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Westward the Women

"The BIG MGM Spectacle ! HE LED 200 WOMEN ON AN ADVENTURE THAT MOST MEN FEARED TO FACE!"

1951-12-16 Adventure 1hr 58m

There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.

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There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.

  • Released
    1951-12-16
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 58m
  • Genre
    Adventure, Drama, Western
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Français, 日本語, Italiano
  • imdb-logo
    7.6
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Crew

Charles Schnee
Screenplay
Dore Schary
Producer

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Cast

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Buck Wyatt
Denise Darcel

Denise Darcel

Fifi Danon
Hope Emerson

Hope Emerson

Patience Hawley
John McIntire

John McIntire

Roy E. Whitman
Julie Bishop

Julie Bishop

Laurie Smith
Lenore Lonergan

Lenore Lonergan

Maggie O'Malley
Marilyn Erskine

Marilyn Erskine

Jean Jackson
Beverly Dennis

Beverly Dennis

Rose Meyers
Renata Vanni

Renata Vanni

Mrs. Maroni
Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro

Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

(uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Gambler (uncredited)
Stevie Myers

Stevie Myers

Pioneer Woman
Carl Pitti

Carl Pitti

Outrider (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick

Milicent Patrick

Flashy Woman (uncredited)
Ted Adams

Ted Adams

Bartender (uncredited)
Raymond Bond

Raymond Bond

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Polly Burson

Polly Burson

Preacher (uncredited)
Archie Butler

Archie Butler

Outrider (uncredited)
Claire Carleton

Claire Carleton

Flashy Woman (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge

Bill Cartledge

Outrider (uncredited)
John Cason

John Cason

Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
George Chandler

George Chandler

Mackeral Face (uncredited)
Doris Cole

Doris Cole

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Mikel Conrad

Mikel Conrad

Rose's Man (uncredited)
Pat Conway

Pat Conway

Sid Cutler (uncredited)
Gene Coogan

Gene Coogan

Outrider (uncredited)
Bruce Cowling

Bruce Cowling

The Cat (uncredited)
Michael Dugan

Michael Dugan

Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Opal Ernie

Opal Ernie

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Evelyn Finley

Evelyn Finley

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Patrick Ford

Patrick Ford

Outrider (uncredited)
Clem Fuller

Clem Fuller

Outrider (uncredited)
Marilyn Gladstone

Marilyn Gladstone

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Rejected Woman (uncredited)
Tom Greenway

Tom Greenway

Bart (uncredited)
Karen Hale

Karen Hale

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Donna Hall

Donna Hall

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson

Mary Alan Hokanson

Cora (uncredited)
Don House

Don House

Outrider (uncredited)
Lucille House

Lucille House

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Tennessee Jim

Tennessee Jim

Second Man (uncredited)
Chubby Johnson

Chubby Johnson

Jim Stacey (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui

Eddie Juaregui

Outrider (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron

Bert LeBaron

Ken (uncredited)
Marilyn Lindsey

Marilyn Lindsey

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Guido Martufi

Guido Martufi

Tony Moroni (uncredited)
Frank McGrath

Frank McGrath

Outrider (uncredited)
Edith Mills

Edith Mills

Sadie (uncredited)
Tom Monroe

Tom Monroe

First Man (uncredited)
Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Elmer Napier

Elmer Napier

Walt (uncredited)
Lou Nova

Lou Nova

Blacksmith (uncredited)
Kathleen O'Malley

Kathleen O'Malley

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Fiona O'Shiel

Fiona O'Shiel

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Ann Roberts

Ann Roberts

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Bartender (uncredited)
Clint Sharp

Clint Sharp

Outrider (uncredited)
David Sharpe

David Sharpe

Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Ray Thomas

Ray Thomas

Outrider (uncredited)
Joan Valerie

Joan Valerie

Flashy Woman (uncredited)
John War Eagle

John War Eagle

Indian Chief (uncredited)
Alice Wills

Alice Wills

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Henry Wills

Henry Wills

Outrider (uncredited)
Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson

Trailer Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Terry Wilson

Terry Wilson

Lon (uncredited)
Zacharias Yaconelli

Zacharias Yaconelli

Mrs. Moroni's Man (uncredited)
Norma Young

Norma Young

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)

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Reviews for Westward the Women
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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2018-08-02

Caravan of graft, guile and stoicism. Westward the Women is directed by William Wellman and adapted to screen by Charles Schnee from a st... read more

Caravan of graft, guile and stoicism. Westward the Women is directed by William Wellman and adapted to screen by Charles Schnee from a story written by Frank Capra. It stars Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, John McIntire, Hope Emerson, Julie Bishop and Henry Nakamura. Music is by Jeff Alexander and cinematography by William Mellor. A most important Western, one that demands to be seen by lovers of the genre. Plot finds Taylor tasked with escorting over 100 women from Chicago to California, their goal is to find marital harmony at Whitman Valley. They must overcome extreme conditions, from that of the natural terrain, hostile invasions, and inner fightings via passions and suspicions. This is a wagon train of some difference. The key issue here is that this MGM production puts up front and centre the fact that women played a key part in the shaping of the frontiers. It manages to have the expected cute and funny scenarios, but not at the expense of viable assertive drama, nothing denigrates how strong, brave and driven these women were. Some of the gender politics look a touch suspect today, and occasionally some of the framing devices for the women are over staged. There's also the irritant of stereotyping Nakamura's Asian character, but these are small quibbles all told. For this is a unique and fascinating Western, something of a banner movie for telling a side of the "West" we hardly have ever see on film. 7/10

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A Review by John Chard

Caravan of graft, guile and stoicism. Westward the Women is directed by William Wellman and adapted to screen by Charles Schnee from a story written by Frank Capra. It stars Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, John McIntire, Hope Emerson, Juli...

reviewer avatar

A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2018-08-02

Caravan of graft, guile and stoicism. Westward the Women is directed by William Wellman and adapted to screen by Charles Schnee from a story written by Frank Capra. It stars Robert Taylor, Denise D...

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