Angel and the Badman( 1947)

TV-MAWesternRomanceAdventureAction

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He lived only for revenge...She lived only for his love!

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Notorious shootist and womanizer Quirt Evans' horse collapses as he passes a Quaker family's home. Quirt has been wounded, and the kindly family takes him in to nurse him back to health against the advice of others. The handsome Evans quickly attracts the affections of their beautiful daughter, Penelope. He develops an affection for the family and their faith, but his troubled past follows him.

Top Billed Cast

John Wayne
Quirt Evans
Gail Russell
Penelope 'Penny' Worth
Harry Carey
Marshal Wistful McClintock
Bruce Cabot
Laredo Stevens
Irene Rich
Mrs. Worth
Lee Dixon
Randy McCall
Stephen Grant
Johnny Worth
Tom Powers
Dr. Mangram
Paul Hurst
Frederick Carson
Olin Howland
Bradley
John Halloran
Thomas Worth
Joan Barton
Lila Neal
Craig Woods
Ward Withers
Marshall Reed
Nelson
Rosemary Bertrand
Christine Taylor (uncredited)
Symona Boniface
Dance Hall Madam (uncredited)
John Bose
Barfly (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
Gambler (uncredited)
Louis Faust
Hondo Jeffries (uncredited)
Paul Fix
Mouse Marr (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Baker Brother (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Gambler (uncredited)
Hank Worden
Townsman (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Thu Feb 09 2017

What about the Bible? You can't throw it away, that would be bad luck. Angel and the Badman is written and directed by James Edward Grant. It stars John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey, Bruce Cabot, Irene Rich, Lee Dixon and Stephen Grant. Music is by Richard Hageman and cinematography by Archie J. Stout. Quirt Evans (Wayne), a notorious gunman is hurt and on the run. Taken in by The Worth's, a Quaker family, Quirt forms a "special" bond with daughter Penelope (Russell). With the law and other badmen on his tail, will Quirt change his ways before it's too late? John Wayne's first fil...