Westward the Women

1951
Approved
1h 58m

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7.6/10

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Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, Marilyn Erskine, and Lenore Lonergan in Westward the Women (1951)

A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently begun settling there.

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A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently begun settling there.A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently begun settling there.A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently begun settling there.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Bartender
(uncredited)

Claire Andre

Pioneer Woman
(uncredited)

Raymond Bond

Preacher
(uncredited)

Polly Burson

Pioneer Woman
(uncredited)

Archie Butler

Outrider
(uncredited)

Claire Carleton

Flashy Woman
(uncredited)

Bill Cartledge

Outrider
(uncredited)

Mary Casiday

Pioneer Woman
(uncredited)

Director
- William A. Wellman
Writers
- Charles Schnee
- Frank Capra
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Trivia
Denise Darcel's French-language dialog includes a few words which prove that no one in the 1950s version of the Hays Office understood French. Some of the terms she used while angry at "Buck Wyatt" would never have gotten past the censors in English.

Goofs
During a shooting lesson one of the men tells one of the women to "aim low that will make up for the recoil". When shooting a gun the bullet has long left the barrel, before the barrel begins to move in recoil. Aim low and you'll miss low.

Quotes
Patience Hawley: [to the awaiting bridegrooms] You can look us over, but don't think you're going to do the choosing! All the way from Independence, I've been staring at two things: one was this picture and the other was the rump of a mule... and don't ask me which was prettier!

Crazy credits
The MGM lion, instead of roaring, is frozen in place.

Alternate versions
Avalable in a colorized version on home video from Turner/MGM Home Video. Like many colorized versions of films, it was not authorized nor approved by anyone who worked on the film.

Connections
Featured in TCM Guest Programmer: Paul Aguirre (2007)

Soundtracks
To The West! To The West!
By Henry Russell

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Featured review

8/10

remarkable for its time

This film has a lot of aspects that are quite refreshing and remarkable considering when it was made. The main supporting role is a Japanese cowboy! His character is not a typical stereotype either. Though he is comic relief, he is also given a role as a wise friend to Taylor's character. The unglamourous but brave and capable women in this film are also a nice surprise. They shoot, ride, lift and pull and do all the jobs usually done by men on this trip without complaint. One of the most touching scenes is right after an Indian raid as the women call out the names of the dead and the camera pans down to their lifeless bodies. It's a simple and unsentimental memorial to the sacrifices made.