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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.
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)
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- TriviaDenise 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.
- GoofsDuring 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 creditsThe MGM lion, instead of roaring, is frozen in place.
- Alternate versionsAvalable 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TCM Guest Programmer: Paul Aguirre (2007)
- SoundtracksTo The West! To The West!
By Henry Russell
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One of my all-time favorites
A brilliant slice of pioneer-era Americana. In no other movie that comes to mind was there such a realistic portrayal of the Old West and its numerous perils than in this faithfully told story of pioneer women crossing the harsh western U.S. wilderness of 1850 from Missouri to California.
The ladies are responding to an ad placed by a leader (on behalf of several other men) in a pioneer settlement out in California for wives. These tenderfoot ladies may be looking for husbands, but there's nothing "weak" about them at all. They not only bravely face the hardships, dangers, and tragedies of the journey, but they soon learn how to handle their own with toughness and grit.
The story unfolds clearly due to a finely structured and developed script. The intertwining stories are well told and well acted. The mostly female cast are all strong, and Robert Taylor as "Buck," the guide and leader of the wagon train seems to enjoy the task of having dozens of female leads surrounding him. John McIntyre as the patriarchal Mr. Whitman (who hires Buck) is good, while Buck's friend, confidant, and comic-relief guy Ito is also a well-rounded character.
The ending is one of the most heartwarming ever in a western; this is the kind of movie that can be watched over and over again.
The ladies are responding to an ad placed by a leader (on behalf of several other men) in a pioneer settlement out in California for wives. These tenderfoot ladies may be looking for husbands, but there's nothing "weak" about them at all. They not only bravely face the hardships, dangers, and tragedies of the journey, but they soon learn how to handle their own with toughness and grit.
The story unfolds clearly due to a finely structured and developed script. The intertwining stories are well told and well acted. The mostly female cast are all strong, and Robert Taylor as "Buck," the guide and leader of the wagon train seems to enjoy the task of having dozens of female leads surrounding him. John McIntyre as the patriarchal Mr. Whitman (who hires Buck) is good, while Buck's friend, confidant, and comic-relief guy Ito is also a well-rounded character.
The ending is one of the most heartwarming ever in a western; this is the kind of movie that can be watched over and over again.
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- Jun 13, 2008
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- Pioneer Women
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- $2,203,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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