My Darling Clementine

Unrated

10/17/19461h 37m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ She was everything the West was - young, fiery, exciting! ~

Overview:

Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.

Director:

John Ford

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$2,000,000.00

Revenue:

$2,750,000.00

Key words:

gunslinger
saloon
marshal
arizona
rifle
wyatt earp
doc holliday
revenge
black and white
tombstone arizona
death of girlfriend
19th century
ok corral

Cast

Henry Fonda

~ as ~

Wyatt Earp

Linda Darnell

~ as ~

Chihuahua

Victor Mature

~ as ~

Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday

Cathy Downs

~ as ~

Clementine Carter

Walter Brennan

~ as ~

Old Man Clanton

Tim Holt

~ as ~

Virgil Earp

Ward Bond

~ as ~

Morgan Earp

Alan Mowbray

~ as ~

Granville Thorndyke

John Ireland

~ as ~

Billy Clanton

Roy Roberts

~ as ~

Mayor

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) and his brothers are driving some cattle near the town of Tombstone when one of them, James, is murdered. Determined to get to the bottom of things, he takes on the job of town marshal and together with his brothers Morgan (Ward Bond) and Virgil (Tim Holt) soon sets his sights on the Clanton family led by Walter Brennan. Along the way he befriends the erratic, usually drunk, Doc Holliday (Victor Mature) but it's all about the legendary gunfight at the OK Corral at the end. The cast are great here, all working well to the powerfully scripted and paced direction of John Ford. Mercifully (for me, anyway), the eponymous "Clementine" (Cathy Downs) doesn't really feature - except as the basis for the song. Indeed, the film is pretty much devoid of any romance at all. Linda Darnell is effective as Holliday's gal "Chihuahua" - the only one who seems to be able to manage his grumpiness and it is odd, though convincing, seeing Brennan as a baddie for a change. This film really proves how much can be packed into 95 minutes, when great production standards and solid acting talent get behind a really good story.