Angel and the Badman - DVD

The Duke plays a notorious gunman, who after being seriously wounded, is nursed back to health by a Quaker woman. He quickly attracts the affections of the beautiful but sheltered daughter, Penelope. He develops an affection for the family but his troubled past follows him there. He then must choose between love and gun fighting.

Newly re-mastered in HD one of John Wayne's most beloved classics co-starring his beautiful WAKE OF THE RED WITCH co-star Gail Russell. ANGEL AND THE BADMAN is also the first film produced by the legendary star and one of the loveliest westerns ever filmed. Wayne stars as Quirt Evans a notorious gunfighter who's wounded and sheltered by a Quaker family. Attracted to the family's angelic daughter, the hard-bitten Wayne undergoes a slow and subtle character transformation, but is still obsessed with killing Laredo Stevens (Bruce Cabot), the man who murdered his foster father. Harry Carey plays Wistful McClintock, a single-minded sheriff who's determined to bring Evans and Stevens to justice. Entrusting the direction to screenwriter James Edward Grant (DONOVAN'S REEF), Wayne bolstered Grant's debut by tapping veteran Yakima Canutt (G-MEN NEVER FORGET) to handle the hard-riding second unit direction.

Wounded and on the run, notorious gunman Quirt Evans (John Wayne) gallops onto a farm owned by Quaker Thomas Worth (John Halloran) and his family. When Quirt urgently insists upon sending a telegram, Thomas and his daughter Penelope (Gail Russell) drive him into town. After wiring a claim to the land recorder's office, Quirt passes out. The compassionate Worth family tend to the delirious Quirt. Weeks later, gunmen Laredo Stevens (Bruce Cabot) and Hondo Jeffries (Louis Faust) ride into town looking for Quirt. Laredo offers to buy his claim. Quirt sets the price at $20,000. Laredo hands over $5,000 in gold and challenges Quirt to come after him for the balance. When Quirt and Penny find themselves beiing chased by Laredo and Hondo, their wagon plunges over a cliff into the river. Penny develops a dangerous fever, and the doctor informs Quirt that there is no hope for her, Quirt straps on his pistol and rides into town to exact revenge on Laredo and Hondo. A classic John Wayne epic filled with romance and action! Don't miss this timeless Wayne movie! (100 minutes - 1947 - Black & White - 4 3)