Angel and the Badman (1947)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

James Edward Grant

Writer:

James Edward Grant (written by)

Release Date:

15 February 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Western

Tagline:

He lived only for revenge...She lived only for his love!

Plot:

Quirt Evens an all round bad guy is nursed back to health and sought after by Penelope Worth a quaker girl...

Plot Keywords:

Quaker | Redemption | Love | Self Discovery | Wound

Cast

John Wayne	...	Quirt Evans
Gail Russell	...	Penelope Worth
Harry Carey	...	Territorial Marshal Wistful McClintock
Bruce Cabot	...	Laredo Stevens
Irene Rich	...	Mrs. Worth
Lee Dixon	...	Randy McCall - Quirt's Partner
Stephen Grant	...	Johnny Worth
Tom Powers	...	Dr. Mangram
Paul Hurst	...	Frederick Carson - Worth's Neighbor
Olin Howland	...	Bradley - Town Telegrapher (as Olin Howlin)
John Halloran	...	Thomas Worth
Joan Barton	...	Lila Neal - Saloon Singer ("The Western Nightingale") in Red Rock)
Craig Woods	...	Ward Withers
Marshall Reed	...	Nelson - Quaker Blacksmith

Also Known As:

The Angel and the Outlaw

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (nf) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | USA:Approved (certificate #11847) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 (re-rating) (1965) | Sweden:15 (original rating) | Sweden:Btl (re-rating) (1961) | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Sedona, Arizona, USA

Company:

John Wayne Productions

Trivia:

The first film produced by John Wayne.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The doctor at one point mentions "living in a never never land," an obvious reference to Peter Pan. However, the play did not see its first performance in London until 1904, and the novel was not published until 1911. There is no way anyone living on the 19th-century American frontier could know of Peter Pan's home.

Quotes:

Quirt Evans: [reads the plaque on the wall] "Each human being has an integrity that can be hurt only by the act of that same human being and not by the act of another human being."
Quirt Evans: Is that Quaker stuff?
Penelope Worth: Uh huh.
Quirt Evans: You mean nobody can hurt you but yourself?
Penelope Worth: That's a Friend's belief.
Quirt Evans: Well, supposin' someone whacks you over the head with a branding iron? Won't that hurt?
Penelope Worth: Physically, of course. But in reality it would injure only the person doing the act of force of violence. Only the doer can be hurt by a mean or evil act.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Darling Nelly Gray

Quirt and the Quakers...what a combo!!!

One of my all-time favorite movies and, in my opinion, one of the Duke's best. This one's got it all...comedy, drama, and redemption. Both the Duke and Gail Russell give fine lead performances supported by a colorful cast of characters. I highly recommend this movie to all.