Wagon Master (1950)
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- Approved
- 1h 26min
- Drama, Western
- 22 Apr 1950 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Ben Johnson | ... |
Travis Blue
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Joanne Dru | ... |
Denver
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Harry Carey Jr. | ... |
Sandy
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Ward Bond | ... |
Elder Wiggs
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Charles Kemper | ... |
Uncle Shiloh Clegg
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Alan Mowbray | ... |
Dr. A. Locksley Hall
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Jane Darwell | ... |
Sister Ledyard
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Ruth Clifford | ... |
Fleuretty Phyffe
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Russell Simpson | ... |
Adam Perkins
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Kathleen O'Malley | ... |
Prudence Perkins
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James Arness | ... |
Floyd Clegg
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Francis Ford | ... |
Mr. Peachtree
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Fred Libby | ... |
Reese Clegg
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Jim Thorpe | ... |
Navajo Indian
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Mickey Simpson | ... |
Jesse Clegg
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Cliff Lyons | ... |
Marshal of Crystal City
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Hank Worden | ... |
Luke Clegg
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Don Summers | ... |
Sam Jenkins
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Movita | ... |
Young Navajo Indian
(as Movita Castaneda)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Danny Borzage | ... |
Accordionist (uncredited)
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Lee Bradley | ... |
Leader of the Navajo Band (uncredited)
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Nora Bush | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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Jane Crowley | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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Chuck Hayward | ... |
Jackson (uncredited)
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Tex Holden | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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George Huggins | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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Fred Kennedy | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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Al Kunde | ... |
Fiddler (uncredited)
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Anne Kunde | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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Frank McGrath | ... |
Posse Member (uncredited)
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Evelyn Moriarty | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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Eleanore Vogel | ... |
Settler (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Ford |
Written by
Frank S. Nugent | ... | (written by) (as Frank Nugent) and |
Patrick Ford | ... | (written by) |
John Ford | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Merian C. Cooper | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Lowell J. Farrell | ... | associate producer (as Lowell Farrell) |
John Ford | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Richard Hageman | ... | (musical score) |
Cinematography by
Bert Glennon | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Jack Murray | ||
Barbara Ford | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
James Basevi |
Set Decoration by
Joseph Kish | ... | (as Joe Kish) |
Makeup Department
Don L. Cash | ... | makeup artist (as Don Cash) |
Anna Malin | ... | hair dresser |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wingate Smith | ... | assistant director |
Cliff Lyons | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Jack Golconda | ... | properties |
Sound Department
Clem Portman | ... | sound |
Frank Webster | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Jack Caffee | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Ray Kellogg | ... | miniatures (uncredited) |
Stunts
Chuck Hayward | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Billy Jones | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Eddie Juaregui | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Fred Kennedy | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Cliff Lyons | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Frank McGrath | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Post Park | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Gil Perkins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Ray Thomas | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Archie Stout | ... | second unit photography |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
D.R.O. Hatswell | ... | costume research |
Wesley Jeffries | ... | wardrobe: men's (as Wes Jeffries) |
Adele Parmenter | ... | wardrobe: women's |
Additional Crew
Merian C. Cooper | ... | presenter |
John Ford | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
- Argosy Pictures (produced by)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (as R K O Radio Pictures, Inc.)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1950) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Ltd.)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1950) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Central Motion Picture Exchange (1951) (Japan) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- atlas Film (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
- Research Entertainment (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (Canada) (DVD) (4-film set)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (4-film set)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- White Pearl Movies (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Aito Mäkinen (1964) (Finland) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1951) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1968) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
As Mormon settlers head to the promised land at the San Juan river in Utah, they hire horse traders Travis Blue and Sandy as wagon masters. They have to forge a trail across unknown territory and face many hardships along the way. They quickly come across some stranded travelers, a medicine show run by Dr. A. Locksley Hall which includes the attractive Denver. Along the way however, they are also joined by Shiloh Clegg and his murderous clan of robbers and thieves. An encounter with the Navajo leads to an invitation to their camp but after one of the Clegg boys gets a whipping for attacking one of the Navajo women, Uncle Shiloh plans his revenge. It's left to Sandy and Travis to protect the travelers and get them to their destination. Written by garykmcd |
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Taglines | John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | $999,370 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In the scene where Sandy (Harry Carey, Jr.) and Jackson (Chuck Hayward) fight, the fight is broken up by Elder Wiggs (Ward Bond). 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 Bond and ripped his pants. Ford could barely contain his laughter, but kept filming. Afterward, he became quite concerned and said they needed to find the dog, in case it had bitten Bond, not just ripped his pants. Ford was worried the dog might have needed a tetanus shot. See more » |
Goofs | While the peaceful Mormon homesteaders may not have been carrying sidearms, that they would also not have rifles and shotguns (for hunting and protection from animals) seems unlikely. Certainly 19th century Mormons didn't have an aversion to firearms - one of the greatest gun designers in history, John M. Browning, was a practicing Mormon. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Trail Guide (1952). See more » |
Soundtracks | WAGONS WEST See more » |
Quotes |
Uncle Shiloh Clegg:
You boys ever draw on anybody? Travis Blue: No, sir. Just snakes. [later, after Travis shoots Clegg] Elder Wiggs: I thought you never drew on a man? Travis Blue: That's right, sir. Only on snakes. See more » |