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Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.
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Travis Blue
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Denver
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Sandy
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Elder Wiggs
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Uncle Shiloh Clegg
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Dr. A. Locksley Hall
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Sister Ledyard
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Fleuretty Phyffe
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Adam Perkins
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Prudence Perkins
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Floyd Clegg
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Mr. Peachtree
Fred Libby ...
Reese Clegg
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Navajo Indian
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Jesse Clegg
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Marshal of Crystal City
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Luke Clegg
Don Summers ...
Sam Jenkins
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Young Navajo Indian (as Movita Castaneda)
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Danny Borzage ...
Accordionist (uncredited)
Lee Bradley ...
Leader of the Navajo Band (uncredited)
Nora Bush ...
Settler (uncredited)
Jane Crowley ...
Settler (uncredited)
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Jackson (uncredited)
Tex Holden ...
Settler (uncredited)
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Settler (uncredited)
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Settler (uncredited)
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Fiddler (uncredited)
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Settler (uncredited)
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Posse Member (uncredited)
Evelyn Moriarty ...
Settler (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel ...
Settler (uncredited)

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John Ford

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Frank S. Nugent ... (written by) (as Frank Nugent) and
Patrick Ford ... (written by)
 
John Ford ... (story) (uncredited)

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Merian C. Cooper ... executive producer (uncredited)
Lowell J. Farrell ... associate producer (as Lowell Farrell)
John Ford ... executive producer (uncredited)

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Richard Hageman ... (musical score)

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Bert Glennon ... director of photography

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Jack Murray
Barbara Ford ... (uncredited)

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James Basevi

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Joseph Kish ... (as Joe Kish)

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Don L. Cash ... makeup artist (as Don Cash)
Anna Malin ... hair dresser

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Wingate Smith ... assistant director
Cliff Lyons ... second unit director (uncredited)

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Jack Golconda ... properties

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Clem Portman ... sound
Frank Webster ... sound

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Jack Caffee ... special effects

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Ray Kellogg ... miniatures (uncredited)

Stunts

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Chuck Hayward ... stunts (uncredited)
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower ... stunts (uncredited)
Billy Jones ... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy ... stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... stunts (uncredited)
Frank McGrath ... stunts (uncredited)
Post Park ... stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins ... stunts (uncredited)
Ray Thomas ... stunts (uncredited)

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Archie Stout ... second unit photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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D.R.O. Hatswell ... costume research
Wesley Jeffries ... wardrobe: men's (as Wes Jeffries)
Adele Parmenter ... wardrobe: women's

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Merian C. Cooper ... presenter
John Ford ... presenter
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Plot Summary

As Mormon settlers head to the promised land at the San Juan river in Utah, they hire horse traders Travis Blue and Sandy as wagon masters. They have to forge a trail across unknown territory and face many hardships along the way. They quickly come across some stranded travelers, a medicine show run by Dr. A. Locksley Hall which includes the attractive Denver. Along the way however, they are also joined by Shiloh Clegg and his murderous clan of robbers and thieves. An encounter with the Navajo leads to an invitation to their camp but after one of the Clegg boys gets a whipping for attacking one of the Navajo women, Uncle Shiloh plans his revenge. It's left to Sandy and Travis to protect the travelers and get them to their destination. Written by garykmcd

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Taglines John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" See more »
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Also Known As
  • Wagonmaster (United States)
  • Le convoi des braves (France)
  • Caravana de paz (Spain)
  • Caravana de valientes (Argentina)
  • A Caravana Perdida (Portugal)
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  • 86 min
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Budget $999,370 (estimated)

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Trivia In the scene where Travis (Ben Johnson) gets bucked off his horse after Denver (Joanne Dru) throws water on it, Ben Johnson did his own stunts. They used a genuine rodeo bucking horse and John Ford promised Johnson if he rode the horse, he would not have to do any dialogue for the day, which apparently pleased Johnson. He lasted four bucks and came off so hard, he was almost knocked out. Unfortunately, the shot was ruined by one of the wranglers running out to him and asking if he was all right as he lay on the ground. Johnson had to get up and ride the horse again. This time he lasted ten bucks before he bailed off, and Ford got his shot. See more »
Goofs While the peaceful Mormon homesteaders may not have been carrying sidearms, that they would also not have rifles and shotguns (for hunting and protection from animals) seems unlikely. Certainly 19th century Mormons didn't have an aversion to firearms - one of the greatest gun designers in history, John M. Browning, was a practicing Mormon. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Trail Guide (1952). See more »
Soundtracks WAGONS WEST See more »
Quotes Uncle Shiloh Clegg: You boys ever draw on anybody?
Travis Blue: No, sir. Just snakes.
[later, after Travis shoots Clegg]
Elder Wiggs: I thought you never drew on a man?
Travis Blue: That's right, sir. Only on snakes.
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