Wagon Master

Wagon Master (1950)

April 22, 1950 (US)Adventure, Western1 hour and 26 minutes
67%
User score

John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"

Description

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.

Patrick Ford
Screenplay
John Ford
Director, Story
Frank S. Nugent
Screenplay

Actors

Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson
Travis Blue
Joanne Dru
Joanne Dru
Denver
Harry Carey, Jr.
Harry Carey, Jr.
Sandy
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
Elder Wiggs
Charles Kemper
Charles Kemper
Uncle Shiloh Clegg
Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray
Dr. A. Locksley Hall
Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell
Sister Ledyard
Ruth Clifford
Ruth Clifford
Fleuretty Phyffe
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson
Adam Perkins
Kathleen O'Malley
Kathleen O'Malley
Prudence Perkins
James Arness
James Arness
Floyd Clegg
Francis Ford
Francis Ford
Mr. Peachtree
Fred Libby
Fred Libby
Reese Clegg
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Navajo Indian
Mickey Simpson
Mickey Simpson
Jesse Clegg
Cliff Lyons
Cliff Lyons
Marshal of Crystal City
Don Summers
Don Summers
Sam Jenkins
Movita
Movita
Young Navajo Indian
Hank Worden
Hank Worden
Luke Clegg
Chuck Hayward
Chuck Hayward
Jackson (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

—

Keywords
native americancaravanmigrationmedicine showattempted rapecrime familycovered wagoncowboymormonescortriver crossingwagon traincriminal gangwhippinghorse and wagonsan juana valleyamerican westhorse tradertrail guidemigrantsmormon pioneerprovidencesettlers of american westmigration to promised land