Ford in Africa is a natural fit but I wish some of his regular crew made the trip over; the Stainton role seems tailor made for Ward Bond but more crucially Wayne would have been much better here than Gable. Gardner is terrific though, and Ford’s location Academy compositions find some real poetry, including shots that seem entirely transposed from Wagon Master or other frontier classics. Maybe top 30 Ford which is still high praise. The greatest to ever do it by such a wide margin.
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