Angel and the Badman (1947)
Directed by James Edward Grant
Genres - Romance, Western | Sub-Genres - Romantic Drama | Release Date - Feb 15, 1947 (USA - Unknown) | Run Time - 100 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - NRShare on
Synopsis by Hal Erickson
One of John Wayne's most mystical films, Angel and the Badman is also the first production that Wayne personally produced. The star plays a wounded outlaw who is sheltered by a Quaker family. Attracted to the family's angelic daughter Gail Russell, the hard-bitten Wayne undergoes a slow and subtle character transformation; still, he is obsessed with killing the man (Bruce Cabot) who murdered his foster father. The storyline traces not only the regeneration of Wayne, but of the single-minded sheriff (Harry Carey) who'd previously been determined to bring Wayne to justice. Not a big hit in 1947, Angel and the Badman has since become the most frequently telecast of John Wayne's Republic films, thanks to its lapse into Public Domain status in 1974.
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bad-guy-turns-good, gunfighter, lawman, life-choices, love, outlaw [Western], Quaker, revenge, romance, self-discovery
