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My Darling Clementine

1946, Western, 1h 37m

32 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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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. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

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. The next morning they find their cattle stolen, and one of the brothers is dead. Earp suspects the Clanton family, owners of the O.K. Corral, but wants his revenge to be legal. He becomes sheriff of Tombstone and forges a rough peace with an alcoholic gambler, Doc Holiday (Victor Mature). Earp also takes a liking to Holiday's former girlfriend, Clementine (Cathy Downs).

Genre:

Western
Original Language:

English
Director:

John Ford
Producer:

Samuel G. Engel
Writer:

Samuel G. Engel, Sam Hellman, Stuart N. Lake, Winston Miller
Release Date (Theaters):

Dec 3, 1946 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Mar 2, 2004
Runtime:

1h 37m
Distributor:

Key Video, 20th Century Fox
Sound Mix:

Mono

Cast & Crew

Henry Fonda
Wyatt Earp

Linda Darnell
Chihuahua

Victor Mature
Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday

Walter Brennan
Old Man Clanton

Cathy Downs
Clementine Carter

Tim Holt
Virgil Earp

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Critic Reviews for My Darling Clementine

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Full Review… Scott Tobias The Dissolve

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Audience Reviews for My Darling Clementine

Mar 01, 2022

The western as morality play. Typical to the best of Ford's work the movie has a quiet melancholy from start to finish even as the "good guys" win.

Alec B Super Reviewer
Oct 16, 2015

It is a welcome surprise to see a lighthearted Western that places its importance more on the characters than on the famous real gunfight depicted - and the deep-focus shots are beautiful -, but still the film has trouble with maintaining the focus and pacing in the second act.

Carlos M Super Reviewer
Oct 27, 2011

Fonda is fantastic as Wyatt Earp and featuring Walter Brennan's most sinister performance.

Super Reviewer
Aug 29, 2011

Although I personally prefer the awesomeness that is "Tombstone" when it comes to movies about the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the O.K. Corral, this one is still really great. Henry Fonda and Victor Mature as Doc Holliday strike all the right notes. This is making me excited about this Western class that I'm taking.

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