Angel and the Badman
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| Directed by | James Edward Grant |
| Produced by | John Wayne |
| Written by | Screenplay: James Edward Grant |
| Starring | John Wayne Harry Carey |
| Music by | Richard Hageman |
| Cinematography | Archie J. Stout |
| Editing by | Harry Keller |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 15 February 1947 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | English |
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Angel and the Badman is a 1947 black and white Western film, made by Republic Productions and starring
John Wayne and
The story with ending
John Wayne's horse collapses from exhaustion as he passes a Quaker homestead. When they try to help him, he tells them it is vital he gets into town to send a telegraph so the man and his daughter offer to take him. In town the telegraph office is closing and the officer is leaving but the mention of the name "Quirt Evans" and he opens up again and sends a telegram confirming a land claim by Evans.
Evans is wounded so the family take him back to their place where the bullet is removed by a doctor. Penny the daughter who has led a sheltered life has naturally fallen for Evans who decides he likes the family and wants to stay with them. Then three men turn up, Laredo Stevens and two gunmen. With an empty gun, Evans bluffs them and signs the land over to Stevens for $20,000. $5,000 paid now and the rest to be collected, though Stevens makes the collection sound like a challenge. It turns out that Steven's was responsible for the death of Evans' father. They leave and Evans turns the money over to the family who saved him. Some time later the Sheriff turns up. There has been a bank robbery in town and he is checking on Evans whose reputation he knows. Then and a number of times later, the Sheriff warns Evans that he has a rope waiting for him if he does wrong or if he kills Stevens.
Evans helps the family with a surly neighbour and later joins them at a Quaker picnic. However he leaves at word from friend, Randy and with another man rustles Steven's cattle for the money Steven's owes him which he is not going to collect without a gunfight. Evans decides ranch life isn't for him and heads off to town with Randy where there is the token bar room brawl. Later, in the company of two salloon girls, Evans then decides he prefers ranch life to this and heads back again. All goes well till he goes blackberrying with Penny and they are ambushed by Stevens and his men in payment for the cattle he knows Evans stole. They escape but Penny is injured.
Evans drops her back at the ranch and heads into town to find Stevens who is celebrating with his men, believing he has killed Evans. Evans issues a challenge and waits in the street for Stevens who doesn't fancy a gunfight with Evans who he knows to have a fast draw. A wagon arrives and Penny turns out not to have been as badly injured as thought and Evans decides to head forget Stevens only to have him and another man leave the salloon, ready with their guns. Evans who has put his gun down turns to face them unarmed only to see them shot down by the Sheriff who has been keeping his eye on them. Evans leaves his gun behind as he rides off back to the ranch. End.
The film was a John Wayne Production and was written and directed by James Edward Grant. It was filmed in the scenic Monument Valley in Arizona and is available on DVD.
Stick Figure Theater, a feature on Liquid Television, made a stick figure version of the bar scene.
Cast
- John Wayne - Quirt Evans
Gail Russell - Penelope Worth- Harry Carey - McClintock
- Bruce Cabot - Laredo Stevens
- Irene Rich - Mrs. Worth
- Lee Dixon - Randy McCall
- Stephen Grant - Johnny Worth
- Tom Powers - Dr. Mangram
- Paul Hurst - Frederick Carson
- Olin Howland - Bradley (billed as Olin Howlin)
- John Halloran - Thomas Worth
- Joan Barton - Lila Neal
- Craig Woods - Ward Withers
- Marshall Reed - Nelson
Trivia
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- Elements of this film were borrowed without credit for the 1985 Harrison Ford film Witness.
- The film is in the public domain and is downloadable from the Internet Archive.
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