On this day in 1953, WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES released HONDO. Directed by JOHN FARROW (Mia’s dad) from a script by JAMES EDWARD, this story of an Army dispatch rider who becomes the protector of a woman and her son caught between warring American Indians is one of JOHN WAYNE’S best. Also in the cast are GERALDINE PAGE, WARD BOND, MICHAEL PATE, JAMES ARNESS and PAUL FIX.