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 screenplay concerns a Mormon pioneer wagon train to the San Juan River in Utah.[2][3] The film inspired the US television series Wagon Train (1957–1965), which starred Ward Bond until his death in 1960.[4] The film was a personal favorite of Ford himself, who told Peter Bogdanovich in 1967 that "Along with The Fugitive and The Sun Shines Bright, Wagon Master came closest to being what I wanted to achieve."[5] While the critical and audience response to Wagon Master was lukewarm on its release, over the years several critics have come to view it as one of Ford's masterpieces.[6][7][8][9]

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Wagon Master
1950 theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Ford
Written by	Patrick Ford Frank S. Nugent
Produced by	John Ford Merian C. Cooper
Starring	Ben Johnson Joanne Dru Harry Carey Jr. Ward Bond
Cinematography	Bert Glennon (director of photography)
Edited by	Jack Murray
Music by	Richard Hageman
Production company	Argosy Pictures
Distributed by	RKO-Radio Pictures Inc.
Release date	April 22, 1950 (1950-04-22) (US)[1]
Running time	86 min.
Country	United States
Languages	English Navajo Spanish