wayne and page find love and danger in the new mexico area

wayne is in fine form as hondo lane, rider and sometime scout for the army. hondo's best friend is a dog(used here to good effect and again in big jake) as the stiry opens hondo is running from the apaches and has lost his horse.as he walks in the desert he finds a farm with a boy and his mother(geraldine page who got an oscar nod on this her first movie)and stays for a little while.he also begins too fall for her,and when he leaves he doesn't want to leave. soon he runs into the womans no good runaway husband and in a fight kills him. now it's up to hondo to protect the woman and her son from the apaches.
at 84 mins this is one great movie that i wish had lasted even longer. wayne and page have great on screen sparks and the action is first rate. not to be missed.

Hondo1953 ( Special Collectors edition )

Apache war drums sound an ominous warning for an insolated female rancher and her young son in this exciting and memorable JOHN WAYNE (1907-1979) classic . Wayne plays Hondo Lane , a cavalry rider who becomes the designated protector of the strong -willed Angie Lowe (Geraldine Page 1924-1987) as well as a father figure to her boy , Johnny (Lee Aaker 1943- ). Angie , determinedly awaiting the return of her brutish husband ( Leo Gordon 1922-2000 ), refuses to leav their homestead despite growning danger from nearby warring Native American Tribes .And she finds herself growing more and more entrahralled with stranger , Hondo -a man hardened by experience but still capable of sympathy , kinderness and love . Ward Bond (1903-1960) , Michael Pate (1920- ) , James Arness (1923- ), and Rodolfo Acosta (1920-1974) . Not of the best movies with John Wayne , but worth to watch . BATJAC and Michael Wayne (1934-2003) The Dukes son made a superb remastring and transfer in High Quality pictures .

Widescreen VS. Full Screen

I was going to wait until this was available on widescreen until I did some research on the web and found out that this DVD is in the original aspect radio of the film, so this is "as good as it gets".

I couldn't find anywhere, where Amazon indicates this.