Wagon Master
John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"
6.7(162) 1950-04-22 86 minAdventureWestern
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.
ScreenplayPatrick Ford
DirectorJohn Ford
ScreenplayFrank S. Nugent
Original Music ComposerRichard Hageman
Cast & characters
Ben Johnson
as Travis Blue
Joanne Dru
as Denver
Harry Carey, Jr.
as Sandy
Ward Bond
as Elder Wiggs
Charles Kemper
as Uncle Shiloh Clegg
Alan Mowbray
as Dr. A. Locksley Hall
Jane Darwell
as Sister Ledyard
Ruth Clifford
as Fleuretty Phyffe
Russell Simpson
as Adam Perkins
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Kathleen O'Malley
as Prudence Perkins
James Arness
as Floyd Clegg
Francis Ford
as Mr. Peachtree
Fred Libby
as Reese Clegg
Jim Thorpe
as Navajo Indian
Mickey Simpson
as Jesse Clegg
Cliff Lyons
as Marshal of Crystal City
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Don Summers
as Sam Jenkins
Movita
as Young Navajo Indian
Hank Worden
as Luke Clegg
Chuck Hayward
as Jackson (uncredited)
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Danny Borzage
as Accordionist (uncredited)
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Lee Bradley
as Leader of the Navajo Band (uncredited)
Nora Bush
as Settler (uncredited)
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Jane Crowley
as Settler (uncredited)
