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Wagon Master

Wagon Master is a 1950 American Western film produced and directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Joanne Dru, and Ward Bond. The story follows a Mormon pioneer wagon train across treacherous desert to the San Juan River in Utah. The film inspired the American television series Wagon Train (1957–1965), which starred Bond until his…

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Cinematography
Bert Glennon (director of photography)
Country
United States
Directed by
John Ford
Distributed by
RKO-Radio Pictures Inc.
Edited by
Jack Murray
Languages
English Navajo Spanish

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Wagon Master

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Wagon Master

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related to Music · 28
Wagon Master → At, Come, Commencing, Critic Dennis Lim, Filmgoers, Ford, Hageman, Harry Carey Jr, John Ford, Kathryn Kalinak, Mormon, Mormons, One, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pioneers, Practically, Richard Hageman, Robert Mitchell Boys Choir, Sandy, Sandy Owens
related to Production · 22
Wagon Master → Argosy Pictures, As, Between, Cooper, Farrell, Ford, Ford's, Frank, In, It, Lowell, Men Without Women, Merian, Mormon, Mormon Hole, Nugent, Patrick Ford, Rock, She Wore, The
related to Critical response · 19
Wagon Master → Almost, Carey-Fords, DVD, Film, Ford, Ford's, Gallagher's, His, It, Italy, Its, John Ford, Most, Rossellini's Voyage, Tag Gallagher, That Wagon Master, The, There, Ward Bond
related to Further reading · 17
Wagon Master → ABC-CLIO, American Phenomenon, Astle, Cinema, In Hunter, ISBN, Michael, Moab, Mormon, Mormons, Navajo, OCLC, Popular Culture, Randy, Shot, The Global Influence, The Mormons
related to Release · 7
Wagon Master → Argosy, John Ford, RKO, RKO Pictures, That, The, Variety
Starring · 4
Wagon Master → Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Joanne Dru, Ward Bond
related to External links · 4
Wagon Master → AFI Catalog, Feature Films, IMDbWagon Master, TCM Movie Database
is a · 3
Wagon Master → 1950 American Western film produced and directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, good outdoor action film, major masterpiece.David Kehr wrote in 1985
Cinematography · 1
Wagon Master → Bert Glennon (director of photography)
Country · 1
Wagon Master → United States

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Wagon MasterCinematographyBert Glennon (director of photography)1.00infobox
Wagon MasterCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Wagon MasterDirected byJohn Ford1.00infobox
Wagon MasterDistributed byRKO-Radio Pictures Inc.1.00infobox
Wagon MasterEdited byJack Murray1.00infobox
Wagon MasterLanguagesEnglish Navajo Spanish1.00infobox
Wagon MasterMusic byRichard Hageman1.00infobox
Wagon MasterProduced byJohn Ford Merian C. Cooper1.00infobox
Wagon MasterProduction companyArgosy Pictures1.00infobox
Wagon MasterRelease dateApril 22, 1950 (1950-04-22) (US)1.00infobox
Wagon MasterRunning time86 min.1.00infobox
Wagon MasterStarringBen Johnson1.00infobox
Wagon MasterStarringJoanne Dru1.00infobox
Wagon MasterStarringHarry Carey Jr.1.00infobox
Wagon MasterStarringWard Bond1.00infobox
Wagon MasterWritten byPatrick Ford Frank S. Nugent1.00infobox
Wagon Masteris a1950 American Western film produced and directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson0.90text
Wagon Masteris agood outdoor action film0.90text
Wagon Masteris amajor masterpiece.David Kehr wrote in 19850.90text

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