Angel And The Badman

Gunslinger Quirt Evans (John Wayne) is injured and found by Penelope Worth (Gail Russell) and her father Thomas (John Halloran), a Quaker family with values and a way of living in contrast to Quirt Evans’. Quirt and Penelope are drawn to each other, although Quirt has no intention of embracing the Quaker lifestyle. He does, however, intervene to convince a rancher to restore their water supply, even if the family would not have approved of his methods…

Evans’ rival Laredo Stevens (Bruce Cabot) is unimpressed with the new, peaceful Quirt Evans, whilst local Marshall Wistful McClintock (Harry Carey) stokes up the trouble between the two men, certain he’ll get one or the other (the survivor) brought to justice in the end….

Widely regarded as one of the most romantic of all John Wayne’s films, this marked his first production credit.


John Wayne: Quirt Evans
Gail Russell: Penelope Worth
Harry Carey: Territorial Marshall Wistful McClintock
Bruce Cabot: Laredo Stevens
Irene Rich: Mrs Worth
Lee Dixon: Randy McCall
Stephen Grant: Johnny Worth
Tom Powers: Dr Mangrum
Paul Hurst: Frederick Carson
Olin Howlin: Bradley
John Halloran: Thomas Worth
Joan Barton: Lila Neal
Craig Woods: Ward Withers
Marshall Reed: Nelson

Written and directed by James Edward Grant
Produced by John Wayne
Original music by Richard Hageman


Running Time: 99