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22/04/1950 Adventure, Western 1h 26m
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John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"

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.

  1. John Ford

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ben Johnson

    Travis Blue

  2. Joanne Dru

    Denver

  3. Harry Carey, Jr.

    Sandy

  4. Ward Bond

    Elder Wiggs

  5. Charles Kemper

    Uncle Shiloh Clegg

  6. Alan Mowbray

    Dr. A. Locksley Hall

  7. Jane Darwell

    Sister Ledyard

  8. Ruth Clifford

    Fleuretty Phyffe

  9. Russell Simpson

    Adam Perkins

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-12-27
This is quite an unremarkable little pioneering yarn that sees two cowboys - Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr. guiding a Mormon caravan across the Wild West. En route they encounter a motley collection of folks with a medicine show - and the sultry Joanne Dru ("Miss Denver"); then a bunch of less savoury characters led by Charles Kemper ("Shiloh Clegg") before they are invited to join some Navajo at their camp - and that's where it all turns a bit sour with our two gallant lads left to try to protect the travellers from the vengeful "Cleggs". John Ford seems to have lost his way with this pretty...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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