"Director Sam Peckinpah considered "My Darling Clementine" his favorite Western, and paid homage to it in several of his Westerns, including "Major Dundee" (1965) and "The Wild Bunch" (1969).The "Variety" reviewer wrote, "Trademark of John Ford's direction is clearly stamped on the film with its shadowy lights, softly contrasted moods and measured pace, but a tendency is discernible towards stylization for the sake of stylization.