wagon master (1950) dir represent john ford production represent argosy pictures or rko radio pictures john ford brings the stock company out into the utah desert to film a western and comes out with this minor classic. no john wayne and no conflicted anti heroes and no psychological exploration and no fireworks and just a gem of a picture. this ensemble piece nominally stars ben johnson (as travis) and harry carey jr. (sandy). theyre horse traders who come into town to do some business just as a group of mormons and led by ward bond and are being shown the exit. the group is about to embark on a trek to their own settlement and but they know the odds and the harsh terrain are against them. so they hire travis and sandy as wagon masters for their trip. along the way they run into and take along a traveling medicine salesman and his two female cohorts (alan mowbray as the doctor and recalling his appearance in my darling clementine and joanne dru as his daughter). tension is added when the murderous clegg gang comes upon the wagon train. and there is also an atypical (for hollywood) meeting with the navajo. most of the story and humor is driven by the clash of ideals or cultures while first between travis and sandy and the mormons and between ward bond himself (he constantly trying to suppress his urge to curse and be a reformed man) and between the doctor and his ladies and the mormons and between the wagon train and the outlaws and and finally and everyone and the navajo. there is also a classic ford scene of a rowdy dance which expresses one of his signature themes of civilization coming to the frontier. again and no duke here and but i have found ben johnson and especially the young and cocksure ben johnson and to have an engaging screen presence of his own. he comes with his own backstory and with that drawl and also when you see him doing all the stunt riding himself. he great here in one of his early credited appearances. harry carey jr. and although having been around for a few years by this time and is still pretty raw at times and but he likable. ward bond is his usual marvelous and blustery self. i have found joanne dru to be a drag in whatever i see her in and but here she mercifully unobtrusive. other familiar faces include jane darwell and francis ford and hank worden and playing wouldumb and like he will in the searchers a few years later. it not any more amusing here. there is some absolutely spectacular b and w photography by frequent ford collaborator bert glennon. not only is there the typical masterclass on the landscapes and horizons and there is also some flourish in a handful of scenes with shadow and (sun)light. the soundtrack features the legendary country music group and the sons of the pioneers. can not get more cowboy than that. ½ out of 4. 
wagon master (1950) dir represent john ford production represent argosy pictures or rko radio pictures john ford brings the stock company out into the utah desert to film a western and comes out with this minor classic. no john wayne and no conflicted anti heroes and no psychological exploration and no fireworks and just a gem of a picture. this ensemble piece nominally stars ben johnson (as travis) and harry carey jr. (sandy). theyre horse traders who come into town to do some business just as a group of mormons and led by ward bond and are being shown the exit. the group is about to embark on a trek to their own settlement and but they know the odds and the harsh terrain are against them. so they hire travis and sandy as wagon masters for their trip. along the way they run into and take along a traveling medicine salesman and his two female cohorts (alan mowbray as the doctor and recalling his appearance in my darling clementine and joanne dru as his daughter). tension is added when the murderous clegg gang comes upon the wagon train. and there is also an atypical (for hollywood) meeting with the navajo. most of the story and humor is driven by the clash of ideals or cultures while first between travis and sandy and the mormons and between ward bond himself (he constantly trying to suppress his urge to curse and be a reformed man) and between the doctor and his ladies and the mormons and between the wagon train and the outlaws and and finally and everyone and the navajo. there is also a classic ford scene of a rowdy dance which expresses one of his signature themes of civilization coming to the frontier. again and no duke here and but i have found ben johnson and especially the young and cocksure ben johnson and to have an engaging screen presence of his own. he comes with his own backstory and with that drawl and also when you see him doing all the stunt riding himself. he great here in one of his early credited appearances. harry carey jr. and although having been around for a few years by this time and is still pretty raw at times and but he likable. ward bond is his usual marvelous and blustery self. i have found joanne dru to be a drag in whatever i see her in and but here she mercifully unobtrusive. other familiar faces include jane darwell and francis ford and hank worden and playing wouldumb and like he will in the searchers a few years later. it not any more amusing here. there is some absolutely spectacular b and w photography by frequent ford collaborator bert glennon. not only is there the typical masterclass on the landscapes and horizons and there is also some flourish in a handful of scenes with shadow and (sun)light. the soundtrack features the legendary country music group and the sons of the pioneers. can not get more cowboy than that. ½ out of 4. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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