Angel and the Badman Overview:

Angel and the Badman (1947) was a Western - Romance Film directed by James Edward Grant and produced by John Wayne.

SYNOPSIS

An old-fashioned Western with Wayne at his best as a gunfighter who must choose between the Quaker girl he loves and his guns, which always seem to attract the wrong kind of people. He makes a wise choice.

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Angel and the Badman (1947)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 6, 2018 From 4 Star Films

With John Wayne partnered with his longtime collaborator James Edward Grant (Hondo, McClintock!) it’s easy to see Angel and the Badman as an early vehicle for his conservative ideals but far from being heavy-handed, it goes down as a solid B-picture with a surprisingly?unique perspective on th... Read full article


Angel and the Badman (1947) with John Wayne and Gail Russell

By Orson De Welles on Mar 31, 2016 From Classic Film Freak

Share This!He lived only for revenge…She lived only for his love! By the middle of the 1940s it was becoming clear that in John Wayne Republic Pictures had a leading star on their hands.? As the 40s progressed you can see the quality of Wayne?s pictures with Republic growing almost exponential... Read full article


Angel and the Badman (James Edward Grant, 1947)

By Judy on Jul 14, 2015 From Movie Classics

John Wayne and Gail Russell This is my contribution to the 1947 Blogathon being organised by Shadows and Satin and Speakeasy. Please take a look at the great range of postings. A rider gallops through the Western countryside – but falls from his horse, hit by a bullet. He is seen by a pair of... Read full article


Angel and the Badman (1947)

By Beatrice on Mar 8, 2015 From Flickers in Time

Angel and the Badman Directed by James Edward Grant Written by James Edward Grant 1947/USA John Wayne Productions/Patnel Productions First viewing/Netflix Rental Sometimes a rather corny old-time Western is just what the doctor ordered. The wonderfully named Quirt Evans (John Wayne) is a famous g... Read full article


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Quotes from

Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock: When are you and Laredo Stevens going to get around to killing one another?
Quirt Evans: Laredo? Well, we water our horses outa the same trough.
Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock: Well, I'm sure looking forward to hanging the survivor.


Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock: [after Marshal McClintock shoots Laredo and Hondo] Nothin' ever works out right. I had them dead to rights. They'd got the Baker stage - so I figured I'd watch the ruckus. You'd down them and I'd hang you. Sorta killing three 'hawks' with one stone, so to speak. Nothin'... nothin' ever works out right.
[Quirt picks up Penny and then sits in the back of the wagon with her on his lap]
Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock: Well, I missed you again, Quirt. But I'm patient. It's only a matter of time and I hang you.
Quirt Evans: Not me, Mister. From now on, I'm a farmer.


Quirt Evans: He swung a wide loop in his younger days, I think.
Penelope Worth: A wide loop?
Quirt Evans: He wasn't too careful whose calf he threw his rope at.


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Facts about

"The Hedda Hopper Show - This Is Hollywood" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 5, 1947 with John Wayne reprising his film role.
The passage Randy reads from Quirt's Bible is from either 2 Samuel 23:20-1 or 1 Chronicles 11:22-3.
The first film produced by John Wayne.
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