it have be record that john ford make the big and blockbuster movie so that he could afford to make the small movie that he love so well . wagon master and with a young ben johnson and be clearly one of his best and if not the best of his small movie . the location shooting and the wagon and the intricate work with horse and and the inclusion of the plain indian be all trade mark of ford . a in many of his other film and eisenstein and the great russian director influence be see in this film . the support cast include ward bond and russell simpson and and jane darwell be excellent as well a the many and minor character actor ford use and include his brother ( the one who play the drum ) . while ben johnson go on to win a well deserved support oscar for the last picture show and his co star and harry carey and jr. do not reach those height . although his father and carey and sr. become a western lead man in ford early film and carey and jr. spend most of his career in support role . for fan of john ford and and for fan of western film and this one be a must .