Released in 1956, one of John Wayne's most iconic Western movies was based on a tragic event that occurred in real life almost two centuries ago.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Searchers is regarded as a classic film and one of the greatest Westerns ever made. It is commonly regarded as John Wayne's best Western film and has since left a massive influence on the film industry. Loosely based on the 1954 novel by Alan LeMay, the film also took inspiration from real events that took place across the 19th century.
Researcher and author Glenn Frankel wrote a book titled The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend, where he describes the real historical events that inspired LeMay's book and Ford's iconic film. He researched deep into the history of the Texas-Native American war and the events of a violent raid on a fort that left people dead and a young girl who was abducted and integrated into the Comanche tribe.
In his book, Frankel highlights how the raid of the Edwards home in The Searchers drew inspiration from the Fort Parker Massacre of 1836. The fort was unexpectedly attacked by a Native American party; five men were killed, and two women and three children were abducted and were later ransomed or rescued by the colonists. In his book, Frankel points out that the real Fort Parker massacre was more violent in nature as opposed to how the raid of the Edwards home was depicted in the film.
The Real Woman Who Inspired Debbie In The Searchers Explained In The Searchers, Ethan discovers the murder of his brother and his family by the Comanche tribe and the abduction of his young niece, Debbie. John Wayne's Ethan makes it his mission to rescue Debbie from the Comanche and spends years searching for his niece. When Ethan and Martin finally find Debbie, they're shocked to discover that she has been integrated and has become a Comanche wife for the leader who killed her family.
Like Debbie, Cynthia was integrated into the tribe and became a Comanche wife while her surviving family searched for her. Cynthia was finally rescued by Texas Rangers and returned to her surviving family after 24 years, but she never re-adjusted to Western society.
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