My darling clementine 1946 was a drama western film directed by john ford and produced by samuel g. John ford western starring henry fonda, linda darnell, victor. My darling clementine is director john fords imagining of the legendary gunfight at the o. Though initially at crosspurposes, the pair ultimately team up to confront the violent clanton gang. My darling clementine home my darling clementine music. Without commercial breaks, the full movie my darling clementine has a duration of 102 minutes. The roaring west at its reckless best my darling clementine is john fords retelling of the famous shoot out at the ok corral that arose from the the earp clanton feud. He wrote and produced such films as my darling clementine 1946, sitting pretty 1948, the frogmen 1951, night and the city 1950, and daddy long legs 1955.
Henry fonda stars as former lawman wyatt earp, who, after cleaning up dodge city, arrives in the outskirts of tombstone with his brothers morgan, virgil, and james, planning to sell their. Oh my darling clementine posted on september 2, 2015 november 19, 2016 by singingthesonginmyheart this was sung on an old movie i was recently watching and i wondered where the song originated. The landscape of colossal sandstone formations straddling the. This classic blackandwhite john forddirected western has great picture and sound quality. My darling clementine, american western film, released in 1946, that is considered a classic of the genre. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1946 movies 1946. My darling clementine 1946 movie clip champagne it is. Apr, 2018 my darling clementine is a 1946 american western film directed by john ford and starring henry fonda as wyatt earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the ok corral.
Affecting and stunningly photographed, my darling clementine is a story of the. Buy my darling clementine movie posters from movie poster shop. The ensemble cast also features victor mature as doc holliday, linda darnell, walter brennan, tim holt, cathy downs and ward bond. My darling clementine must be one of the sweetest and most goodhearted of all westerns. Jun 04, 2019 the other night the 1946 john ford film my darling clementine popped up on one of the channels. It was one of the first movies to elevate wyatt earp to mythical status and helped establish the legend of the gunfight at the o. Absolute greatness treasure these songs country music people 45. Engel the film was based on the biography wyatt earp. When wyatt earp henry fonda and his brothers morgan ward bond virgil tim holt and james. The challenge for firsttime viewers is setting aside experiences with the movie s many imitators and trying to watch it as if it were new. In my darling clementine his girlfriend is called chihuahua and is played by the stunning linda darnell. In the middle of a long cattle drive, wyatt earp henry fonda and his brothers stop off for a night in the town of tombstone. Watch my darling clementine online stream full movie directv.
Corral, john fords my darling clementine is by any measure one of the most classically perfect westerns ever made. John fords second western shot in monument valley was my darling clementine 1946. Traditional oh my darling clementine lyrics genius lyrics. My darling clementine film by ford 1946 britannica. Canny and coolly confident, my darling clementine is a definitive.
This blu ray release has a lot of good extras as well. My darling clementine was the 41st biggest box office hit. My darling clementine 2002 in the middle of a long cattle drive, wyatt earp henry fonda and his brothers stop off for a night in the town of tombstone. Affecting and stunningly photographed, my darling clementine is a story of the triumph of civilization over the wild west from american cinemas consummate. Canny and coolly confident, my darling clementine is a definitive dramatization of the wyatt earp legend that shoots from the hip and hits its target in. Wyatt earp and his brothers morgan and virgil ride into tombstone and leave brother james in charge of their cattle herd. He filmed my darling clementine in his beloved monument valley, on the arizonautah border. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. My darling clementine 1946 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. My darling clementine 1946 ultimate movie rankings.
My darling clementine monument valley in the movies. Historical inaccuracies aside, my darling clementine is a. The lyrics have changed over time, and what started as a sincere lament became a. My darling clementine is willing to portray the gray areas of human nature, but still promotes a sense that despite those inherent complexities and ambiguities, right and wrong are distinct and knowable. My darling clementine, as ive suggested, became a text for filmmakers to argue with and challenge over the next 70odd years as times and morals changed and more information about the. The challenge for firsttime viewers is setting aside experiences with the movies many imitators and trying to watch it as if it were new. Oh my darling, clementine is a traditional american folk song, commonly credited to percy montrose 1884. On their return they find their cattle stolen and james dead.
Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. The song is believed to have been based on another song called down by the river livd a maiden by h. It represents the genre at its peak and the career high point of all involved, including director john ford and star henry fonda. My darling clementine 1946 movie posters cinematerial. Ive always enjoyed the film, not for its historical accuracy because it isnt, but for henry fonda, walter brennan and the spectacular monument valley setting. Apr 08, 2020 my darling clementine, american western film, released in 1946, that is considered a classic of the genre. The lyrics have changed over time, and what started as a. This was sung on an old movie i was recently watching and i wondered where the song originated. One of the greatest movie westerns, john fords my darling clementine is hardly the most accurate film version of the wyatt earp legend, but it is still one of the most entertaining. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. In an interesting comment on the times in which the film was shot, kim newman suggests in a. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Miller bellyached that critics tended to read things into his script that simply werent there, a line that ford was also known to toe.
