The read
Scores higher than 79% of the 185 1950s western movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
85 audience votes
Key crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Charles SchneeScreenplay
- Jeff AlexanderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Robert TaylorBuck Wyatt
- Denise DarcelFifi Danon
- Hope EmersonPatience Hawley
- John McIntireRoy E. Whitman
- Julie BishopLaurie Smith
- Lenore LonerganMaggie O'Malley
- Henry NakamuraIto
- Marilyn ErskineJean Jackson
- Beverly DennisRose Meyers
- Renata VanniMrs. Maroni
- Frankie DarroJean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
- Roy Jenson(uncredited)
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Themes
californiaranchrocky mountainssurvivalsexual attractionweddingdesertlittle peopleshooting practicetrailpioneer women