Army scout Hondo Lane (John Wayne) and his trusty dog Sam protect a woman (Geraldine Page) and her son from Apaches. Good western but not without flaws. Duke is excellent in a particularly talky role. This is one of those types of parts you expect the hero to be the strong, silent type. But Wayne's Hondo is quite talkative. That isn't to say he's not a man of action, because he is. He just talks a lot in between the action. Film debut of Geraldine Page and she was nominated for an Academy Award. I gotta say, I wasn't a big fan of her performance. There's something stiff and unnatural about it. Ward Bond is fun as Wayne's crusty army buddy. Michael Pate is good as the Apache chief Vittorio. It's not one of my favorite Wayne westerns but it's still worth trying out.