Along with Martin Pawley, who was adopted by the Edwardses after his own parents were killed by Comanches years earlier, Ethan sets out to find his niece, Debbie. The movie's title refers to the ...

With The Searchers, Ford channeled American culture ... Accompanying Ethan is Debbie's adopted brother, Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter), who hopes to rebuild his shattered family following the ...

Yet “The Searchers” is somewhat disappointing. There is a feeling that it could have been so much more. Overlong and repetitious at 119 minutes, there are subtleties in the basically simple ...