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  • She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949)

    Quote from Hawkswill

    Hi Paula, The funeral picture is one of the very best of Ward's old buddy, Frank McGrath, (Wagon Train's Charlie Wooster). He was the bugler in each one of the trilogy films. He was used because of his prowess with horses. As he was right next to the leader, he was seen all the time. He has his horse prance, rear, wheel, etc. So, Pappy had an extra horseman to add a little to SON's wonderful horsemanship.
    Pictures are great, thanks, KEITH


    I have always wondered, did Frank McGrath really play the bugle or was that added in post production? And if he was the bugler, why didn't he have one of those bugler symbols as well as his corporal stripes?

  • Frank McGrath

    I always loved Frank McGrath and his performance on Wagon Train. He was a very important part of She Wore A yellow Ribbon, being on screen a lot. I think he should have gotten some credit for it even though he hardly had any words. Ithink he may have said "Yes Sir" a time or two. He was almost always by JW side as they rode through the plains. It took me a while to realize that he played both Charley and the bugler.

  • When Were You Born?

    Quote from BatjacAuburn

    I was born the same year as the Barbie Doll, the Castro Regime, the Grammy's and the state of Alaska and Hawaii. The same year that Ben Hur was released on the big screen, Bonanza started on NBC, and The Sound of Music appeared on Broadway. Lou Costello, Mell Ott, Frank Lloyd Wright and Cecile B. DeMille all died along with "The Music". We'll see if anyone asks about that last one. The year was 1959.




    Gee, you missed all the good stuff. I know about the last one, so I won't spoil it for others. :wink_smile:

  • She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949)

    I’ve been watching this movie on the Encores’ Western channel every time it comes on.
    I finally noticed something at the funeral scene where they are burying the settlers and the Trooper. As Captain Brittles finishes his eulogy and Tyree steps up and ask permission to place the Confederate Flag on the Coffin of Trooper John Smith, he grants permission and turns to the bugler to signal to play taps. Tyree starts to kneel down. He turns and walks off, the bugler step up and swings the bulge up and starts playing. The next scene shows Tyree knelt down placing the homemade flag. In the background, you can see the legs of Captain Brittle walk off, the bugler step up and swing the bugle up to play. All this while taps was already playing.
    It’s mostly a continuity error, but I had never noticed it before. I was wondering if anyone else had noticed it as well.
    I love this movie and watch it whenever it comes on. I finally ordered it on DVD just so I could see it when I wanted to and not wait for Encore or TCM to show it.
    Also while Frank McGrath was unaccredited, he was in almost every scene with John Wayne when they were riding out on the trail. I get the feeling he really didn’t play the bugle. Somehow he doesn’t seem to make the motions of playing when you watch him.