Angel and the Badman (1947)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

James Edward Grant

Writer:

James Edward Grant (written by)

Release Date:

15 February 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Western

Tagline:

He lived only for revenge...She lived only for his love!

Plot:

Quirt Evens an all round bad guy is nursed back to health and sought after by Penelope Worth a quaker girl...

Plot Keywords:

Quaker | Redemption | Love | Self Discovery | Wound

Cast

John Wayne	...	Quirt Evans
Gail Russell	...	Penelope Worth
Harry Carey	...	Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock
Bruce Cabot	...	Laredo Stevens
Irene Rich	...	Mrs. Worth
Lee Dixon	...	Randy McCall - Quirt's Partner
Stephen Grant	...	Johnny Worth
Tom Powers	...	Dr. Mangram
Paul Hurst	...	Frederick Carson - Worth's Neighbor
Olin Howland	...	Bradley - Town Telegrapher (as Olin Howlin)
John Halloran	...	Thomas Worth
Joan Barton	...	Lila Neal - Saloon Singer ("The Western Nightingale") in Red Rock)
Craig Woods	...	Ward Withers
Marshall Reed	...	Nelson - Quaker Blacksmith

Also Known As:

The Angel and the Outlaw

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (nf) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #11847) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 (re-rating) (1965) | Sweden:15 (original rating) | Sweden:Btl (re-rating) (1961) | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Sedona, Arizona, USA

Company:

John Wayne Productions

Trivia:

Quirt Evans is treated with laudanum while recovering at the Worth house from his injuries. He is treated with laudanum again in The Shootist (1976) as J.B. Books to reduce his pain from the effects of cancer.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Quirt pushes between the men at the bar, the bartender pours him a drink and then leaves. The owner then arrives asking for some calm. As Quirt leaves the bar, the bar owner can be heard from behind the Baker brothers still imploring them not to fight, but it is the bartender who can be seen.

Quotes:

Quirt Evans: Funny thing about pancakes: I lose my appetite for 'em after the first couple a dozen.
Mrs. Worth: Aw, they weren't very good this morning... too heavy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of John Wayne (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

A Little Bit Different

Very highly recommended

Fun movie about a cowboy named Quirt (John Wayne) who is wants to reform his ways after he meets a sweet Quaker girl. When he is shot, the Quaker family takes care of him, and after he wakes up the daughter (Gail Russell) falls in love with him. It's goofy and cliché, sure, but there's a really fine movie to be found in the familiar setup. Writer/director Grant create many good vignettes. There are several wonderful supporting characters who add a lot of worth to the proceedings, including Harry Carey as a marshall, Lee Dixon as one of Quirt's friends and old partners in crime, Tom Powers as the local, scientific, atheist doctor, and Olin Howlin as the town telegrapher. Howlin's character is pure comic relief, very humorously claiming a long friendship with Quirt, though he only saw him once when he was almost unconscious. Then Carey's character is wryly comedic: as the marshall, he's constantly stalking Quirt. He's sure that someday he'll get to hang the guy, and he harps on it constantly. The chemistry between Wayne and Russell adds an unexpected poignancy to the film. The scene where the two pick blackberries is simply beautiful, and their wordless climactic exchange is perfectly performed. Good action sequences, as well. 9/10.