My Darling Clementine
Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.
Critics Sentiment
Earps and Doc face the Clantons at the O.K. Corral
Love triangle develops between Doc Clementine and Chihuahua
The film dips during the romantic subplot in the middle but surges dramatically for the legendary O.K. Corral sequence.
Critics consistently praised John Ford's visual mastery and Henry Fonda's definitive portrayal of Wyatt Earp, though many noted significant liberties taken with historical accuracy. The film is celebrated as a poetic vision of the changing West, with the iconic gunfight sequence representing the peak of the genre, despite some finding the romantic subplot less compelling than the main storyline.
Full cast
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Henry Fonda
Wyatt Earp
Linda Darnell
Chihuahua
Victor Mature
Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
Cathy Downs
Clementine Carter
Walter Brennan
Old Man Clanton
Tim Holt
Virgil Earp
Ward Bond
Morgan Earp
Alan Mowbray
Granville Thorndyke
John Ireland
Billy Clanton
Roy Roberts
Mayor
Jane Darwell
Kate Nelson
Grant Withers
Ike Clanton
J. Farrell MacDonald
Mac the barman
Russell Simpson
John Simpson
Robert Adler
Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
C.E. Anderson
Townsman (uncredited)
Don Barclay
Opera House Owner (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Opera House Patron (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Accordionist (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Opera House Patron (uncredited)
Crew
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