Wagon Master backdrop

Wagon Master 1950 Directed by John Ford

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Adventure , Western
Production Companies RKO Radio Pictures , Argosy Pictures
Release Date 22 April 1950
86 mins
Cast
Ben Johnson Travis Blue
Joanne Dru Denver
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
Fred Libby Reese Clegg
Jim Thorpe Navajo Indian
Mickey Simpson Jesse Clegg
Cliff Lyons Marshal of Crystal City
Don Summers Sam Jenkins
Movita Young Navajo Indian
Hank Worden Luke Clegg
Chuck Hayward Jackson (uncredited)
Danny Borzage Accordionist (uncredited)
Lee Bradley Leader of the Navajo Band (uncredited)
Nora Bush Settler (uncredited)
Jane Crowley Settler (uncredited)
Tex Holden Settler (uncredited)
George Huggins Settler (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy Settler (uncredited)
Al Kunde Fiddler (uncredited)
Ann Kunde Settler (uncredited)
Frank McGrath Posse Member (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty Settler (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel Settler (uncredited)