My Darling Clementine

1946
Approved
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

27K

YOUR RATING

Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature in My Darling Clementine (1946)

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Classical Western Drama Romance Western

After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family.After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family.After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

27K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins total

Trivia
The cantankerous Walter Brennan disliked John Ford so much that he never worked with him again. One time when Brennan was having trouble getting into the saddle, Ford yelled, "Can't you even mount a horse?" Brennan shot back, "No, but I got three Oscars for acting!"

Goofs
The movie shows James Earp killed (murdered) with his marker showing "born 1864 died 1882". However, James Earp was in fact born in 1841 and died in 1926 of natural causes. It was Morgan Earp who was murdered on 18 March 1882.

Quotes
Wyatt Earp: Mac, you ever been in love?
Mac: No, I've been a bartender all me life.

Alternate versions
In 1994, an alternate "preview" version of the film was found that runs 103 or 104 minutes, according to different sources. In June 1946, director John Ford showed producer Darryl F. Zanuck his cut of the film. Zanuck's opinion was that the film had some problems, so Zanuck reshot certain scenes with Director Lloyd Bacon. Zanuck also recut other scenes, changed the music at certain points, and slightly altered the finale. In all, 35 minutes of footage was shot or recut, and the film was released at 97 minutes. Both the 103-104 min. archival preview print and the 97 min. release print are on the Fox DVD released January 6, 2004.

Connections
Edited into John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)

Soundtracks
(Oh My Darlin') Clementine
(1884) (uncredited)
Music by Percy Montrose
Lyrics by H.S. Thompson
Played and Sung during the opening credits and at the end
Also Whistled by Henry Fonda entering the hotel lobby on Sunday morning; stops whistling when he sees Clementine

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Featured review

8/10

no doubt one of the greatest

I'm not a huge fan of westerns, but the info on this from IMDb drew me to watch it when it showed up on American Movie Classics, and I was richly rewarded. This is truly a beautifully done film, and makes one understand John Ford's reputation in this genre. The understated Henry Fonda and the volcanic Victor Mature somehow work well against each other. The script is low-key and naturalistic, allowing the action to stand out. The cinematography is spectacular, both in the wide open panoramas and in the more intimate personal scenes. Interior lighting, in particular, is very skillfully used. Seeing Walter Brennan playing against type, makes one appreciate how much better an actor he was than in the amiable, doddering bumpkin roles he got so typecast in later on.

To use an overworked term, a classic.