Mose Harper: Eccentricity and Survival in "The Searchers"

As played by veteran actor Hank Worden, the character of Mose Harper in John Ford's "The Searchers" emerges as a humorous and provocative complement to the madness and tragedy bred on the plains. It is Mose who becomes a sole survivor by the end of the film, rocking contentedly on a shady porch shielding him from the infernal western sun.