Wagon Master (1950)

04/22/1950 (US) • 1h 26m

Adventure, Western

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

Ben Johnson

Travis Blue

Ward Bond

Elder Wiggs

Charles Kemper

Uncle Shiloh Clegg

Alan Mowbray

Dr. A. Locksley Hall

Jane Darwell

Sister Ledyard

Ruth Clifford

Fleuretty Phyffe

Russell Simpson

Adam Perkins


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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

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