Wagon Master
“John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"”
Synopsis
Two young horse traders accompany a Mormon wagon train on its journey to the San Juan Valley, where they face difficult terrain, the dangerous Clegg gang, the welcoming Navajo people, and various moral dilemmas along the way.
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Principal cast & crew: 40
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Edited by Jack MurrayShot by Bert GlennonScored by Richard Hageman
Also known as
- Westlich St. Louisde
- Wagonmasteren
- Le Convoi des bravesfr
- La carovana dei mormoniit
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Cast & Crew
40 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ben Johnson
as Travis Blue
Joanne Dru
as Denver
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as Travis Blue
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
Kathleen O Malley
as Prudence Perkins
James Arness
as Floyd Clegg
Supporting cast
21Francis 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
Don Summers
as Sam Jenkins
Movita
as Young Navajo Indian
Hank Worden
as Luke Clegg
Chuck Hayward
as Jackson (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
as Accordionist (uncredited)
Lee Bradley
as Leader of the Navajo Band (uncredited)
Nora Bush
as Settler (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
as Settler (uncredited)
Tex Holden
as Settler (uncredited)
George Huggins
as Settler (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy
as Settler (uncredited)
Al Kunde
as Fiddler (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
as Settler (uncredited)
Frank Mcgrath
as Posse Member (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty
as Settler (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel
as Settler (uncredited)
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2Other crew
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