" Wayne again refused to be an executioner, and ignited the League""s temple, as he fought against Ra with his sword.The film""s well-written screenplay (by Borden Chase and Charles Schnee) was based on Chase""s novel/Saturday Evening Postserialized story (in six installments from December 1946 hrough January 1947):The Chisholm Trail.This film foreshadowed other great, more complex westerns hat Ford would later direct -The Searchers (1956)andThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).Deeds Goes to Town (1936)andMr.Smith Goes to Washington (1939), although it is generally considered the weakest of the three.The socially-conscious film was Capra""s first independent film production - and a departure from his traditional, twelve year association with Columbia Studios and tyrannical studio head Harry Cohn during the 30s.He found himself enraptured by the exotic, ravishingly-beautiful Princess (Julanne Johnston), who was compelled to choose a princely husband on her birthday.