Rio Grande

A reconciliation motif presented itself in many Westerns of the 30s, 40s, and 50s.

A good example of this can be observed during the last scene of Ford and Wayne's famous Calvary trilogy, which included Ford Apache , She Wore a Yellow Ribbon , and Rio Grande .

In Rio Grande, Wayne's character, Colonel Kirby York, had previously burned down his wife's family plantation in the Shenandoah Valley.

York's wife, Kathleen, played by Maureen O'Hara, had not forgiven him, which in turn led to other marital conflicts.

However, on a Calvary outpost on the Texas frontier, the couple rekindles their romance, culminating in the final scene in which the entire troupe presents itself before the reconciled couple as the band plays Dixie.

First story, second story technically in paranormal news.

Is there really a UFO flying around in this classic John Wayne movie? In the background of one scene from Rio Grande, something appears to be shooting across the sky just behind John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.

If you don't know, it's a 1950s Western, Rio Grande, starring John Wayne as Lieutenant Colonel Kirby, or, sorry, Colonel Kirby York.

Yeah, I mean, it's an old movie.

It's an old Western.