Quotes from Glenn Frankel

What none of the critics, positive or negative, grasped was that 'The Searchers' was a different kind of Western, something much darker and more disturbing than the usual fare.

Colonnese praised the film for depicting "the terrible effects of hate and prejudice, and seems to say that life can only go on if one triumphs over these emotions.

For her part, Kelly expressed warm feelings about Cooper as well. "He's the one who taught me to relax during a scene and let the camera do some of the work," she would recall. "On the stage you have to emote not only for the front rows, but for the balcony too, and I'm afraid I overdid it. He taught me the camera is always in the front row, and how to take it easy.