A long black coat worn by Ward Bond as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton in John Ford's classic Western The Searchers (Warner Bros., 1956) starring John Wayne.

The coat has its original Western Costume Co. label inside its left chest pocket with typed labelling which reads: "11-2110-2 / Ward Bond / Chest: 45 / Inseam: Ch. # 2." There is also illegible handwriting in ink on the label.

In the film, Wayne stars as an obsessed Civil War veteran who goes on a lengthy quest with his adopted nephew to find his abducted niece (Natalie Wood). In the film,The Reverend Captain Samuel Johnson Clayton, pastor and head of the Texas Rangers, puts on this coat to marry Laurie (Vera Miles) and Charlie (Ken Curtis) and wears it for the rest of the film, including in several scenes with Wayne.

The Searchers has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time on many lists. The American Film Institute placed it at number 12 on their 100 Greatest Films of All Time list, and named it the greatest American western in 2008. The British Film Institute's Sight & Sound magazine named it the seventh best film of all time based on their famous survey of international critics in 2012. In 2008, Cahiers du Cinema ranked the film number 10 on their list of 100 best films. Martin Scorsese is one of many prominent filmmakers who have cited it as an influence.

Please note: Several of the coat's buttons are missing.

Includes a DVD of the film.;