Hondo
- IMDb link: 0045883
- IMDb rating: 7 (13,892 votes)
- Genres: Drama, Western, War, Romance
- Director: John Wayne, John Farrow, Michael Pate
- Cast: Ward Bond, Geraldine Page and others
- Release date: 27 Nov 1953
- Release year: 1953
- Runtime: 83 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: swimming lesson, fishing lesson, based on short story, 3 dimensional, chiricahua apache, exhaustion, canine, thirst, valley, mountain
Plot:
Exhausted, on foot, and accompanied only by his trusted dog, rugged Cavalry dispatch rider Hondo Lane stumbles upon the small ranch of fearless settler fearless settler Angie Lowe, nestled deeply into war-brewing Apache territory. Angie and her young son are isolated in their humble homestead, and Angie lies about her husband and defiantly ignores Hondo's urgent advice to flee to safety, deciding to make a stand against chief Vittorio's menacing hordes of Apaches. As the drums of war foretell an ominous future, Hondo becomes an unexpected protector and a true father figure, inspiring an unprecedented affection, an honest admiration, and ultimately, a deep love. Has Hondo become indispensable in Angie's life?