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Geraldine Page was Oscar nominated for her role as the lonely frontier woman although Wayne reportedly didn’t get on well with her. Duke regulars Ward Bond and James Arness are on hand as a couple of army scouts and Michael Pate shows a more human side to the Indians as Apache Chief Vittorio. In fact the film, like Fort Apache and to a lesser extent She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, is sympathetic to the Indians' plight, with Hondo, himself part Indian, having a fondness for their way of life.
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It was rarely a simple matter to find a unanimous opinion on Mr. Wayne, whether it had to do with his acting or his politics. Film critics were lavish in praise of him in some roles and shrugged wearily as they candled his less notable efforts; one critic, apparently overexposed to westerns, angered him by commenting, "It never Waynes, but it pours."
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