Wagon Master poster
Director John Ford
Screenplay Frank S. Nugent, Patrick Ford

Wagon Master

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

Release Date: 1950-04-22

Duration: 86 minutes

Synopsis

Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Navajo, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.

Casting

  • Ben Johnson
    Travis Blue
  • James Arness
    Floyd Clegg
  • Chuck Hayward
    Jackson (uncredited)
  • Ward Bond
    Elder Wiggs
  • Harry Carey, Jr.
    Sandy
  • Alan Mowbray
    Dr. A. Locksley Hall
  • Jane Darwell
    Sister Ledyard
  • Hank Worden
    Luke Clegg
  • Francis Ford
    Mr. Peachtree
  • Joanne Dru
    Denver