Movie

Westward the Women

1951 · 118 min

A gritty, heartfelt wagon-train epic that immerses you in the grueling journey and the resilient women who endure it.

Tagline: The BIG MGM Spectacle ! HE LED 200 WOMEN ON AN ADVENTURE THAT MOST MEN FEARED TO FACE!
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, found family, family, love
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
found family
family
love
grief
Places: wilderness
countryside
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild