The film really comes down to just a couple of highlights: Tommy Tedesco’s beautiful guitar work on Jerry Goldsmith's theme music, and Jack Elam being ideally suited for the role of the grumpy, whisky-drinking "Mr. Phillips." Beyond that, it feels like a standard movie for John Wayne and Howard Hawks, with Wayne essentially carrying the entire picture. Jorge Rivero, Jennifer O’Neill, and Christopher Mitchum are just …

It’s hard to call this enjoyable, really. Rio Lobo comes from Paramount Pictures and was directed and produced by Howard Hawks—his final film as a director—and features John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Jeniffer O'Neill, Jack Elam & Christopher Mitchum. The writing is credited to Leigh Brackett & Burton Wohl, with music by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by William H. Clothier, filmed on location in Cuernavaca, Mexico …