Bucking Broadway

Bucking Broadway

A ranch foreman battles a rich stockbroker for the affections of a beautiful young woman.

Directed by John Ford

Produced by Universal Film Manufacturing Company

191754 min5.6 / 10

A romantic Western melodrama about a devoted cowboy pursuing his beloved across the divide between rural simplicity and urban decadence, ultimately rescuing her from a false life.

On a ranch in Wyoming, one of the cowboys, Cheyenne Harry (Harry Carey), falls in love with his boss's daughter. But she decides to elope to the city with Captain Thornton, a wealthy visitor to the ranch. She quickly discovers that life in the city is not what she expected. Cheyenne, devastated by the loss of his fiancée, decides to go to the city to find her, and in the end rescues her from the grips of Captain Thornton and from the extravagant and decadent way of life in the city.

Questions people ask

  • Does Bucking Broadway end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Bucking Broadway scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Bucking Broadway easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Bucking Broadway violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Bucking Broadway sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity54

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Bucking Broadway

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bucking Broadway

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bucking Broadway, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bucking Broadway, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bucking Broadway, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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