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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

NR 103 min - Western - 22 October 1949
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After Custer and the 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Indians, everyone expects the worst. Capt. Nathan Brittles is ordered out on patrol but he's also required to take along Abby Allshard, wife of the Fort's commanding officer, and her niece, the pretty Olivia Dandridge, who are being evacuated for their own safety. Brittles is only a few days away from retirement and Olivia has caught the eye of two of the young officers in the Company, Lt. Flint Cohill and 2nd Lt. Ross Pennell. She's taken to wearing a yellow ribbon in her hair, a sign that she has a beau in the Cavalry, but refuses to say for whom she is wearing it.

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Sands of Iwo Jima

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Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)

NR 100 min - War, Action, Drama, History - 1 January 1950
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The relationship between Sergeant Stryker and a group of rebellious recruits is made difficult by the Sergeant's tough training tactics. At Tarawa, the leathernecks have a chance to see Stryker in action, and begin to appreciate him.

Director:  Allan Dwan
Writers:  Harry Brown, James Edward Grant
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A Lady Takes a Chance

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A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)

NR 86 min - Comedy, Romance - 19 August 1943
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A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.

Director:  William A. Seiter
Writers:  Robert Ardrey
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Fort Apache

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Fort Apache (1948)

NR 125 min - Western - 14 June 1948
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Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.

Director:  John Ford
Writers:  Frank S. Nugent
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