lawman named Wistful McClintock? Well sir (or ma'am), you can't, and this first production from John Wayne's personal unit at Republic is simply one of the loveliest Westerns anybody ever made. The producer-star plays gunslinger Quirt Evans who, wounded by his archrival Laredo Stevens (Bruce Cabot), is taken in and sheltered by a Quaker family--in particular, by the daughter of the household, a dark-eyed angel (Gail Russell) who could entice Satan himself to the path of virtue. Not that these good people get pushy about converting "Brother Evans." For his part, Marshal McClintock, who's amiably looked forward to hanging Quirt someday, keeps dropping by to see which happens first--Quirt's reformation, or Laredo's return to finish the job he started.Entrusting the direction to screenwriter James Edward Grant, Wayne bolstered Grant's debut by tapping Yakima Canutt to handle the hard-riding second-unit stuff. The Duke also stole a few moves from a little project he'd been working on with Howard Hawks,Red River. Such larceny may have been superfluous. Grant wrote far and away the best script Wayne had ever had at Republic, creating a gallery of memorable characters (including comparative bystanders) and developing some very entertaining business for them--especially for such juicy character actors as Paul Hurst (the Quakers' mean-spirited neighbour), Olin Howlin (a braggadocious telegraph operator), and Hank Worden. The result was a minor classic deftly blending humor, romance, authentic sweetness, and just enough leathery menace to keep things on the generic up-and-up. This one'sa real treat. --Richard T. Jameson
lawman named Wistful McClintock? Well sir (or ma'am), you can't, and this first production from John Wayne's personal unit at Republic is simply one of the loveliest Westerns anybody ever made. The producer-star plays gunslinger Quirt Evans who, wounded by his archrival Laredo Stevens (Bruce Cabot), is taken in and sheltered by a Quaker family--in particular, by the daughter of the household, a dark-eyed angel (Gail Russell) who could entice Satan himself to the path of virtue. Not that these good people get pushy about converting "Brother Evans." For his part, Marshal McClintock, who's amiably looked forward to hanging Quirt someday, keeps dropping by to see which happens first--Quirt's reformation, or Laredo's return to finish the job he started. Entrusting the direction to screenwriter James Edward Grant, Wayne bolstered Grant's debut by tapping Yakima Canutt to handle the hard-riding second-unit stuff. The Duke also stole a few moves from a little project he'd been working on with Howard Hawks, Red River. Such larceny may have been superfluous. Grant wrote far and away the best script Wayne had ever had at Republic, creating a gallery of memorable characters (including comparative bystanders) and developing some very entertaining business for them--especially for such juicy character actors as Paul Hurst (the Quakers' mean-spirited neighbour), Olin Howlin (a braggadocious telegraph operator), and Hank Worden. The result was a minor classic deftly blending humor, romance, authentic sweetness, and just enough leathery menace to keep things on the generic up-and-up. This one's a real treat. --Richard T. Jameson
Angel And The Badman / John Wayne On Film (Double Feature) (Special Edition)
Main specs
Actor(s): John Wayne, Harry Carey, Bruce Cabot, Gail Russell
Director(s): James Edward Grant
Genre: Westerns
Classification: Universal
Production Year: 1947
Colour: Black & White / Colour
Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: A womanising cowboy and former deputy sheriff is taken in by a Quaker family after being wounded in a fight. Plus a biography on John Wayne and an introduction from Tony Curtis.
DVD Description
This double DVD contains the John Wayne feature: ANGEL AND THE BADMAN and the documentary film JOHN WAYNE ON FILM.
Advantages: Ward Bond and Wayne act well together Disadvantages: Dodgy backdrops!
...but myself and my husband got pretty bored with this and skipped it. There are also some very dodge title and credits on the film with red and white stripy letters which really does not suit the age and time the film was set in. Also half way through the film there came the word 'intermission' on the screen in this awful red and white stripy lettering but the film did not stop it just continued to play which did make me chuckle as it could have easily have been removed when the film was remade for DVD.
EXTRAS
As this is the 100 Anniversary SpecialEdition DVD there are loads of bonus features included on the disc. Included are:-
Commentary by Leonard Maltin, Western Historian Frank Thompson and Actor Lee Aaker
A Special introduction by Leonard Maltin
The Making of Hondo
Profile, James Edward Grant
The JohnWayne stock Company, Ward Bond
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Advantages: Wide Screen Format Disadvantages: Double sided DVD
...rather catchy & I am a bit of a JohnWayne fan.
I didn't like the double sided format of the DVD, it caught me out when the film stopped, as there no warning it is going to do so.
Though I say the film is value for money, I purchased my copy for £5, anyone paying £12 might not agree....
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Advantages: Great Film Entertainment packed with stars from a bygone age Disadvantages: It is not a short film!
...popular and also won 5 oscars for Best Picture,Best Adapted Screenplay,Best Musical Score ,and of course best Best Cinematography ( the other escapes me at presnt )
This DVD which I picked at Sendit.com of the bargin price of 6.99 a few months ago is a SpecialEditiondouble disk
This SpecialEdition is exactly what we should be getting from DVDs especially with older classic films the extras are endless
and if you are a fan of the film very interesting slice of life in Hollywood in the late fifties
They are as follows
Introduction by TCM Host Robert Osbourne
Feature Length Commentry by BBC Radio`s Brian Sibley
Out-Takes ( no sound on these by the way )
Documetary Around The World Of Mike Todd
Introduction to Los Angeles Premiere
Highlights from Dec 23, 1956 Los Angelis Premiere
Highlights of March 27,1957 Academy Awards
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