Wagon Master is a good outdoor action film, done in the best John Ford manner. That means careful character development and movement, spiced with high spots of action, good drama and leavening comedy moments
Wagon Master
John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"
1950 · 1h 26m · APPROVED
Adventure, Western
Directed by
John Ford
Overview
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.
Director and cast
- John Ford Director
- Ben Johnson as Travis Blue
- Joanne Dru as Denver
- Harry Carey, Jr. as Sandy
- Ward Bond as Elder Wiggs
- Charles Kemper as Uncle Shiloh Clegg
- Alan Mowbray as Dr. A. Locksley Hall
- Jane Darwell as Sister Ledyard
- Ruth Clifford as Fleuretty Phyffe
- Russell Simpson as Adam Perkins
- Kathleen O'Malley as Prudence Perkins
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