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Joanne Dru has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1980s.
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Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.
Dir. Howard Hawks · With John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Dir. Robert Rossen · With John Ireland, Broderick Crawford, Joanne Dru

Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.
Dir. John Ford · With Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey, Jr.

On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
Dir. John Ford · With John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar

While delivering a parking ticket to a small village in the Florida everglades, Officer Dave Speed finds himself in the middle of a radiation experiment conducted by the American government and NASA, where a detonated nuclear missile gives him a multitude of superpowers.
Dir. Sergio Corbucci · With Terence Hill, Ernest Borgnine, Joanne Dru
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