The Searchers

The Searchers1956

Stars: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Rating: PASSED
Runtime: 119 minutes

Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his niece. Along with Martin Pawley, who was adopted by the Edwardses after his own parents were kill… more »



Laurie Jorgensen:
[Martin is preparing to join a raid against the Indians and rescue Debbie] You're not goin', not this time.

Martin:
Are you crazy?

Laurie Jorgensen:
It's too late. She's a woman grown now.

Martin:
But I gotta go, Laurie, I gotta fetch her home.

Laurie Jorgensen:
Fetch what home? The leavings a Comanche buck sold time and again to the highest bidder, with savage brats of her own?

Martin:
Laurie, shut your mouth.

Laurie Jorgensen:
Do you know what Ethan will do if he has a chance? He'll put a bullet in her brain.

[pause]

Laurie Jorgensen:
I tell you, Martha would want him to.

Martin:
Only if I'm dead.

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