While BRIGHAM YOUNG was a bit silly and overly "saintly" in its portrayals, here the Mormons were less "perfect" and more like real people-with foibles and personalities. Another plus for me is that I saw this in the same week as BRIGHAM YOUNG, another film about the Mormon migration. He was able to provide an excellent anchor for the film. This was primarily due to John Ford's nice, as usual, direction as well as Ben Johnson's exceptional performance. However, and I am glad to say there is a 'however', despite this being rather formulaic and sentimental, the film still worked well.
Another minor problem is that the plot was amazingly simple and the ending was pretty much a foregone conclusion. Plus, with their incessant singing in the background, I kept expecting Roy Rogers to pop out at any moment. I think a little would have worked much better. It did evoke a nice mood, but seemed to occasionally dominate the scenes. I found the Sons of the Pioneers' music a bit schmaltzy at times. In particular, as far as the music goes, you'll probably either love it or hate it. It was very good but certainly not perfect. This is not a bad thing, as the film worked just fine without the big star-and is well worth seeing. and Ward Bond have been elevated to starring roles and perhaps the one who came of as "the" lead was probably Johnson-though the other two got nearly as much screen time and focus. Long-time Ford stock character actors Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, Jr. In particular, this film lacks the big-name stars like John Wayne but allows some of the usual supporting characters to take center stage. WAGON MASTER is what I would term a "little" John Ford film, as it obviously did not have the budget or scope of some of his other Westerns. Along the way, they encounter a murderous family of thugs who menace the peaceful folks and put their pilgrimage in jeopardy. This film is about two horse traders who agree to escort a small group of Mormons across the desert. Reviewed by MartinHafer 7 / 10 A very good "little" John Ford movie It's left to Sandy and Travis to protect the travelers and get them to their destination.-garykmcd
An encounter with the Navajo leads to an invitation to their camp but after one of the Clegg boys gets a whipping for attacking one of the Navajo women, Uncle Shiloh plans his revenge.
Along the way however, they are also joined by Shiloh Clegg and his murderous clan of robbers and thieves. Locksley Hall which includes the attractive Denver.
They quickly come across some stranded travelers, a medicine show run by Dr. They have to forge a trail across unknown territory and face many hardships along the way. As Mormon settlers head to the promised land at the San Juan river in Utah, they hire horse traders Travis Blue and Sandy as wagon masters.
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