" However, she recalled how her many previous vacations at fancy hotels (the Lido, and the Ritz) with Sebastian were more productive, and how they were popular and adored everywhere they went.Shortly later that night, Sgt.Gordon found Falcone strapped to a searchlight, forming a bat-shaped signal in the sky from the beam of light.The film""s major tagline echoed the search:"he had to find her...he had to find her"The main characters were briefly described on one of the film""s posters:ETHAN - Whatever it took - he""d find her!DEBBIE - Somewhere out there - she was captive!LAURIE - Her heart wanted to wait - and couldn""t!MARTIN - He started the search as a boy - and ended it a man!CLAYTON - The Good Book in one hand - and a gun in the other!John Wayne, the "Duke," had already played many major roles in numerous westerns in his career, includingThe Big Trail (1930),The Spoilers (1942), Howard Hawks""Red River (1948),and The Fighting Kentuckian (1949), and had appeared in five previous Ford westerns, including:Stagecoach (1939),3 Godfathers (1948), Fort Apache (1948),She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), andRio Grande (1950)-- and would appear in a few more, including:The Horse Soldiers (1959)andThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).But George is ignored by the social whirl of the Eastmans, and he leads a lonely, drab life - the metal gates to the Eastman mansion close on him one evening while a party is in progress.