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The Virginian

1946 · 87 min

A Technicolor Western that blends gentle romance with frontier justice, offering an easy, earnest ride with a few tense standoffs.

Tagline
The All-Time Best-Selling Love Story of the West... Now On the Screen In Spectacular Technicolor!
Overview
Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her. To add to his troubles, the Virginian finds that his old pal Steve is mixed up with black-hatted Trampas and his rustlers...then finds himself at the head of a posse after said rustlers; and Molly hates the violent side of frontier life.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • justice
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Stuart Gilmore
Written by
Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Starring
Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Sonny Tufts, Barbara Britton, William Frawley, Fay Bainter, Henry O'Neill, Tom Tully
Music
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Cinematography
Harry Hallenberger
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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