Charles Halton, Dorothy Ford, Guy Kibbee

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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Directed by: John Ford

Release Date: December 1, 1948

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006

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  • March 2, 2008
    what in the fuck? a re-telling of the christmas story in the wild west! the three wise men do a bank robbery, have a lack of water and a baby boy later they're following a star and quoting bible passages. despite all that it is rather watchable... especially towards the last half...( read more) hour. i think it's made more for viewing during the festive season and maybe i was being a bit generous with 3 stars but hell... john wayne's in it... and carrot top (harry carey jr.) weren't bad either. gotta admit i did expect a lil more though from john ford... the man who made the horse soldiers with wayne
  • July 25, 2009
    Saw it before and really love his movies
  • July 11, 2009
    It's always the first John Wayne movie I can think of.
  • March 28, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • March 11, 2009
    Outstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor
  • December 7, 2008
    an underated holiday favorite
  • November 14, 2008
    great story line and actors
  • September 7, 2008
    Director John Ford's second version of Peter B. Kyne's biblically oriented Western features John Wayne, Harry Carey Jr., and Pedro Armendaria as three good-hearted outlaws who discover a baby in the desert and dedicate themselves to saving its life. The three leads work well toge...( read more)ther, and Ford's stock company adds grit to the sentimental story.
  • September 2, 2008
    good but not his best work
  • August 6, 2008
    Great movie. This one's always in my Christmas rotation.

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