![]() When Wyatt takes it upon himself to subdue a drunk Indian so that he can get his shave in peace, he begs the question, "What kind of a town is this?" Immediately, he is offered the position of town marshall, but turns it down. In search of "a shave and a beer," Wyatt and his brothers Virgil (Tim Holt) and Morgan (Ward Bond) head into the town of Tombstone leaving young James (Don Garner) behind to watch the cattle. The film opens with Wyatt Earp, played with cool reassurance by Henry Fonda, and Earp's three brothers driving their cattle west to California. Tombstone is a town where the law rules thanks to the strong hand of Wyatt Earp. evil and the triumph of the American way of life. "My Darling Clementine" is about good vs. "My Darling Clementine" finds nuance to be an unreachable plateau. With such clear-cut issues and black-and-white characters. ![]() On the surface, the plot seems too trivial to deal with moral questions raised in the movie. There is no doubt that this adaptation of the Wyatt Earp tale is better than all the others, the only interesting question concerns the level of excellence that Ford achieves with this film. ![]() As is often the case, the elements that make John Ford's "My Darling Clementine" a brilliant piece of film making also restrain the film from being on par with his greatest westerns, "Stagecoach" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence." Nevertheless, it would be foolish for any film lover to miss the screenings of "My Darling Clementine" at the Harvard Film Archive. ![]()
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