
Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to stay in Tombstone until James' killers are found. He soon runs into the brooding, coughing, hard-drinking Doc Holliday as well as the sullen and vicious Clanton clan. Wyatt discovers the owner of a trinket stolen f... (Full plot summary below)
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Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to stay in Tombstone until James' killers are found. He soon runs into the brooding, coughing, hard-drinking Doc Holliday as well as the sullen and vicious Clanton clan. Wyatt discovers the owner of a trinket stolen from James' dead body and the stage is set for the Earps' long-awaited revenge.
Leave your thoughts about My Darling Clementine.
| Time OutJoshua RothkopfIf ever there was a gateway drug to the happy addiction of Hollywood oaters, this is it. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMy Darling Clementine must be one of the sweetest and most good-hearted of all Westerns. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThe best Western John Ford ever made without John Wayne on board. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonMay be John Ford's most achingly beautiful Western. |
| Slant MagazineMatthew ConnollyThe film subtly complicates viewer expectations early on, eschewing clear-cut character rivalries in favor of more complex emotional and social configurations. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitIf less than its outsized reputation, this Western is still a fun view, particularly in Joe MacDonald's austere camerawork in Monument Valley. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickgenerally considered the Wyatt Earp film against which all others are judged |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyJohn Ford's last film as a contract director for Fox is a perfect western. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonLaunched the series of masterpieces in the late '40s and 1950s that forever after defined [Ford] as the greatest director of Westerns in history, |
| The DissolveScott TobiasFord the mythmaker was at the height of his powers in 1946's My Darling Clementine, but it's a remarkably relaxed and assured piece of work. |