OtakuKart: Where Was ‘She Wore A Yellow Ribbon’ Filmed?

Above, John Wayne's Cabin, located at Goulding's Lodge. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

One aspect that I enjoy about motion pictures is seeing the locations that were used in them.

Back in 2010, I published The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan on locations and attractions connected to Japan's daikaiju eiga (giant monster movie). This fondness for locations extends into ones in the U.S. as well.

OtakuKart posted an article on where was She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949) filmed that starred John Wayne and directed by John Ford.

Above, memorabilia from She Wore A Yellow Ribbon at Goulding's Lodge. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Regular readers of this blog know that the prime location(s) used was Monument Valley.

OtakuKart begins their article with:

The biggest successful and expensive movie, “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”, is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film. John Ford directed the movie, starring John Wayne. The film was made with a huge budget of 1.6 million dollars, which makes it one of the most costly Western films ever at that time. It is the second film of Ford’s “Cavalry Trilogy,” along with Fort Apache in 1948 and the Rio Grande in 1949. Moreover, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon has some breathtaking locations for its filming. Hence, it becomes the most interesting part of this film when it comes to the film’s filming locales. So, where exactly was ‘She Wore A Yellow Ribbon’ filmed?

Above, The Mittens and Merrick Butte in Monument Valley. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I have been to Monument Valley twice, the last being was in November 2016. It is a tribal park of the Navajo Nation.

To read the article, go here. 

"Cheyenne Autumn" Filming Locations

The last western directed by the legendary John Ford was Cheyenne Autumn in 1964.

The movie was partly filmed in one of Ford's favorite locations, Monument Valley. It starred James Stewart, Sal Mineo, Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Ricardo Montalban, Elizabeth Allen, Edward G. Robinson and Patrick Wayne.

OtakuKart has posted an article on locations in Monument Valley and other places used for Cheyenne Autumn.

They begin it with:

Fans of Cheyenne autumn, this article is for you! After watching the vivid art representation of this film, one must be thinking that where was Cheyenne autumn filmed? Well, not to worry because this article would help you to know everything related to Cheyenne autumn, including the location where it was filmed. So, Cheyenne Autumn is a 1964 American epic Western film. And to everyone’s interest, it is based on a true story narrated in a traditional Hollywood style.

This film was the last western directed by John Ford. He had proclaimed it an elegy for basically the Native Americans who had been abused by the U.S. government and also misrepresented by many of the director’s films. And surprisingly, it had a budget of more than $4 million. But unfortunately, neither their money nor work was able to return a profit at the box office. It was a sure tragedy! Moreover, it had failed to earn a profit for its distributor Warner Bros. John Ford was willing to make a movie about the Cheyenne exodus. And the result of that longing was this film- “Cheyenne autumn.”

Above, John Ford's director's chair on display at Monument Valley. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

To read the full article, go here.