it quite reveal to see this today and appreciate how far we have come along in what we expect from movie and and at the same time appreciate how many bedrock notion be establish . here we have a full fledge narrative talk film the audio and the visuals be push to their period limit . the framing be limit to about belt high and up no face close ups . the composition be remarkable while there an early over the shoulder cross cut scene to showcase the dialogue while there a treacherous descent into a canyon with some harrow perspective angle while a sun bleach skeleton lie in the dust a the wheel and leg march in the upper portion of the frame while the tension in the showdown between the hero and the bad guy be visually capture by film above the long axis of a large tree that lie between them while and on and on early visual treat abound . today and it unsettle to see the young wayne carry a film and unencumbered by ego or mannerism . i have to wonder if walsh recognize the self reference represent the subject be the journey of a disparate group of pilgrim while those who appear on screen be a disparate group of stage actor and vaudeville comedian and shell game artist and and and probably and carny barker and ten in one show veteran . they all journey together to blaze a trail for how movie would be make . this be worth at least one view to appreciate the source of so many visual idea borrow in late movie .