Lil Red Wagon

Lil Red Wagon

Lil Red Wagon

Making his feature film debut in Red River (although The Search made it to theaters first) Montgomery Clift co-stars as Matt Garth, the adopted son of John Wayne’s Thomas Dunson.

Dangerous Cattle Drive North

Dunson is forced to drive his cattle from Texas to Missouri when the Civil War robs the South of money and there is noone to buy his beef. This seems to be an impossible task to undertake, but Wayne knows it is this or go completely broke. Along the way, someone suggests taking the shorter route to Abilene where there is rumored to be a new railroad. Dunson is set in his ways and forces to men to continue on the predetermined route. Garth decides to take the cattle and the willing men and go to Abilene instead. Dunson’s pride takes a hit and he vows to catch up with Matt and kill him for undercutting him. Matt and the men do make it to Abilene and find the rumors of the railroad to be true. They sell the cattle and wait for Dunson to catch up to them.