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Plot

One of John Wayne's most mystical films, Angel and the Badman is also the first production that Wayne personally produced. The star plays a wounded outlaw who is sheltered by a Quaker family. Attracted to the family's angelic daughter Gail Russell, the hard-bitten Wayne undergoes a slow and subtle character transformation; still, he is obsessed with killing the man (Bruce Cabot) who murdered his foster father. The storyline traces not only the regeneration of Wayne, but of the single-minded sheriff (Harry Carey) who'd previously been determined to bring Wayne to justice. Not a big hit in 1947, Angel and the Badman has since become the most frequently telecast of John Wayne's Republic films, thanks to its lapse into Public Domain status in 1974.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Romance,Westerns
Run Time:
100min.
DVD Release Date:
12/30/1997
Distributor(s):
Republic
Director(s):
James Edward Grant
Starring:
John Wayne , Joan Barton , Gail Russell , Harry Carey , Bruce Cabot
Themes:
Obsessive Quests,Redemption,Opposites Attract,Lone Wolves
Tone:
Cathartic,Reflective,Understated,Earnest
Keywords:
Quaker,bad-guy-turns-good,gunfighter,lawman,life-choices,love,outlaw [Western],revenge,romance,self-discovery
Language:
English