"John Ford's Legend of the Southwest!"

1948

1h 42m

6.8(209 votes)

Western

Overview

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Wayne

Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower

Pedro Armendáriz

Pedro 'Pete' Roca Fuerte

Harry Carey, Jr.

William Kearney ('The Abilene Kid')

Ward Bond

Perley 'Buck' Sweet

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Perley Sweet

Mildred Natwick

The Mother

Jane Darwell

Miss Florie

Guy Kibbee

Judge

Dorothy Ford

Ruby Latham

Ben Johnson

Posse man #1

Creative team

Directed by: John Ford
Written by: Laurence Stallings
Frank S. Nugent
Produced by: John Ford
Merian C. Cooper

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