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Westward the Women (1951) [NR]

Release Date:
December 16, 1951

Original Title:
Westward the Women

Alternate Titles:
Convoi de femmes
Karawane der Frauen
O Poder da Mulher
Pioneer Women
서부로 가는 길

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Western

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 14  DE: 12  US: NR 

Runtime: 118

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Art Direction:
Cedric Gibbons
Daniel B. Cathcart

Costume Design:
Walter Plunkett

Director:
William A. Wellman

Director of Photography:
William C. Mellor

Editor:
James E. Newcom

Makeup Artist:
John Truwe

Original Music Composer:
Jeff Alexander

Producer:
Dore Schary

Recording Supervision:
Douglas Shearer

Screenplay:
Charles Schnee

Set Decoration:
Edwin B. Willis
Ralph S. Hurst

Songs:
Henry Russell

Story:
Frank Capra

Stunts:
Polly Burson
Evelyn Finley
Stevie Myers

Technical Advisor:
Jim Louck

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