My Darling Clementine

"She was everything the West was - young, fiery, exciting!"

1946 1h 37m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 504

Western

Synopsis

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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.

“She was everything the West was - young, fiery, exciting!”

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Cast

Henry Fonda
Wyatt Earp
Linda Darnell
Chihuahua
Victor Mature
Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday
Cathy Downs
Clementine Carter
Walter Brennan
Old Man Clanton
Tim Holt
Virgil Earp
Ward Bond
Morgan Earp
Alan Mowbray
Granville Thorndyke

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Ford
Writers: Samuel G. Engel, Winston Miller, Sam Hellman
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Ford, shot by Joseph MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cyril J. Mockridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dorothy Spencer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Henry Fonda and Linda Darnell and Victor Mature carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She was everything the West was - young, fiery, exciting!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Ford directs. Joseph MacDonald behind the camera. Cyril J. Mockridge scores. Dorothy Spencer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Spanish.

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
4Directed by John Ford, shot by Joseph MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Cyril J. Mockridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dorothy Spencer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Henry Fonda and Linda Darnell and Victor Mature carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She was everything the West was - young, fiery, exciting!".
9IMDB entry: tt0038762 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "gunslinger", "saloon", "marshal", "arizona".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Joseph MacDonald
Original score: Cyril J. Mockridge
Editing: Dorothy Spencer
Costume design: René Hubert
Makeup / hair: Ben Nye
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Box office: $2,750,000
Return: 138% of budget
Original language: EN
IMDB: My Darling Clementine (1946)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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CinemaSerf2022-04-04
★ 7/10
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.

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