Rio Bravo
The presence of two of the greatest western actors, John Wayne and Dean Martin, highlighted the movie with the biggest box office in the ’50s. Warner Brothers invested $1.25 million into this production, but the studio got much more in return from sales of the tickets to watch this epic tale.
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Rio Bravo
How the West Was Won
This movie closed the great era of MGM Studios. MGM’s investors needed to get a profitable movie to remain competitive. Fortunately for them, $15 million invested turned into a $50 million box office. For that time, it was an enormous amount! How the West Was Won became the last profitable MGM Western.
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How the West Was Won