Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some
Lightdeossk Captivating movie !
Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
cmcastl If you are a Christian, of whatever denomination, Gail Russell as Penelope Worth, is the woman you go down on your knees to pray to God for. I am not trying to convert anyone here. I like John Wayne films, from the stern and relentless Red River and The Searchers, to his more relaxed oaters of later years, such as Rio Bravo and El Dorado. Exquisite is not an adjective I would normally apply to a John Wayne film but this I would to this. The gunslinger tamed by the Quaker gal whom any man who had any faith and prayer in him would pray mightily for in his life. There have been some beguiling heroines on the silver screen but in my book none so eminently the woman a man should, literally, be blessed with. My compliments to the script, direction and to the leads for such exquisite portrayal.
arfdawg-1 Quirt Evans, an all round bad guy.He is nursed back to health and sought after by Penelope Worth a quaker girl. He eventually finds himself having to choose between his world and the world Penelope lives in.Which will he choose?It a decent Western of the kind they don't make any longer.John Wayne was such a good actor. Really no one can take his place.There's a reason he was always on the top 10 box office list his entire career.
PamelaShort Angel and The Badman is a quaint romantic western with a predictable story, but in this case it really works. The film is a perfect blend of an extremely ruthless gunslinger being tamed by the highly moral Quakers. Opposites attract, as the lovely and sweet Quaker girl Penelope Worth, ( Gail Russell ) falls in love with badman Quirt Evans, ( John Wayne ) who tries to resist the tempting gentle beauty for awhile . His rough past follows him though, with the persistent single-minded older sheriff, Wistful McClintock ( Harry Carey ) who was always determined to bring Quirt Evans to justice. But he's not the only nemesis in Quirt's criminal past. As the story builds, it ends superbly with the tender Quaker girl, finally asserting herself, convincing the badman to hang up his weapons for good. Gail Russell excels in her performance, proving to be a very versatile actress. Along with an interesting cast of characters, all finely played by a good first-rate cast, this film is surprisingly impressive. The message of the opposition to violence, is a different and refreshing change for a John Wayne movie. John Wayne was such an important star for Republic Pictures, that they allowed him to produce this film. Although not a classic, the results are still enjoyable and worth a look.
dbdumonteil This is a quiet western ;there's violence in the first pictures (close shot of a revolver) and towards the end but this is a true story of redemption.These quaker family is some kind of heaven where you can eat the best donuts in the world and their influence radiates on the others : take the scene of the water ;we expect a fight between Wayne and the selfish old man ;but it is not so: not only he lets the waters flow ,but when he comes to his neighbor's farm,the good mom presents him with baskets of food.as in the title of William Wyler's famous movie (1956),friendly persuasion indeed!Gail Russel had wonderful eyes and you should see her in "the night has a thousand eyes" where they merge in the sky.
