Last Stand At Saber River (1997)
As America recovers from the Civil War, one man tries to put the pieces of his life back together but finds himself fighting a new battle on the frontier. Cable is an embittered Confederate soldier who returns from the war to reclaim his Arizona homestead from rebel pioneers who sympathize with the Union war effort. Desperate to rebuild the life he once knew, Cable ultimately joins forces with Vern Kidston, his Union adversary to make a last stand for the one thing worth fighting for -- his family.
This was Harry Carey Jr.'s final acting role before his death on December 27, 2012 at the age of 91.*Harry Carey, started his career with a Western (Rolling Home) in 1946 and ended it with one here. In between he appeared in such notable oaters as; PURSUED, RED RIVER, 3 GODFATHERS, SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON, WAGON MASTER, RIO GRANDE, THE SEARCHERS, CHEYENNE AUTUMN (previous 6 directed by John Ford), SHENANDOAH, THE LONG RIDERS, THE SHADOW RIDERS, BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III and TOMBSTONE. Rest in peace Dobe.
Martha Cable: The disadvantage of knowing a man all his life is a woman never expects him to change. And when he does, it rattles her.
Paul Cable: I don't wanna live with a woman who don't like me. Paul Cable: Think on it. Paul Cable: If that's the way it is, I'll take you back to Texas.
Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Charles R Ranch - County Road 24, Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA
Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA
Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara, New Mexico, USA
Valle Grande, New Mexico, USA
Continuity
During the runaway wagon scene, the girl's position as she prepares to jump changes back and forth, from perched on the edge of the wagon with one leg outside (in long shots) to being completely inside the wagon in close shots).
Incorrectly regarded as goofs
After Paul Cable killed a man and sent his family back to the house, before the camera cut away the dead man moved his head as he began to get up. EDIT: The man raising his head was the one pistol whipped, not the one who was shot dead.
Anachronisms
Paul Cable uses a Richards conversion of the Colt 1860 Army revolver, and is shown shooting and reloading the revolver with cartridges. The story is set in 1865 at the close of the US Civil War, but the Richards conversion was not introduced until 1873. However, while factory made cartridge conversions may not have been readily available until this time, the movie takes efforts to address this by having Paul Cable's wife and father-in-law working on cartridge converted pistols in their workshop. This occurs early in the movie, with Cable's wife telling a young cowboy about the modifications that had been made to his Colt percussion revolver, which includes a cartridge converted cylinder and ejector rod. An allusion is also made to the fact that Cable's wife had done similar work on Cable's own revolver.