Based on John Burress’s book of the same name, The Missouri Traveler (1958) is a movie about a runaway teenage orphan boy named Biarn, who finds himself attached to the small town of Delphi, Mo., after some of its residents take an interest in him.
The story takes place early in the 20th century, and the town is described as having been “passed by” with no railroad. On the other hand, there’s no crime, and since the local temperance
