Review of Wagon Master (1950) by John R — 19 Nov 2016
161119: Those Cleggs are some bad dudes, surprisingly made up of a couple not so bad dudes. What are James Arness (Floyd Clegg), aka Marshal Matt Dillon, and Hank Worden (Luke Clegg) doing as bad guys? Not the roles I know them for but they sure do a good job here.
Never noticed how Lurch-like, large, Arness was. Man, he's scary and when he scoops up Denver (Joanne Dru), you fear for her welfare. Led by the ever-nasty Uncle Shiloh (Charles Kemper), the Cleggs are the overarching black cloud following this optimistic Mormon wagon train.
Ben Johnson's history brought me back to this film and I'm glad it did. Thanks True West magazine. I had underrated it upon first viewing and, if anything, this film is near four stars. What a wonderful way to end a day pursued by the black dog.
Coincidently, this old oater and another, fall in-between viewings of the Lethal Weapon series. Well, I know which ones are classics, which ones will remain classics and which ones will not. Enjoy.
This review of Wagon Master (1950) was written by John R on 19 Nov 2016.
Wagon Master has generally received positive reviews.
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