Angel and the Badman (1947)

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Sedona, Arizona, USA

Company:

Republic Pictures

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:

Revealing mistakes: In the next to the last scene in the movie where the Marshal (Harry Carey) shoots Hondo and Lardo, he kills them with two rapid shots before they can shoot. In the reverse it shows the Marshal cooling his lever action rifle. It would be impossible to fire two shots so rapidly if you had to lever the rifle between shots.

Quotes:

Penelope Worth: Surely you can walk to the barn without that.
Quirt Evans: What?
Penelope Worth: The gun!
Quirt Evans: Oh, well, it balances me. One leg's longer than the other. You know, the weight.
Penelope Worth: Thee are a liar.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Budd Boetticher: An American Original (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Darling Nelly Gray

These are positive comments about Wayne's performance.

John Wayne's performance was riveting as he portrayed "bad guy", "good guy" in sometimes the same scene. The movie was a joy to watch also for the fact that this definitely fit the John Wayne "cowboy" mold. The concluding scenes still left one wondering about the outcome.