Wagon Master

"John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon""

Apr 22 1950 Approved 1h 26m
Adventure, Western

Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.

Plot

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

Frank S. Nugent, Patrick Ford, John Ford

Directed by

John Ford

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Argosy Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
6,155
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA