Westward the Women

Westward the Women

The BIG MGM Spectacle ! HE LED 200 WOMEN ON AN ADVENTURE THAT MOST MEN FEARED TO FACE!

Directed by William A. Wellman

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1951118 min7.0 / 10

A grand-scale MGM Western that celebrates the resilience and strength of pioneer women, balancing hardship and danger with romantic possibility and community spirit.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Does Westward the Women end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is Westward the Women sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Westward the Women easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Westward the Women scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Westward the Women violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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