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My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

Western · 1946

Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.

Movie details

My Darling Clementine

“She was everything the West was - young, fiery, exciting!”

1946 Western 1h 37m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of their brothers dead and their cattle stolen. They decide to take revenge on the culprits.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over My Darling Clementine?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Ford

Written by

Samuel G. Engel · Winston Miller · Sam Hellman

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Wyatt Earp

Linda Darnell

Linda Darnell

Chihuahua

Victor Mature

Victor Mature

Dr. John 'Doc' Holliday

Cathy Downs

Cathy Downs

Clementine Carter

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Old Man Clanton

Tim Holt

Tim Holt

Virgil Earp

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Morgan Earp

Court is in session

Put My Darling Clementine on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.