Chris Hormann’s review published on Letterboxd:
Wyatt Earp: Mac, you ever been in love?
Mac: No, I've been a bartender all me life.
Could this be the quintessential Hollywood western? Directed by John Ford? Check. Monument Valley landscapes? Check. Incorruptible leading man? Check.
All the elements are in order and John Ford makes the most of them. Henry Fond is heroic as Wyatt Earp, though with some lovely touches of humour while Victor Mature provides many shades as Doc Holliday, a man who could easily be on either side of the law. And if the titular Clementine, played by Cathy Downs, is an underwritten character, Linda Darnell proves feisty as Holliday's lover, Chihuahua.
Then there's the landscapes which look incredible and always a favourite of Ford's but added to this is his framing, with one shot in particular, as Fonda's Earp advances towards the Clantons at the OK Corral, is a thing of stunning beauty.
This may not be historically accurate but as a Hollywood western, it is at the very pinnacle of the genre.