The Searchers (1956)

This is a solid movie. Following the Civil War, Ethan (John Wayne) returns home to his brother’s family. One night while he is away, a tribe of Comanche Indians attacks the family and kidnaps both of their daughters. Ethan vows to seek out the girls and get revenge for the attack, so he gathers a group of men for the mission.

The film is based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. The film was mainly shot in Monument Valley along the Utah-Arizona border. In 1836, nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Native Americans. She married and had three children, but was then rescued by the Texas Rangers in 1860. She never felt comfortable among white people and tried to return to the tribe several times.