Wagon Master
John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"
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A Ford Western that balances adventure and moral challenge as two guides shepherd a Mormon caravan westward through danger and hardship toward spiritual redemption.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Ben Johnson
Travis Blue
Joanne Dru
Denver
Harry Carey, Jr.
Sandy
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
Kathleen O'Malley
Prudence Perkins
James Arness
Floyd Clegg
Francis Ford
Mr. Peachtree
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