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Western, b/w, 118 min.
In a time when "The West" pretty much ends in Texas and only California is slowly being populated by the white men, there's a severe lack of women among the workers on Roy Whitman's farm in the California Valley. So he goes back east to Chicago to recruit wives for his employees. From the candidates he selects 150, who seem able to survive a months long journey across "The Great American Desert" and the Rocky Mountains.
Intriguing Western with Taylor heading wagon train full of females bound for California to meet mail-order husbands. Based on a story by Frank Capra.
Scene #1: Leonore Lonergan gives a swat to Hope Emerson with a paddle.
Scene #2: Robert Taylor hits lovely Denise Darcel with a whip.
Cast (in credits order)verified as complete
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
Marilyn Erskine.... Jean Johnson
Beverly Dennis.... Rose Meyers
Henry Nakamura.... Ito
Renata Vanni.... Mrs. Maroni
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Cowling.... Cat
Guido Martufi.... Antonio Maroni
Ted Adams.... Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Claire Andre.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Raymond Bond.... Preacher (uncredited)
Polly Burson.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Archie Butler.... Outrider (uncredited)
Claire Carleton.... Flashy Woman (uncredited)
John L. Cason.... Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
George Chandler.... Mackeral Face, Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Doris Cole.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Mikel Conrad.... Rose's Man (uncredited)
Pat Conway.... Sid Cutler (uncredited)
Frankie Darro.... Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Michael Dugan.... Outrider (uncredited)
Opal Ernie.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Evelyn Finley.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Clem Fuller.... Outrider (uncredited)
Marilyn Gladstone.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger.... Rejected Woman (uncredited)
Tom Greenway.... Bart, Rejected Wrangler (uncredited)
Karen Hale.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Donna Hall.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins.... Drunk (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson.... Cora (uncredited)
Lucille House.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Roy Jenson.... (uncredited)
Tennessee Jim.... Second Man (uncredited)
Chubby Johnson.... Jim Stacey, Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley.... (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron.... Wagon Train Cowboy (uncredited)
Marilyn Lindsey.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Sharon Lucas.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Alice Markham.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Frank McGrath.... Outrider (uncredited)
Edith Mills.... Sadie (uncredited)
Tom Monroe.... First Man (uncredited)
Mary Murphy.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Stevie Myers.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Elmer Napier.... Walt (uncredited)
Lou Nova.... Bartender (uncredited)
Kathleen O'Malley.... Second Woman (uncredited)
Fiona O'Shiel.... First Woman (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick.... Flashy Woman (uncredited)
Carl Pitti.... Outrider (uncredited)
Ann Roberts.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Gene Roth.... (uncredited)
Clint Sharp.... Outrider (uncredited)
David Sharpe.... Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Ray Thomas.... Outrider (uncredited)
Joan Valerie.... Flashy Woman (uncredited)
John War Eagle.... Indian Chief (uncredited)
Alice Wills.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Henry Wills.... Outrider (uncredited)
Terry Wilson.... Lon (uncredited)
Zacharias Yaconelli.... Mrs. Maroni's Man (uncredited)
Norma Young.... Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Writing credits
Frank Capra (story)
Charles Schnee
Produced by
Dore Schary.... producer
Original Music by
Jeff Alexander (uncredited)
Cinematography by
William C. Mellor (as William Mellor)
Film Editing by
James E. Newcom
Art Direction by
Daniel B. Cathcart
Cedric Gibbons
Set Decoration by
Ralph S. Hurst
Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design by
Walter Plunkett
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ridgeway Callow.... assistant director (uncredited)
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer.... recording supervisor
Stunts
Polly Burson.... stunts (uncredited)
Archie Butler.... stunts (uncredited)
John L. Cason.... stunts (uncredited)
Gene Coogan.... stunts (uncredited)
Frankie Darro.... stunts (uncredited)
Michael Dugan.... stunts (uncredited)
Opal Ernie.... stunts (uncredited)
Evelyn Finley.... stunts (uncredited)
Clem Fuller.... stunts (uncredited)
Donna Hall.... stunts (uncredited)
Jackie Hamblin.... stunt double (uncredited)
Jackie Hamblin.... stunts (uncredited)
Roy Jenson.... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui.... stunts (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron.... stunts (uncredited)
Sharon Lucas.... stunts (uncredited)
Frank McGrath.... stunts (uncredited)
Stevie Myers.... stunts (uncredited)
Carl Pitti.... stunts (uncredited)
Ann Roberts.... stunts (uncredited)
Clint Sharp.... stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe.... stunts (uncredited)
Ray Thomas.... stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills.... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Wilson.... stunts (uncredited)
Other crew
Jim Louck.... technical advisor
Crew verified as complete
Production Companies
Loew's
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Distributors
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (USA)
Other Companies
Western Electric recording system
Runtime: 118 min
Country: USA
Language: French / English / Japanese / Italian
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
