Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.
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Cast
13 people
John Wayne
Hondo Lane
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Geraldine Page
Angie Lowe
Known for
The Rescuers
Interiors
Ward Bond
Buffalo Baker
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Searchers
Michael Pate
Vittorio
Known for
Tower of London
The Court Jester
James Arness
Lennie
Known for
Them!
Gunsmoke
Rodolfo Acosta
Silva
Known for
Return of the Seven
Flaming Star
Leo Gordon
Ed Lowe
Known for
My Name Is Nobody
Fire and Ice
Tom Irish
Lt. McKay
Known for
Father of the Bride
Lee Aaker
Johnny Lowe
Also in
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Jeopardy
Paul Fix
Major Sherry
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Zabriskie Point
Rayford Barnes
Pete
Known for
Breakheart Pass
Cahill: United States Marshal
Frank McGrath
Lowes Partner (uncredited)
Known for
The Shakiest Gun in the West
The War Wagon
John Farrow Director · James Edward Grant Screenplay Louis L'Amour Story
Worldwide gross $4.1M · Budget $3M · United States release November 26, 1953
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,100,000
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Batjac Productions
Production
Wayne-Fellows Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 25, 1953
Premiere · Houston, Texas
United States · November 26, 1953
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
November 27, 1953 · Theatrical
Austria
October 1, 1954 · Theatrical
Canada
November 26, 1953 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 14, 1955 · Theatrical
France
December 3, 1954 · Theatrical
Greece
January 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 14, 2007 · Physical · DVD
February 13, 2013 · Physical · Blu Ray
Portugal
August 30, 1955 · Theatrical
Spain
December 26, 1954 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 26, 1953 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 5, 1954 · Theatrical
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