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The Searchers

The Searchers1956

★7.7119 minWestern

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

Director

Writer

Frank S. Nugent

Score

Max Steiner Stan Jones

Stars

John Wayne Jeffrey Hunter Vera Miles

Cast26

John Wayne
as Ethan Edwards
Jeffrey Hunter
as Martin Pawley
Vera Miles
as Laurie Jorgensen
Ward Bond
as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Natalie Wood
as Debbie Edwards
John Qualen
as Lars Jorgensen
Olive Carey
as Mrs. Jorgensen
Henry Brandon
as Chief Cicatriz (Scar)
Ken Curtis
as Charlie McCorry
Harry Carey Jr.
as Brad Jorgensen
Antonio Moreno
as Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa
Hank Worden
as Mose Harper
B
Beulah Archuletta
as Look
Walter Coy
as Aaron Edwards
Dorothy Jordan
as Martha Edwards
Pippa Scott
as Lucy Edwards
Patrick Wayne
as Lt. Greenhill
Lana Wood
as Younger Debbie Edwards
Mae Marsh
as Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
as Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
as Ranger at Wedding (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
as Man at Wedding (uncredited)
Peter Mamakos
as Jerem Futterman (uncredited)
Frank McGrath
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
as Sergeant at Fort (uncredited)
Terry Wilson
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)

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