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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949 · 104 min · Director: John Ford ★ IMDb 7.2 · 21,144 ratings

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On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.

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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Excitement 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Excitement, Love. Genres: Drama, Western. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Excitement and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Tension
Sadness
Relief
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then rises around 33 %, then peaks around 43 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessRelief
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension45 %43 %23 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor41 %36 %21 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Sadness43 %29 %30 %3 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness44 %19 %29 %4 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Humor43 %19 %13 %4 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Humor46 %36 %6 %1 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension57 %55 %14 %5 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Tension70 %66 %26 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Tension71 %66 %36 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sadness65 %53 %49 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Sadness61 %41 %49 %11 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Tension59 %48 %29 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension59 %51 %28 %9 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sadness63 %34 %48 %6 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Sadness65 %16 %45 %8 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Humor61 %24 %23 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Tension60 %46 %24 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Tension69 %48 %34 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Relief71 %21 %26 %43 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Inspiration63 %3 %22 %32 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Harry Carey Jr.

2nd Lt. Ross Pennell

MN
Mildred Natwick

Abby Allshard

MD
Michael Dugan

CJ
Chief John Big Tree

Chief Pony That Walks

FG
Fred Graham

Sgt. Hench

GS
George Sky Eagle

Chief Sky Eagle

TT
Tom Tyler

Cpl. Mike Quayne

NJ
Noble Johnson

Chief Red Shirt

Paul Fix

Gunrunner (uncredited)

FF
Francis Ford

Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)

CL
Cliff Lyons

Trooper Cliff (uncredited)

FM
Frank McGrath

Bugler / Indian (uncredited)

IP
Irving Pichel

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
John Ford
Written by
James Warner Bellah, Frank S. Nugent, Laurence Stallings
Type
Movies
Released
1949
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Western
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 21,144 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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