Wagon Master (1950)

  • NR
  • 04/19/1950 (US)
  • Adventure, Western
  • 1h 26m

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.

John Ford

Director, Story

Frank S. Nugent

Screenplay

Patrick Ford

Screenplay

Cast

Ben Johnson's headshot

Ben Johnson

Travis Blue
Joanne Dru's headshot

Joanne Dru

Denver
Harry Carey, Jr.'s headshot

Harry Carey, Jr.

Sandy
Ward Bond's headshot

Ward Bond

Elder Wiggs
Charles Kemper's headshot

Charles Kemper

Uncle Shiloh Clegg
Alan Mowbray's headshot

Alan Mowbray

Dr. A. Locksley Hall
Jane Darwell's headshot

Jane Darwell

Sister Ledyard
Ruth Clifford's headshot

Ruth Clifford

Fleuretty Phyffe

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