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My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine (1946)

1h 37m | PG-13

⭐ 7.4 / 10

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.

Director: John Ford

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Genre: Western, Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

as Wyatt Earp

Linda Darnell

Linda Darnell

as Chihuahua

Victor Mature

Victor Mature

as Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday

Cathy Downs

Cathy Downs

as Clementine Carter

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

as Old Man Clanton

Tim Holt

Tim Holt

as Virgil Earp

Reviews

By CinemaSerf

Wyatt Earp (Henry Fonda) and his brothers are driving some cattle near the town of Tombstone when one of them, James, is murdered. Determined to get to the bottom of things, he takes on the job of town marshal and together with his brothers Morgan (Ward Bond) and Virgil (Tim Holt) soon sets his sights on the Clanton family led by Walter Brennan. Along the way he befriends the erratic, usually drunk, Doc Holliday (Victor Mature) but it's all about the legendary gunfight at the OK Corral at the end. The cast are great here, all working well to the powerfully scripted and paced direction of John Ford. Mercifully (for me, anyway), the eponymous "Clementine" (Cathy Downs) doesn't really feature - except as the basis for the song. Indeed, the film is pretty much devoid of any romance at all. Linda Darnell is effective as Holliday's gal "Chihuahua" - the only one who seems to be able to manage his grumpiness and it is odd, though convincing, seeing Brennan as a baddie for a change. This film really proves how much can be packed into 95 minutes, when great production standards and solid acting talent get behind a really good story.