two horse trader arrive in a town and meet up with the leader of a group of mormon who be bind for a valley where they can settle and live in peace . the scene of the corral in the town where ward bond and ben johnson negotiate price and and bond introduces the idea of them ( johnson and his partner play by harry carey jr. ) lead the train to this valley and be some of the best in the film and a johnson and a real cowboy and whittle a piece of wood while he banter with bond . once on the trail they come upon joanne dru and who maybe john ford saw in red river and and offer her a much good part in this film . in the morman train be a number of notable character . the mormans be a peaceable group who be challenge along the way by a truly lowlife group of outlaw . in their case ( the outlaw ) and in the case of the people on the train and and later a band of navajos whom they encounter and and in the well write character play by ben johnson and ward bond and the film completely evade stereotype and while the camera seem to spend a much time give the viewer the big picture of monument valley frame the train a it move along with a few water crossing along the way and in stunning black and white and then come back to what happen in this roll community and all to the accompaniment of the beautiful vocalization of the son of the pioneer .