Wagon Master

“One for them, one for me.” I had no idea that Ford did this, but here is Wagon Master after a pair of crowd pleasers. It’s a character driven Western about Mormons on the trail to San Juan Valley, their promised land that they must set up for the rest of their flock who will be coming later. No John Wayne or Henry Fonda, John Ford offered the leads to minor stars Harry Carey Jr. and Ben Johnson instead. He knew the movie had lower box office potential, and he made it cheaper, using his pref...