- Angel and the Badman
Infobox_Film
name = Angel and the Badman
caption = Original Two Sheet Poster
imdb_id = 0039152
amg_id = 1:2353
director =James Edward Grant
writer = Screenplay:James Edward Grant
starring =John Wayne Gail Russell Harry Carey
producer =John Wayne
music =Richard Hageman
editing =Harry Keller
cinematography= Archie J. Stout
distributor =Republic Pictures Corporation
released =15 February 1947
runtime = 100 min.
language = English"Angel and the Badman" is a 1947 black and white Western film, starring
John Wayne andGail Russell , which examines the ability of a shootist to renounce violence. This film, which was the first one Wayne produced as well as starred in, was a radical departure for this genre at the time it was released. It is now in thepublic domain and is downloadable from the [http://www.archive.org/details/angel_and_the_badman Internet Archive] .Plot Synopsis
The notorious shootist and womanizer Quirt Evans' horse collapses as he passes a
Quaker family's home. Quirt has been wounded and the kindly family takes him in and nurses him back to health against the advice of others.The handsome Evans quickly attracts the affections of their beautiful but sheltered daughter, Prudence. He develops an affection for the family but his troubled past follows him there, both outlaws and the law.
Evans falls for Prudence and begins to assimilate her pacifist lifestyle. However, the tug of his old ways is very strong and so he vacillates back and forth. He is finally forced to examine his character after his violent actions bring harm to an innocent person.
This movie is the point of departure for two other successful "fish out of water" movies, the 1985 "Witness" starring Harrison Ford and the 2003 "The Outsider" starring Tim Daly and Naomi Watts, both of which have a similar story line. It was filmed in
Monument Valley , Arizona and is available on DVD.Stick Figure Theater , a feature onLiquid Television , made a stick figure version of the bar scene from the movie.Cast
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John Wayne - Quirt Evans
*Gail Russell - Penelope Worth
*Harry Carey - McClintock
*Bruce Cabot - Laredo Stevens
*Irene Rich - Mrs. Worth
* Lee Dixon - Randy McCall
* Stephen Grant - Johnny Worth
* Tom Powers - Dr. Mangram
* Paul Hurst - Frederick Carson
*Olin Howland - Bradley (billed as Olin Howlin)
*John Halloran - Thomas Worth
*Joan Barton - Lila Neal
*Craig Woods - Ward Withers
*Marshall Reed - Nelson
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269262/ Louis Faust] - Hondo Jeffriesee also
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John Wayne filmography (1941-1960) External links
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*google video|8751321089260369131|Angel and the Badman
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