The Searchers
Title
The Searchers
Subject
Wayne, John, 1907-1979
Ford, John, 1894-1973
Hunter, Jeffrey, 1925-1969
Archuletta, Beulah, 1912-1969
Description
A scene from the John Ford classic The Searchers. The film is the apex of both the Western genre and Ford's filmography. It shows the complex nature of Victory Culture in post-WWII.
The scene is between a Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), his nephew Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter) and Martin's wife, Look (Beulah Archuletta) The two men interrogate the Native women about a kidnapped girl.
The scene is between a Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), his nephew Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter) and Martin's wife, Look (Beulah Archuletta) The two men interrogate the Native women about a kidnapped girl.
Creator
C.V. Whitney Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Source
Turner Classic Movies
Publisher
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Date
circa. 1955
Contributor
Uploaded to Omeka by Brianna Tafolla, fall 2016.
Rights
All stills and photos on this website are the courtesy of their respective production studios and/or distribution companies, and are intended for editorial use only.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
The Searchers
Original Format
Film still image
Physical Dimensions
147x110
Files
Collection
Citation
C.V. Whitney Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. , “The Searchers,” UNO Digital Humanities Projects, accessed April 20, 2024, https://unodigitalhumanitiesprojects.omeka.net/items/show/132.