American Idol, Part 2: Tragic and Alone

The ending of John Ford’s epic 1956 “The Searchers” is one of the most famous scenes in Western film. John Wayne portrays Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran who spends years hunting his niece Debbie, who was abducted as a child by Comanche raiders. After a bloody battle, Ethan removes Debbie from the Comanches and he delivers her to those she knew as a child. In the final moment...