Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is California easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does California end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is California violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

California

Name: California
Genre: Western
Released: 1947
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Ray Milland, Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Fitzgerald, George Coulouris, Albert Dekker

Mighty drama of men who were titans...and a woman who was their match!

Directed by John Farrow

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194797 min6.8 / 10

A classic Western adventure centered on ambitious characters navigating the Gold Rush and California's path to statehood, with romantic tension and moral complexity amid frontier expansion.

"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but news of the Gold Rush scatters the train. When Johnny and Michael finally arrive, Lily is rich from her saloon and storekeeper (former slaver) Pharaoh Coffin is bleeding the miners dry. But worse troubles are ahead: California is inching toward statehood, and certain people want to make it their private empire.

Clusters

Adventure, Honor, and Hard-Won Loyalty Roads and Railways U S States And Regions

Genres

Western

Keywords

California Wagon Train

Questions people ask

Is California sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Is California easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does California end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is California violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is California scary? 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.

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