Angel And The Badman Reviews

1947

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60
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An old-fashioned Western with John Wayne at his best as rough womanising gunfighter Quirt Evans. He must choose between the Quaker girl he loves and the guns which always seem to attract the wrong kind of people. With beautiful landscape photography and a tender love story, this is a touching, action-packed classic. Read more

Starring	John Wayne, Harry Carey, Bruce Cabot, Gail Russell
Director	James Edward Grant
Genres	Action/Adventure

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Critics' reviews (2) of Angel And The Badman
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As Republic's one major star, John Wayne flexed his power to make a producing debut with this absorbingly offbeat western on which he promoted his writer buddy, James Edward Grant, to the director's chair (second unit specialist Yakima Canutt handled the striking action scenes). Wayne stars as the injured gunman, nursed back to health by Quakers, who falls for the sensitive daughter of the house, Gail Russell. Can Wayne embrace their peaceful ways and avoid firing his six-gun despite the continuing provocation of Bruce Cabot's bad guy? Fortunately, Grant's screenplay delivers some gratifying and ingenious twists en route.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Thoughtful Western with good background detail and a fair measure of action.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Worth Watching

I enjoyed this film with one exception. The bad language. I know the main character is under a lot of stress but the swearing got me down. If there had been less I would have given this film 5 stars.

Just when you think the story has finally been told there is a very unusual and unexpected twist!

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- - A customer from FOY
  - Posted 08 Jul 2005 10:11

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Worth Watching

I enjoyed this film with one exception. The bad language. I know the main character is under a lot of stress but the swearing got me down. If there had been less I would have given this film 5 stars.

Just when you think the story has finally been told there is a very unusual and unexpected twist!

!
- - A customer from FOY
  - Posted 08 Jul 2005 10:11

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Critics' reviews (2)
As Republic's one major star, John Wayne flexed his power to make a producing debut with this absorbingly offbeat western on which he promoted his writer buddy, James Edward Grant, to the director's chair (second unit specialist Yakima Canutt handled the striking action scenes). Wayne stars as the injured gunman, nursed back to health by Quakers, who falls for the sensitive daughter of the house, Gail Russell. Can Wayne embrace their peaceful ways and avoid firing his six-gun despite the continuing provocation of Bruce Cabot's bad guy? Fortunately, Grant's screenplay delivers some gratifying and ingenious twists en route.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Thoughtful Western with good background detail and a fair measure of action.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  An old-fashioned Western with John Wayne at his best as rough womanising gunfighter Quirt Evans. He must choose between the Quaker girl he loves and the guns which always seem to attract the wrong kind of people. With beautiful landscape photography and a tender love story, this is a touching, ...