The Searchers

Plot summary

Ethan Edwards, returned from the Civil War to the Texas ranch of his brother, hopes to find a home with his family and to be near the woman he obviously but secretly loves. But a Comanche raid destroys these plans, and Ethan sets out, along with his 1/8 Indian nephew Martin, on a years-long journey to find the niece kidnapped by the Indians under Chief Scar. But as the quest goes on, Martin begins to realize that his uncle's hatred for the Indians is beginning to spill over onto his now-assimilated niece. Martin becomes uncertain whether Ethan plans to rescue Debbie...or kill her. Written by Jim Beaver {jumblejim@prodigy.net}

Ethan Edwards, an ex-Confederate soldier from the Indian Wars, finds that his family has been massacred and his niece captured by the Comanches and vows to bring her back and kill everyone of the Indians who did this to him. He travels for five years in order to find her and when he does realizes even though she has been found she has become one of them. Written by Christopher D. Ryan {cryan@direct.ca}

When Ethan Edwards decide to go find the Indians who killed his family, he is joined by his nephew, Martin Pawley. The problem is that Pawley is 1/8th Indian and there's nothing in the world that Edwards hates more than Indians. The journey to find the Indians and Edwards' niece last for years. Written by {heitor@abril.com.br}

Cast of The Searchers

	John Wayne	...	Ethan Edwards
	Jeffrey Hunter	...	Martin Pawley
	Vera Miles	...	Laurie Jorgensen
	Ward Bond	...	Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
	Natalie Wood	...	Debbie Edwards (older)
	John Qualen	...	Lars Jorgensen
	Olive Carey	...	Mrs. Jorgensen
	Henry Brandon	...	Chief Cicatrice (Scar)
	Ken Curtis	...	Charlie McCorry
	Harry Carey Jr.	...	Brad Jorgensen
	Antonio Moreno	...	Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa
	Hank Worden	...	Mose Harper
	Beulah Archuletta	...	Wild Goose Flying in the Night Sky (Look)
	Walter Coy	...	Aaron Edwards
	Dorothy Jordan	...	Martha Edwards