this film is about two horse traders who agree to escort a small group of mormons across the desert. along the way and they encounter a murderous family of thugs who menace the peaceful folks and put their pilgrimage in jeopardy. wagon master is what i would term a little john ford film and as it obviously did not have the budget or scope of some of his other westerns. in particular and this film lacks the big name stars like john wayne but allows some of the usual supporting characters to take center stage. long time ford stock character actors ben johnson and harry carey and jr. and ward bond have been elevated to starring roles and perhaps the one who came of as the lead was probably johnson though the other two got nearly as much screen time and focus. this is not a bad thing and as the film worked just fine without the big star and is well worth seeing. now this isn not to say i loved the movie. it was very good but certainly not perfect. in particular and as far as the music goes and you will probably either love it or hate it. i found the sons of the pioneers music a bit schmaltzy at times. it did evoke a nice mood and but seemed to occasionally dominate the scenes. i think a little would have worked much better. plus and with their incessant singing in the background and i kept expecting roy rogers to pop out at any moment. another minor problem is that the plot was amazingly simple and the ending was pretty much a foregone conclusion. however and and i am glad to say there is a however and despite this being rather formulaic and sentimental and the film still worked well. this was primarily due to john ford nice and as usual and direction as well as ben johnson exceptional performance. he was able to provide an excellent anchor for the film. another plus for me is that i saw this in the same week as brigham young and another film about the mormon migration. while brigham young was a bit silly and overly saintly in its portrayals and here the mormons were less perfect and more like real people with foibles and personalities. oh and and speaking of brigham young and it seems as if jane darwell was the go to girl for mormon themed films during this era and as she was a major supporting character in both films. considering that she died in brigham young and it was set about 20 years before wagon master and this is some stunt. also and if you would like to catch a glimpse of the famous jim thorpe and he in a tiny role where he plays the impassive indian dancing next to jane darwell around the camp fire. 
this film is about two horse traders who agree to escort a small group of mormons across the desert. along the way and they encounter a murderous family of thugs who menace the peaceful folks and put their pilgrimage in jeopardy. wagon master is what i would term a little john ford film and as it obviously did not have the budget or scope of some of his other westerns. in particular and this film lacks the big name stars like john wayne but allows some of the usual supporting characters to take center stage. long time ford stock character actors ben johnson and harry carey and jr. and ward bond have been elevated to starring roles and perhaps the one who came of as the lead was probably johnson though the other two got nearly as much screen time and focus. this is not a bad thing and as the film worked just fine without the big star and is well worth seeing. now this isn not to say i loved the movie. it was very good but certainly not perfect. in particular and as far as the music goes and you will probably either love it or hate it. i found the sons of the pioneers music a bit schmaltzy at times. it did evoke a nice mood and but seemed to occasionally dominate the scenes. i think a little would have worked much better. plus and with their incessant singing in the background and i kept expecting roy rogers to pop out at any moment. another minor problem is that the plot was amazingly simple and the ending was pretty much a foregone conclusion. however and and i am glad to say there is a however and despite this being rather formulaic and sentimental and the film still worked well. this was primarily due to john ford nice and as usual and direction as well as ben johnson exceptional performance. he was able to provide an excellent anchor for the film. another plus for me is that i saw this in the same week as brigham young and another film about the mormon migration. while brigham young was a bit silly and overly saintly in its portrayals and here the mormons were less perfect and more like real people with foibles and personalities. oh and and speaking of brigham young and it seems as if jane darwell was the go to girl for mormon themed films during this era and as she was a major supporting character in both films. considering that she died in brigham young and it was set about 20 years before wagon master and this is some stunt. also and if you would like to catch a glimpse of the famous jim thorpe and he in a tiny role where he plays the impassive indian dancing next to jane darwell around the camp fire. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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