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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Rio Bravo
| What was the man at the beginning of the movie doing when shot? | Rio Bravo
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Helping Dude. He was helping Dude (Dean Martin) when shot.
| What did Dude hit Chance with in the movie? | Rio Bravo
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A two by four and his fist.
| What caused Dude to turn to drinking? | Rio Bravo
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A deputy. He was the man, played by Walter Brennan, who always took care of the prisoners.
| What was Dude doing when John Wayne got tripped walking down the stairs? | Rio Bravo
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| What was Angie Dickson wearing at the very end in her bedroom? | Rio Bravo
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Silk stockings and a leotard.
| What did Dude do with his beer at the jail? | Rio Bravo
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He threw it. He threw it at Claude Akins who was in jail but missed.
John T. Chance. John Wayne plays the main character, who is usually called Chance. He is the sheriff of a small town in Texas.
| Dude is the sheriff's deputy. The Mexicans gave him a name. What does that name mean (in English)? | Rio Bravo
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drunk. The Mexicans gave Dude the name "Borachon", which, in English, means "drunk". Dude was a great deputy until a girl came on the stage and Dude left with her. When he came back, she was gone, and Dude was a drunk. Dude quits drinking by the end of the movie.
| What is the name of the man who runs the hotel? | Rio Bravo
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Carlos. Carlos and his wife Consuela run the hotel. They are both very good friends of Chance. Carlos was played by Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales, and Consuela was played by Estalita Rodriguez.
Her ex-husband cheated at gambling. Feathers, played by Angie Dickinson, didn't know her husband was cheating. Since then she traveled on the stage from town to town. She stays in Chance's town, however.
| Who caught the man who was cheating at cards? | Rio Bravo
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Colorado. Colorado, played by Ricky Nelson, thought that the "man in the checkered vest" was cheating. Chance automatically assumed it was Feathers because of the handbill, but Colorado proves him wrong.
| What is the name of the murderer who is in jail? | Rio Bravo
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Joe. Joe Burdette got into a fight with Dude. Another man tried to stop Joe from beating Dude up badly and Joe shot the man. Chance put him in jail and is waiting for the US Marshall to come get him.
| Who is Chance's friend, who wants to help him? | Rio Bravo
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Pat Wheeler. Pat Wheeler is a friend of Chance's who thinks that he doesn't have enough help. Pat originally asks Colorado to help Chance, who is with him, but Colorado doesn't want to help. After Pat is killed, however, Colorado becomes a deputy.
| Some of Nathan's men pretend to be wounded and ask Chance for the doctor. When Chance turns around, the men take out their guns and demand that Chance let Joe go. What does Feathers do to help? | Rio Bravo
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Throws a flowerpot through the window. She wants to go out and help, but Colorado knows they'll just shoot Chance if she goes out there. So he tells her to throw a flowerpot through the window and then duck while he goes out there. It works, and Colorado is able to throw Chance his gun and get some of them at the same time. All three of Nathan's men are killed.
| How do Nathan's men make Chance come down the stairs fast at the hotel? | Rio Bravo
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They make Consuela yell. In order to knock out Chance, the men tie a rope across the stairs and force Consuela to yell out. She does, and Chance comes charging down the stairs. They make Chance lead them to the jail to bail out Joe. Nathan's men don't know, however, that Colorado has joined Chance, and think that only Stumpy is there. They get there, and Stumpy, Chance, and Colorado shoot down the men.
| Chance wants to meet Nathan Burdette. Who sets this appointment up for them? | Rio Bravo
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Carlos. Nathan's men took Dude after the unsuccessful attempt to bail out Joe. Nathan and Chance have a deal to switch Joe for Dude. Carlos sets up this meeting for them.
| While Nathan lets Dude go so that he and Joe can switch, Dude does something that messes it up. What is it? | Rio Bravo
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He jumps Joe. While Joe and Dude are walking slowly toward their destinations (Dude to the building where Chance and Colorado are hiding and Joe to the Burdette warehouse), Dude jumps Joe and they have a fight, which Dude wins. After that, both sides start shooting.
| Who unexpectedly shows up in the barn with Chance, bringing more shells? | Rio Bravo
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Carlos. Carlos comes unexpectedly, because the only people who were supposed to go were Chance and Colorado. Chance wouldn't even allow Stumpy to come, although Stumpy shows up anyway. Carlos brings Chance more shells and helps out with the shooting. He brings a double-barreled shotgun.
| Who helps out Chance by shooting the men trying to run away from the warehouse and cross the creek? | Rio Bravo
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Stumpy. Chance told Stumpy to stay behind, but he came anyway, and shot some men who were trying to escape.
| What useful objects, stored near the warehouse, did Stumpy and Chance use? | Rio Bravo
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Dynamite. Pat Wheeler was carrying a wagon-full of dynamite, which was stored near the Burdette warehouse. Stumpy threw the dynamite sticks up in the air and Chance and Dude shot them mid-air to destroy the warehouse. The men finally gave up.
| When Chance throws Feathers' tights out the window, they land near where Dude and Stumpy are walking. Stumpy asks Dude if he'll ever get to be sheriff. What does Dude reply? | Rio Bravo
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Only if you mind your own business. Feathers was supposed to do a song and dance for the hotel customers, but wanted to see if Chance would dissaprove of her wearing a revealing outfit in public. He does, and she takes off the tights and he throws them out the window.
