Westward the Women (1951)

Réalisateur:

William A. Wellman

Scénaristes:

Charles Schnee (screenplay)
Frank Capra (story)

Date de sortie:

31 décembre 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Western | Drame

Intrigue:

In a time when "The West" pretty much ends in Texas and only California is slowly being populated by the white men...

Plot Keywords:

California | Rocky Mountains | Gender Reassignment | Wagon Train | Native American Attack

Avis des utilisateurs:

One of the best westerns ever.

Ensemble

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
Henry Nakamura	...	Ito
Marilyn Erskine	...	Jean Johnson
Beverly Dennis	...	Rose Meyers
Renata Vanni	...	Mrs. Moroni
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Ted Adams	...	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)
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)
Gene Coogan	...	Outrider (uncredited)
Bruce Cowling	...	The Cat (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)
Don House	...	Outrider (uncredited)
Lucille House	...	Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Roy Jenson	...	(uncredited)
Tennessee Jim	...	Second Man (uncredited)
Chubby Johnson	...	Jim Stacey, Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui	...	Outrider (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron	...	Ken - Wagon Train Cowboy (uncredited)
Marilyn Lindsey	...	Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Sharon Lucas	...	Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Alice Markham	...	Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Guido Martufi	...	Antonio Moroni (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	...	Blacksmith (uncredited)
Kathleen O'Malley	...	Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Fiona O'Shiel	...	Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick	...	Flashy Woman (uncredited)
Pat Paul	...	Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Carl Pitti	...	Outrider (uncredited)
Ann Roberts	...	Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Gene Roth	...	Bartender (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)
Carey Wilson	...	Trailer Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
Terry Wilson	...	Lon (uncredited)
Zacharias Yaconelli	...	Mrs. Moroni's Man (uncredited)
Norma Young	...	Pioneer Woman (uncredited)

Réalisé par
William A. Wellman

Scénaristes
Charles Schnee		(screenplay)
Frank Capra		(story)

Produit par
Dore Schary	....	producer

Musique originale
Jeff Alexander		(uncredited)

Image
William C. Mellor		(as William Mellor)

Montage
James E. Newcom

Direction artistique
Daniel B. Cathcart
Cedric Gibbons

Décorateur de plateau
Ralph S. Hurst
Edwin B. Willis

Création des costumes
Walter Plunkett

Assistant réalisateur
Ridgeway Callow	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Douglas Shearer	....	recording supervisor

Cascadeur
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)
Barlow Simpson	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Ray Thomas	....	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills	....	stunts (uncredited)
Terry Wilson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack N. Young	....	stunts (uncredited)

Département Musique
Albert Sendrey	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Divers
Jim Louck	....	technical advisor

Companies de production

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributeurs

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1968) (USA) (TV)
• Comet Video (????) (USA) (DVD)

Durée:

118 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Français | Anglais | Japonais | Italien

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Classification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Lieux de tournage:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Société:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Anecdotes:

MGM produced a promotional short for this movie, Challenge the Wilderness (1951).

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: A couple of the dead women are still seen breathing heavily after the second Indian attack.

Guillemet:

Fifi Danon: [to Buck Wyatt] Do you ever... shave?
[he walks away from her]
Fifi Danon: You always look so dirty!

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur Challenge the Wilderness (1951)

Bande son:

To The West! To The West!

One of the best westerns ever.

How this movie got made in 1951 is a miracle. In an age when women were used for decoration and sex objects, Westward the Women is remarkable. It is funny, poignant, historical, and just plain wonderful. The cast is outstanding, especially the women. And, Denise Darcel gives the performance of her career. Hope Emerson almost steals the movie.