Famous Quotes | A yellow ribbon, Miss Dandridge....
A yellow ribbon, Miss Dandridge. You know what that means in the cavalry—a sweetheart.
- John Ford, Frank S. Nugent, Laurence Stallings
Attribution: Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965), U.S. screenwriter, Laurence Stallings, and John Ford. Capt. Nathan Brittles (John Wayne), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). Observing that Olivia Dandridge (Joanne Dru) is coyly wearing a yellow ribbon that could be for either of her two suitors. Based on the story “War Party” by James Warner Bellah.
Categories: Army Life, Romance, Screenwriter, Tradition
