Wagon Master poster

Wagon Master( 1950)

TV-MAAdventureWestern
67%
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ben Johnson

      Travis Blue

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      Joanne Dru

      Denver

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      Harry Carey, Jr.

      Sandy

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      Ward Bond

      Elder Wiggs

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      Charles Kemper

      Uncle Shiloh Clegg

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      Alan Mowbray

      Dr. A. Locksley Hall

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      Jane Darwell

      Sister Ledyard

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      Ruth Clifford

      Fleuretty Phyffe

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      Russell Simpson

      Adam Perkins

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      Kathleen O'Malley

      Prudence Perkins

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      James Arness

      Floyd Clegg

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      Francis Ford

      Mr. Peachtree

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      Fred Libby

      Reese Clegg

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      Jim Thorpe

      Navajo Indian

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      Mickey Simpson

      Jesse Clegg

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      Cliff Lyons

      Marshal of Crystal City

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      Don Summers

      Sam Jenkins

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      Movita

      Young Navajo Indian

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      Hank Worden

      Luke Clegg

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      Chuck Hayward

      Jackson (uncredited)

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      Danny Borzage

      Accordionist (uncredited)

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      Lee Bradley

      Leader of the Navajo Band (uncredited)

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      Nora Bush

      Settler (uncredited)

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      Jane Crowley

      Settler (uncredited)

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      Tex Holden

      Settler (uncredited)

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      George Huggins

      Settler (uncredited)

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      Fred Kennedy

      Settler (uncredited)

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      Al Kunde

      Fiddler (uncredited)

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      Ann Kunde

      Settler (uncredited)

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      Frank McGrath

      Posse Member (uncredited)

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      Evelyn Moriarty

      Settler (uncredited)

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      Eleanore Vogel

      Settler (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Dec 27 2022
    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 ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • native american
    • caravan
    • migration
    • medicine show
    • attempted rape
    • crime family
    • covered wagon
    • cowboy
    • mormon
    • escort
    • river crossing
    • wagon train
    • criminal gang
    • whipping
    • horse and wagon
    • san juana valley
    • american west
    • horse trader
    • trail guide
    • mormon pioneer
    • providence
    • settlers of american west
    • migration to promised land