Col. Yorke - Tough Guy and Concerned Dad

I enjoy Wayne's ability to project tough leadership to his men, but to show the audience his concern about Jeff's well being. He's visibly scared when Jeff rides "Roman style", wants to break up the fight between Jeff and Heinz but can't because he respects the "soldier's fight" tradition, secretly looks in on Jeff in the hospital and smiles when he realized his son is earning his stripes, and other gestures. He must remain outwardly tough to the troops, but still feels tenderness to his estranged son Remeber how he checks Jeff's height against his own on the tent during an opening scene. Every father does that.

Grendel 1950