Interesting photo Scott. Where does that come from and is that Constance Towers?
Bill it's an off screen shot on location and yes that's Miss CT herself.
Tullock is right until I read the book he mentioned I could never understand why the soundtrack album included the track The Girl I left Behind Me but was not in any of the scenes in the film.
Ford himself was an ACW buff and had always wanted to film the Grierson Raid but he hated the script and got it revised umpteen times by using a certain amount of artistic licence. But he failed to finish the film and left out 3 or 4 concluding scenes or camera shots that were supposed to have been shot on the studio back-lot.
The abrupt ending of the bridge being blown didn't quite gel for a 50's movie.
The clues for the missing scenes are in the dialogue throughout the movie-Wayne spreading a rumor that the Union cavalry were going to Nashville for a grand parade until they found by the postion of the sun they were heading into Reb country as examples and other utterances that just didn't link with The End appearing on screen
First of the final scenes was supposed to be as Marlowe (Wayne) and his bedraggled troop appear on the outskirts of Baton Rouge- a purdy spick and span major rides up to inform him that he and his smart cavalry troop would be escorting Marlowe and his men through the town in honor of their raid and the BR general staff will be taking the salute.
Next scene would show the major and his perfectly turned out troopers in the lead followed by Marlowe and his filthy, ragged and some wounded troops followed behind. Next shot shows a smiling Wilkie (who had previously worked out that they were originally heading south) turning to another trooper and saying "Well it ain't Nashville but we sure got our parade"-as Marlowe reaches the assembled officer staff Marlowe orders "Eyes Right" with music swelling of The Girl I Left Behind Me-Fade Out.
Music obviously referring to Miss Towers he left on the other side of the bridge and why it was included on the soundtrack album.
Reb