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.

Noir Western, and the most understated of director John Ford’s pictures with the exception of Dust Bowl drama The Grapes of Wrath, which it resembles for its shadows and the righteousness of Henry ...

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John Ford's rendering of the gunfight at the OK Corral isn't the most historically accurate, but it's by far the best. Shot in and around his favorite location, Monument Valley, the film stars Henry ...

This seminal film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that historical accuracy is much less important than a great story performed by excellent actors.

Director John Ford (Stagecoach) is Hollywood's poet of the American West. His movies explore the period's myths and cultural archetypes with passion and a unique intelligence. My Darling Clementine is ...

Major boost to the film is given by the simple, sincere performance of Henry Fonda. Script doesn’t afford him many chances for dramatic action, but Fonda, as a boomtown marshal, pulls the reins taut ...

Ford dodges many facts about the real Earp clan’s politically driven feud with the Cochise County ranchers’ faction, which erupted inconclusively in the 1881 OK Corral gunfight. Frank Perry’s ...

After Wyatt Earp's brother is murdered by the criminal Clanton family, Wyatt becomes sheriff. Together with the terminally ill gambler and dentist Doc Holliday and schoolteacher Clementine, he bravely ...