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These buckles have been known since as the Red River D belt buckles. John Wayne wore a Red River D belt buckle in a number of his later westerns including Rio Bravo, El Dorado and Rio Lobo, all directed by Howard Hawks. In total Wayne wore a Red River D belt buckle in nine films.
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Dec 3, 2011 · Dec. 2, 2011. LOS ANGELES — In the 1948 film “ Red River ,” there is a scene in which John Wayne traces the outlines of a new cattle brand in the dirt. He draws a “D” for Thomas Dunson, the...
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Dunson names his new spread the Red River D, after his chosen cattle brand for his herd. He promises to add M (for Matt) to the brand, once Matt has earned it. Two men arrive and say they work for Don Diego who owns all the land from there south for four hundred miles.
- Howard Hawks
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- August 26, 1948
During the filming of Red River, Hawks commissioned a silversmith to craft a handful of commemorative belt buckles as gifts to Wayne, Clift, Brennan, my dad and others. Each sterling silver buckle, embossed in gold, bore the Dunson Ranch brand (a big D with two wavy lines) along with the individuals' initials and the year Red River was filmed ...
Mar 6, 2022 · Home. Movies. John Wayne Always Wore a ‘D’ Belt Buckle in His Films After ‘Red River’ as a ‘Sign of Respect’. 'Red River' actor John Wayne got the iconic 'D' belt buckle after working...
The rope border symbolizes the cattle drive, and "Red River D" is the brand for Dunson's ranch in the film. Filming was completed in 1946, as indicated on the buckle, though Red River was not released until 1948.
