Review of My Darling Clementine (1946) by Elliott F — 03 Jan 2011
By the time he directed My Darling Clementine, John Ford had proven himself in genres outside of the western (possibly most notably in 1941's How Green Was My Valley), but his 1946 western, which gloriously retells the bloodbath at OK Corral, is yet another testament to his brilliant ability to create a western like nobody can.
My Darling Clementine can be described as a romantic view of the west, although it's much darker than 1939's Stagecoach. Henry Fonda is marvelous as Wyatt Earp, a cattleman who arrives in the charmingly named town of Tombstone, Arizona, with his two brothers.
He soon runs into Doc Holliday, the town bigwig, and they form an unlikely friendship. An excellent ensemble (including Fonda, Victor Mature as Holliday, Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan, and Cathy Downs as the titular Clementine, Holliday's fiancà (C)e) and gorgeous scenery from Monument Valley, one of Ford's favorite locations, make this an excellent western.
This review of My Darling Clementine (1946) was written by Elliott F on 03 Jan 2011.
My Darling Clementine has generally received very positive reviews.
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