Summary:
John Ford had already directed one of the three previous film versions of Peter Kyne's novel under the title Marked Men (1919) with his mentor Harry Carey, a great cowboy star of the silent era who had recently died. It's not difficult to see how the story's sentimentality and Christian symbolism might have appealed to the director's sensibility. John Wayne stars as Bob ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
John Wayne - (Robert Marmaduke Hightower)
Harry Carey, Jr. - (William Kearney, "The Abilene Kid")
Ward Bond - (Perley "Buck" Sweet)
Mae Marsh - (Mrs. Perley Sweet)
Mildred Natwick - (Mother)
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Review:
Wim Wenders once described the films of John Ford with a phrase to the effect that he gives all of his characters their dignity. It's a description that applies to this allegory of redemption, in which the majesty of the director's familiar landscapes becomes the backdrop for an enactment of Christian ritual. Given this structure, Ford min... Continue >>

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