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The most famous and sublime treatment of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, John Ford's My Darling Clementine is by any measure one of the most classically perfect Westerns ever made. Henry Fonda plays a hard, serious Wyatt Earp leading a cattle drive west with his brothers when a stopover in the wild town of Tombstone ends in the murder of his youngest brother. Wyatt takes up the badge he had turned down earlier and tames the wide-open town with his brothers (Ward Bond and Tim Holt), all the while waiting for the wild Clantons (led by Walter Brennan's ruthless Old Man Clanton) to make a mistake. Victor Mature delivers perhaps his finest performance as the tubercular gambler Doc Holliday, an alcoholic Eastern doctor escaping civilization in the Wild West. Ford takes great liberties with history, bending the story to fit his ideal of the West, a balance of social law and pioneer spirit. Though the film reaches its climax in the legendary gunfight between the Earps (with Doc Holliday) and the Clantons, the most powerful moment is the moving Sunday morning church social played out on the floor of the unfinished church. As Earp dances with Clementine (Cathy Downs)--Fonda's stiff, self-conscious movements showing a man unaccustomed to such social interaction--Ford's camera frames them against the open sky: the town and the wilderness merge into the new Eden of the West for a brief moment. --Sean Axmaker
It is nice to think that we can go back to a place in time and walk beside heros. Perhaps the facts are not too accurate and the parts are played with hearts that are a writers creation but still it lives for a while. I like this movie very much and am always impressed with the kindness men showed women back then.
Chas E. Moser
A classic Western!
If the Western genre has an ambassador, undeniable would be John Ford. He was his maxim exponent. The story of Wyatt Earp and Tombstone now are part of the story. If it remained some doubt about it, you may realize why Tombstone was remade in 1993 (with Val Killmer making the best Doc in screen and by far his best achievement of his career). And surely that means something remarkable.
Go for this classic and solid cult movie through the years.
TWISTED HISTORY, BUT ONE OF THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER!
TWISTED HISTORY AND ONE OF THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER!
MY DARLING CLEMENTINE is a Western enigma. On the one hand it's about as messed up when it comes to history as it can get but on the other hand, when it considering its cinematography, star quality and pure western appeal, it's nothing short of a masterpiece.
Yes, the story involves the Earps, Doc Holliday and the Clantons and the story is set in Tombstone, Arizona, but that's where history ends. From chronological problems about the relative age of the Earp brothers, who is who and who dies when or at all, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE is nothing short of a circus! History clearly shows that while Morgan was shot in the back and killed by unknown assailants (and not Virgil), Virgil, who was crippled in Tombstone, went on to a career as a law enforcement officer in California. Also very little is known about James Earp. One thing is certain. James did not die as a teenager during a raid on the Earp cattle herd.
Another interesting historic problem arises with Doc Holliday. While Doc derived his famous name from his being a doctor in a life that preceded his career as a gambler and bloodthirsty killer, his specialty was dentistry and not surgery. So when he performs a medical procedure on his girlfriend, wounded by Billy Clanton, her hopes are slim in Holliday's care unless, of course, she was shot in the mouth.
Perhaps the historical problems are why it's titled MY DARLING CLEMENTINE and not WYATT EARP or TOMBSTONE.
But watch this one for its movie value and don't reject it for its lack of historical accuracy. Look past the names of the main characters and the geographic location and what emerges is a marvelous movie classic. John Ford is at his best directing what many believe is one of the finest classic Westerns ever. The beauty of monument valley, western sunsets, and the black and white cinematography for which Ford was famous redeem the historic shortcomings of this film with plenty to spare.
Add to that the acting of Henry Fonda, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan and Victor Mature and MY DARLING CLEMENTINE will be a Western that will keep you coming back again and again.
The DVD release of the film is packed with extras including two versions of the film; the first a pre-release version that Ford felt was the best of the film and the second, the version of the film that was ultimately released in theaters. Expert commentary by individuals that explain why the film is available in two versions is especially enlightening.
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