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Howard Hawks. This film tells of a small town sheriff and his two deputies, faced with preventing the escape of the murderer they have in custody. Second only to John Ford, Hawks was one of Wayne's favorite directors. They made a number of films together, including some of Wayne's best, such as "Red River" (1948), "Hatari" (1962) and "Rio Lobo" (1970). John Ford directed Wayne's breakthrough movie, "Stagecoach" (1939), among many others. Frank Capra was best known for "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946 and Sam Peckinpah, most famous for "The Wild Bunch" (1969), was a revisionist director, particularly of the Western film genre, whose style was totally inapposite to Wayne's "All American Hero" image. Neither director ever worked with Wayne.
| Who played the wagonmaster who was killed for helping Sheriff John T. Chance (Wayne) keep Joe Burdette (Claude Aikins) in jail for murder until the U. S. Marshall arrived? | "Rio Bravo" - The Duke at His Best!
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Ward Bond. This actor was one of the Duke's favorite co-stars; they played football together at UCLA and Wayne brought him into the film industry. Ward Bond appeared in 22 movies with John Wayne and they remained life-long friends. Wayne accidentally shot Bond while hunting. Bond switched easily between good guy and bad guy in his many roles with Wayne. Victor McLaglin co-starred with Wayne in "The Quiet Man" (1952); his son Andrew McLaglin directed Wayne in "McLintock" (1963); both movies co-starred Maureen O'Hara, one of Wayne's favorite leading ladies. Harry Carey, Sr. was a close friend and father figure to Wayne and a member of John Ford's "rolling stock company" along with Wayne. Carey and Wayne appeared in several movies together, including "Angel and the Badman" (1947) and "Rio Grande" (1950), the latter along with other Wayne favorites, Maureen O'Hara and Ben Johnson. Johnson also co-starred with the Duke in "Rio Grande" (1950), "The Undefeated" (1969) and "Chisum" (1970).
Stumpy. Nick-named Stumpy because of an old injury which left him with a limp, Brennan was at his comedic best in this movie as one of Chance's two deputies, having to face Burdette's men. Brennan displayed his characteristic high pitched voice and cackle. Although Brennan played both serious and comedic roles in his long and distinguished film career, this was notably one of his best in the latter category. He was also distinguished for his serious and villainous role as Judge Roy Bean in "The Westerner" (1940), for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award.
Dean Martin. The nick-name was derived from Dude's extended drunken binge after getting involved with a disreputable woman who left town after stealing Dude's heart. Martin appeared in two John Wayne movies, "Rio Bravo" and "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965). Although a member of the notorious Rat Pack of Hollywood-Las Vegas fame, Sammy Davis, Jr. never co-starred with Wayne. Another Rat Pack member, Frank Sinatra appeared in one movie with Wayne, "Cast a Giant Shadow" (1966). Kirk Douglas was not a member of the Rat Pack but he was in three Wayne movies: "The War Wagon" (1967), "In Harm's Way" (1965) and "Cast a Giant Shadow". Douglas actually starred in "Cast a Giant Shadow", in which Wayne made a cameo appearance and was co-producer.
Angie Dickinson. She blew into town while Sheriff Chance was holding Joe Burdette in jail and stayed on to become the Sheriff's love interest. "Rio Bravo" was an early film role for Dickinson and one of two movies with Wayne, the other being "Cast a Giant Shadow" (1966). Most known for her television roles, Dickinson also appeared in a number of movies, including the original "Ocean's Eleven" (1960) and the 2001 remake, and Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" (1981). She starred as Sgt. Pepper Anderson in the TV series "Police Woman", which ran from 1974-1978 and appeared in a number of early television series, including twice in "Death Valley Days" (1954), three times in "Dr. Kildare" (1965) and once each in "The Fugitive" (1965), "Perry Mason" (1958) and "Gunsmoke" (1957). Maureen O'Hara was one of Wayne's favorite leading ladies, co-starring in "McLintock" (1963), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "Rio Grande" (1950), "The Wings of Eagles" (1957) and "Big Jake" (1971). Ann-Margret co-starred with Wayne in "The Train Robbers" (1973); Patricia Neal appeared with him in "In Harm's Way" (1965).
| What happened to Dude during the Burdette stand-off, changing Sheriff Chance's plan to hold Joe in jail until the arrival of the U. S. Marshall? | "Rio Bravo" - The Duke at His Best!
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He was kidnapped by Burdette's men while taking a bath at the hotel.. After helping catch Pat Wheeler's killer, Dude decided to sober up and help Chance in the Burdette stand-off. After being overpowered by Burdette's men while on guard duty, he decided he wasn't good enough anymore until Chance shamed him by comparing him to Colorado, the young hired hand riding guard in Pat Wheeler's wagon train, played by Ricky Nelson. While Dude was cleaning up and taking a bath at the hotel, Burdette's men jumped Chance and held Dude hostage while taking Chance to the jail to release Joe. When Stumpy shot at Burdette's men at the jail, the men holding Dude heard the shots and took Dude. This forced Chance to agree to an exchange of Joe for Dude, during which Dude jumped Joe, starting a shoot-out which forced Burdette's men to surrender. Stumpy saved the day by arriving and using the wagon train's dynamite to blow up the warehouse where Burdette and his men were holding Dude.
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