bear him one if he will abandon his pursuit of Matt. Dunson sees in her the anguish that Fen had expressed when he left her, and decides to resume the chase with Tess accompanying him. When Matt reaches Abilene, he finds the town has been awaiting the arrival of such a herd to buy. He accepts an offer for the cattle, and meets Tess again. The next morning, Dunson arrives in Abilene with his posse. Dunson and Matt begin a fistfight which Tess interrupts, demanding that they realize the love that they share. Making peace, Dunson advises Matt to marry Tess and tells him that when they get back to the ranch, he will incorporate an M into the brand, telling Matt that he has earned it. Cast John Wayne as Thomas Dunson Montgomery Clift as Matthew "Matt" Garth Walter Brennan as Nadine Groot Joanne Dru as Tess Millay Coleen Gray as Fen Harry Carey as Mr. Melville, representative of the Greenwood Trading Company John Ireland as Cherry Valance Noah Beery Jr. as Buster McGee (Dunson Wrangler) Harry Carey Jr. as Dan Latimer (Dunson Wrangler) Chief Yowlachie as Two Jaw Quo (Groot's second cook) Paul Fix as Teeler Yacey (Dunson Wrangler) Hank Worden as Sims Reeves (Dunson Wrangler) Ray Hyke as Walt Jergens (Dunson Wrangler) Wally Wales as Old Leather (Dunson Wrangler) Mickey Kuhn as Young Matt Robert M. Lopez as an Indian Uncredited Shelley Winters as Dance Hall Girl in Wagon Train Dan White as Laredo (Dunson Wrangler) Tom Tyler as Quitter (Dunson Wrangler) Ray Spiker as Wagon Train Member Glenn Strange as Naylor (Dunson Wrangler) Chief Sky Eagle as Indian Chief Ivan Parry as Bunk Kenneally (Dunson Wrangler) Lee Phelps as Gambler William Self as Sutter (Wounded Wrangler) Carl Sepulveda as Cowhand (Dunson Wrangler) Pierce Lyden as Colonel's Trail Boss Harry Cording as Gambler George Lloyd as Rider with Melville Frank Meredith as Train Engineer John Merton as Settler Jack Montgomery as Drover at Meeting Paul Fierro as Fernandez (Dunson Wrangler) Richard Farnsworth as Dunston Rider Lane Chandler as Colonel, the wagon master of the pre-Civil War wagon train Davison Clark as Mr. Meeker, one of Dunson's fellow ranchers Guy Wilkerson as Pete (Dunson Wrangler) Production Red River was filmed in 1946, copyrighted in 1947, but not released until September 30, 1948. Footage from Red River was later incorporated into the opening montage of Wayne's last film, The