The read
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
166 audience votes
Key crew
- John FordDirector
- Frank S. NugentScreenplay
- Patrick FordScreenplay
- Richard HagemanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ben JohnsonTravis Blue
- Joanne DruDenver
- Harry Carey Jr.Sandy
- Ward BondElder Wiggs
- Charles KemperUncle Shiloh Clegg
- Alan MowbrayDr. A. Locksley Hall
- Jane DarwellSister Ledyard
- Ruth CliffordFleuretty Phyffe
- Russell SimpsonAdam Perkins
- Kathleen O'MalleyPrudence Perkins
- James ArnessFloyd Clegg
- Francis FordMr. Peachtree
Stills
Themes
native americancaravanmigrationmedicine showattempted rapecrime familycovered wagoncowboymormonescortriver crossingwagon train