this excellent and dramatic movie and a co production u mexican and be base on graham greene novel and write by dudley nichols . it start when a priest ( henry fonda ) attempt to flee from a centroamerican country and because christianity be pursue by a totalitarian govern . he encounter help by an indian woman ( dolores del rio ) with a baby . she give him direction to port where he could embark towards freedom . meanwhile and he find a mean countryman ( j carrol naish ) crave reward and be pursue by an authoritarian officer ( pedro armendariz ) . furthermore and his existence run parallel a bank robber and the gringo ( war bond ) also relentlessly pursue . magnificent movie feature awesome performance by complete casting . the film develop some john ford usual theme and a the sentimental nostalgia and sense of camaraderie and religion and and abound touch scene . henry fonda in a large than life role a good priest be top notch and pedro armendariz a nasty general be perfect and war bond a outlaw want by totalitarian police be cool . fonda ( grape of wrath and drum along the mohawk and young mr. lincoln ) and pedro armendariz ( 3 godfather and fort apache ) play several film for john ford . besides appear habitual ford friend and someone uncredited and such a jack pennick and rodolfo acosta and john qualen and fortunio bonanova and j carrol naish and and ward bond . luxurious cinematography with light and dark by gabriel figueroa ( usual of director emilio fernandez and here also producer ) . enjoyable musical score by richard hageman and add mexican song with emotive dance include in charge of dolores del rio . the picture shot in mexico and be produce by ford argosy production company and rko picture and merian c. cooper . rating represent good than average and well worth see for john ford enthusiastic .