Angel and the Badman

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Angel and the Badman (1947)

NR 02/15/1947 (US) Western, Romance, Adventure, Action 1h 40m

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He lived only for revenge...She lived only for his love!

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Notorious shootist and womanizer Quirt Evans' horse collapses as he passes a Quaker family's home. Quirt has been wounded, and the kindly family takes him in to nurse him back to health against the advice of others. The handsome Evans quickly attracts the affections of their beautiful daughter, Penelope. He develops an affection for the family and their faith, but his troubled past follows him.

James Edward Grant

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John Wayne

Quirt Evans
Gail Russell

Penelope 'Penny' Worth
Harry Carey

Marshal Wistful McClintock
Bruce Cabot

Laredo Stevens
Irene Rich

Mrs. Worth
Lee Dixon

Randy McCall
Stephen Grant

Johnny Worth
Tom Powers

Dr. Mangram
Paul Hurst

Frederick Carson
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on February 12, 2018

B&W John Wayne Western with romance (Gail Russell), action and interesting theme

RELEASED IN 1947 and written & directed by James Edward Grant, “Angel and the Badman” is a Western starring John Wayne as a gunslinger in Arizona who finds temporary sanctuary with some pacifistic Quakers. And maybe love too with the beautiful daughter (Gail Russell). Bruce Cabot plays the gunman’s nemesis while Harry Carey plays the aged-but-still-formidable marshal.

It’s too bad that this was shot in B&W because the locations are spectacular. Wayne was facing his 40th birthday when this was filmed, w... read the rest.

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