Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo (1970) is an American western directed by Howard Hawks, with John Wayne in the lead — watch it online on iFILM. During the final stretch of the Civil War, Confederate raiders pull off a bold train robbery, making off with a Union gold shipment. The Union colonel chasing them ends up their prisoner instead.

When the war ends, old enemies find common ground. Colonel McNally teams up with two former Confederate officers to track the traitors who sold out Union troop movements for Confederate pay. The trail leads to the town of Rio Lobo, run by a corrupt sheriff and his hired guns. Hawks was seventy-four when he made this film. It was his last. Wayne was already a genre institution by then, and the combination of director and star produces something particular — unhurried, sure of itself, the kind of western that doesn't need to prove anything. Stream Rio Lobo (1970) online on iFILM.