
Stagecoach(1939)
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.


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

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

Olin Howland
Bradley
Angel and the Badman is a western, romance, adventure, action film released in 1947 exploring themes of love at first sight, shootout, quakerism, cattle rustling, outlaw gang, brunette. Directed by James Edward Grant, it stars John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey. 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.
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