In Medicine Bow, a newly arrived eastern schoolteacher is courted by two cowpokes but their courtship is interrupted by violent incidents involving local cattle rustlers.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Joel McCrea | ... | The Virginian | |
| Brian Donlevy | ... | Trampas | |
| Sonny Tufts | ... | Steve Andrews | |
| Barbara Britton | ... | Molly Wood | |
| Fay Bainter | ... | Mrs. Taylor | |
| Tom Tully | ... | Nebraska | |
| Henry O'Neill | ... | Mr. Taylor | |
| Bill Edwards | ... | Sam Bennett | |
| William Frawley | ... | Honey Wiggen | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Shorty | |
| Marc Lawrence | ... | Pete | |
| Vince Barnett | ... | Baldy | |
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Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her. To add to his troubles, the Virginian finds that his old pal Steve is mixed up with black-hatted Trampas and his rustlers...then finds himself at the head of a posse after said rustlers; and Molly hates the violent side of frontier life. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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color remake of black and white film | school marm | cowboy | friendly rival | friendship |Taglines:
The All-Time Best-Selling Love Story of the West... Now On the Screen In Spectacular Technicolor!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 May 1946 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Owen Wister's American Classic: The Virginian See more »Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Trampas: With a gun against my belly, I always smile.
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One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. It received its first telecast in Philadelphia Monday 2 March 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10), followed by Asheville 29 March 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), by Milwaukee 11 April 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), by St. Louis 25 April 1959 on KMOX (Channel 4), by Chicago and Seattle 6 May 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2) and KIRO (Channel 7) by Minneapolis 3 June 1959 on WSTCN (Channel 11), by Toledo 27 October 1959 on WTOL (Channel 11), by Detroit 9 November 1959 on WJBK (Channel 2), by Los Angeles 20 February 1960 on KNXT (Channel 2), by New York City 30 July 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2), and by San Francisco 9 May 1961 on KPIX (Channel 5). At this time, color broadcasting was in its infancy, limited to only a small number of high rated programs, primarily on NBC and NBC affiliated stations, so most vintage film showings were still in B&W. Viewers were not offered the opportunity to see these films in their original Technicolor until several years later. It was released on DVD 31 March 2011 as part of the Universal Vault Series, and again on 12 March 2013 as part of Universal's Classic Westerns: 10-Movie Collection; since that time, it's also been aired occasionally on cable TV on both Turner Classic Movies and Encore's Western Channel. See more »Goofs
Joel McCrea is wearing a jacket in the bar when he learns that Brian Dunlevy wants to see him. He wasn't wearing a jacket when he left his fiancée in the hotel lobby. See more »Quotes
Virginian: When you call me that, smile.Trampas: With a gun against my belly, I always smile.
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This is Western pulp, full of the usual cliches. There is one interesting situation between The Virginian and his friend Tom that I won't reveal, but the ball is dropped, and in such a way that the viewer is left unconvinced. It was the only thing about this movie that would have set it apart from hundreds of other Westerns, and they blew it. What a disappointment.