My darling clementine is a 1946 film about wyatt earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the o. Heres what my darling clementine gets wrong about history. My darling clementine arrived in theaters on october 17th, 1946. My darling clementine 1946 movies, tv, celebs, and more. My darling clementine 1946, directed by john ford movie. Oct 18, 20 wyatt earp and his brothers morgan and virgil ride into tombstone and leave brother james in charge of their cattle herd. Wyatt earp, tombstones new marshal henry fonda, is trying to get a decent hand of poker when the towns top gambler doc holliday victor mature arrives, and an understanding is reached, in john fords my darling clementine, 1946.
Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to stay in. My darling clementine is a 1946 american western film directed by john ford and starring henry fonda as wyatt earp during the period leading up to the. My darling clementine 1946 subtitles opensubtitles. My darling clementine movie posters from movie poster shop.
My darling clementine 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch my darling clementine online stream full movie. In the movie chihuahua is shot from ambush by billy clanton. This song is believed to have been inspired by down by the river livd a maiden by h. My darling clementine and the country songs of elvis costello are a match made in heaven. Even though the movie is not historically accurate, its still a great movie. He shot on location in the desert and prairie, his cast and crew living as if they were on a cattle drive, eating out of the chuckwagon, sleeping in. The real kate was a hungarianborn prostitute and quite a force to be reckoned with in her own right. My darling clementine 1946 is one of the greatest classic westerns of all time, directed by one of hollywoods most honored directors, john ford. Engel, winston miller, and sam hellman, based on the 1931 novel wyatt earp. Ford and fonda in prime with a legendary story to tell. My darling clementine is a great western, just as are budd boettichers and sam peckinpahs, because of exactly what it delivers that westerns normally didnt. Overview of my darling clementine, 1946, directed by john ford, with henry fonda, linda darnell, victor mature, at turner classic movies. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my darling clementine near you.
You can watch my darling clementine online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Corral shootout in this multilayered, exceptionally wellconstructed western, one of the directors very best films. Historical inaccuracies aside, my darling clementine is a western. Oh my darling, clementine is an american western folk ballad in trochaic meter usually credited to percy montrose 1884, although it is sometimes credited to barker bradford. This film foreshadowed other great, more complex westerns that ford would later direct the searchers 1956 and the man who shot liberty valance 1962.
Canny and coolly confident, my darling clementine is a definitive dramatization of the wyatt earp legend that shoots from the hip and hits its target in breezy style. The landscape of colossal sandstone formations straddling the arizonautah state line has become an iconic. The giveaway is the title, which is not about wyatt or doc or the gunfight, but about clementine, certainly the most important thing to happen to marshal earp during the story. James earp, whos murdered at the beginning of the movie while still in his teens, actually lived to be 84. Aug 16, 2018 in my darling clementine his girlfriend is called chihuahua and is played by the stunning linda darnell. A perfect vehicle for the duos trademark duetting blabber n smoke. My darling clementine is a 1946 american western film directed by john ford and starring henry fonda as wyatt earp during the period leading up to the gunfight at the ok corral. Fonda as earp is pure perfection while mature as doc holliday nearly also is.
My darling clementine 1946 on blu ray by the criterion collection is awesome. Heres what my darling clementine gets right about being a magnificent western. My darling clementine 1946 the criterion collection. Henry fonda also returned from active service as a naval officer to play the part in the film, his fourth collaboration with ford. So said winston miller, coscreenwriter of john fords my darling clementine 1946, in a terse rejoinder aimed at those searching for motivation, commentary, or other subtextual delights in the work. Director john ford, who in his youth had known the real wyatt earp, claimed the way the ok corral gunfight was staged in this film was the way it was explained to him by earp himself, with a few exceptions. Watch my darling clementine starring henry fonda in this western on directv. View the tcmdb entry for my darling clementine 1946. Gallery of 52 movie poster and cover images for my darling clementine 1946. Before turning to gunslinging, doc holliday had been a dentist, not a surgeon, and he died in his bed of tuberculosis years after the events depicted here.
My darling clementine continues to be a solid movie where the western. The other night the 1946 john ford film my darling clementine popped up on one of the channels. The abstract grandeur of monument valley sets up the movies tale of revenge. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The most famous and sublime treatment of the gunfight at the o. Engel december 29, 1904 april 7, 1984 was a screenwriter and film producer from the 1930s until the 1960s. Affecting and stunningly photographed, my darling clementine is a story of the triumph of civilization over the wild west from american cinemas consummate mythmaker. My darling clementine is truly a timeless western classic and another movie which reminds me the western as my favorite genre. Advertisement he made dozens of silent westerns, met the real wyatt earp on the set of a movie and heard the story of the ok corral directly from him even so, history tells a story much different from this film.
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