Wagon Master (1950) | |
| Director(s) | John Ford |
| Producer(s) | Lowell J. Farrell (associate), Merian C. Cooper (executive uncredited), John Ford (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Western |
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Wagon Master (1950) was a Western Film directed by John Ford and produced by John Ford, Merian C. Cooper and Lowell J. Farrell.
SYNOPSIS
Fine Ford Western about two rugged cowhands (Ford stalwarts Johnson and Bond) who join a wagon train of faithful, hardy Mormons heading for Utah. One of Ford's exemplary tales of human survival that contrast ideals (the expression of the Mormons' beliefs in their quest for the "promised land") with reality (the harsh Western terrain, the threat of Indian attack and outlaws). The inspiration for the television show Wagon Train (which also starred bond).
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On Blu-ray: John Ford's Wagon Master (1950)
By KC on Oct 22, 2019 From Classic MoviesIt says a lot about the kind of actors director John Ford cast when his supporting players are as good at carrying a film as his frequent star John Wayne. In the 1950 film Wagon Master, actors and stuntmen Ben Johnson and Harry Carey, Jr. shine at a different wattage than Wayne, but they are neverth... Read full article
Wagon Master (1950)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 28, 2019 From 4 Star Films“Wagons west are rolling…” – Sons of The Pioneers Despite being a tighter film, Wagon Train still bears the irrefutable mark of John Ford.?Together with producer Meridian C.?Cooper, he crafts a piece of work as near to a fully realized articulation of his vision as he probabl... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: WAGON MASTER (1950)
By Jennifer Garlen on Aug 23, 2013 From Virtual ViragoJohn Ford directed many more famous Westerns than Wagon Master (1950), but this modest oater about a Mormon wagon train reveals many of Ford’s signature touches and favorite players. It’s a dramatic tale that focuses on the interactions of several different kinds of frontier outsiders, i... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: WAGON MASTER (1950)
By Jennifer Garlen on Aug 23, 2013 From Virtual ViragoJohn Ford directed many more famous Westerns than Wagon Master (1950), but this modest oater about a Mormon wagon train reveals many of Ford’s signature touches and favorite players. It’s a dramatic tale that focuses on the interactions of several different kinds of frontier outsiders, i... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: WAGON MASTER (1950)
By Jennifer Garlen on Aug 23, 2013 From Virtual ViragoJohn Ford directed many more famous Westerns than Wagon Master (1950), but this modest oater about a Mormon wagon train reveals many of Ford’s signature touches and favorite players. It’s a dramatic tale that focuses on the interactions of several different kinds of frontier outsiders, i... Read full article
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Quotes from
Sandy: [pointing to the gun wielding Navajos] How you gonna stop it, Uncle Shiloh?
Travis Blue, Sandy: [singing, towards the end of the movie] Oh the white tops are a rollin' rollin', and the big wheels keep on turnin', there's a good little gal in that promise land already I'm a yearnin!
Travis Blue: Sure hope I see you again, Miss Denver.
Denver: Thanks, but don't think on it. We move around. The medice will show you have to to keep healthy.
Travis Blue: We move around alot trading horses. Good thing about it, though: You get see alot of pretty country, like the valley I've got in mind. A man can make an awfully nice little cattle ranch in that valley, if he didn't mind being lonesome, and some one to help him with the cooking and such...
Denver: [pauses] Goodbye, fellow.
[She runs away, blinded by tears]
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Facts about
In the scene where Sandy and the Mormon fight, the fight is broken up by Ward Bond's character. Ward Bond has ripped pants as he separates the fighters and you can hear a dog barking in the background. This happened because director John Ford wanted to use two dogs that had been ruining every scene in the film by fighting, in the background as the men fought, hoping the dogs would start fighting as a contrast to the men fighting. Instead of fighting however one of the dogs ran away and the other attacked Ward Bond and ripped his pants. John Ford could barely contain his laughter but kept filming. Afterwords however he became quite concerned and said they needed to find the dog in case it had bitten Ward Bond, not just ripped his pants. Ford was worried the dog might have needed a tetanus shot.
Ben Johnson did all his own stunts.
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