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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Classical Western Adventure Drama Western

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

My favorite girl's fight

I've seen this film two or three times. I loved to see these courageous and valiant women fighting their way through the West (crossing mountains and deserts and fighting off hostile Indians). One of my favorite moments is the fight between two girls, after one has broken the other's glasses. No rolling on the floor screaming, scratching and pulling each others hair - no, THESE girls use their fists and give each other many a punch in the mouth. Hope Emerson does a great job, too. Oh yes, and Robert Taylor was also in it! O.K., that was a joke, Taylor is quite good as the Scout, who has to guide the women to California, but these women are the real stars of this film!