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Westward the Women
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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Charles Schnee (screenplay)
Frank Capra (story)
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Release Date:
31 December 1951 (USA) more
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Plot:
In a time when "The West" pretty much ends in Texas and only California is slowly being populated by the white men... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
One of the best westerns made! more (29 total)

Cast

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Robert Taylor ... Buck Wyatt
Denise Darcel ... Fifi Danon
Hope Emerson ... Patience Hawley
John McIntire ... Roy E. Whitman
Julie Bishop ... Laurie Smith
Lenore Lonergan ... Maggie O'Malley
Henry Nakamura ... Ito
Marilyn Erskine ... Jean Johnson
Beverly Dennis ... Rose Meyers
Renata Vanni ... Mrs. Moroni
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Additional Details

Runtime:
118 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Trivia:
MGM produced a promotional short for this movie, Challenge the Wilderness (1951). more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In the movie, which was supposed to be set in 1851, Buck is using, what appears to be, a Colt 45 Peacemaker. Only problem is, this type of revolver was not invented until the 1870's. more
Quotes:
Buck Wyatt: [to Patience, as she sits with the unconscious Mrs. Maroni] Talk to her, Patience.
Patience Hawley: Thanks...what'll I use for language?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Challenge the Wilderness (1951) more
Soundtrack:
To The West! To The West! more

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20 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
One of the best westerns made!, 17 December 2003
10/10
Author: grayone_2 from Euless, Texas

This western is gritty and realistic, and does not spare the audience from the grim facts of an overland trek from St. Louis to California with a wagon train of women (the "weaker" sex, right?

As far as I know, this movie has no rival in its subject matter, and the stars are magnificent. You will laugh and you will cry, but most of all, you will come away with a deep admiration of those hearty pioneers and especially those wonderful women. I have the video in my library!

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