Wagon Master
John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.
- Genre: Adventure, Western
- Studio: Argosy Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures
- Keyword: native american, caravan, migration, medicine show, attempted rape, crime family, covered wagon, cowboy, mormon, escort, river crossing, wagon train, criminal gang, whipping, horse and wagon, san juana valley, american west, horse trader, trail guide, migrants, mormon pioneer, providence, settlers of american west, migration to promised land
- Cast: Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey, Jr., Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Alan Mowbray