UW Cinematheque - Alexander Payne in Person!
Westward the Women | USA | 1951 | 35mm | 118 min. Director: William A. Wellman
Event Details
Date
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, Hope Emerson
Trail guide Buck Wyatt (Robert Taylor) leads a large group of single females on a wagon train from Chicago to a California valley community where the women will meet and marry the men who are the town’s first settlers. A moving and entertaining Western, filled with drama and heartbreak and romance, Westward the Women was recently cited as one of five favorite movies by filmmaker Alexander Payne, who will be in attendance.
Trail guide Buck Wyatt (Robert Taylor) leads a large group of single females on a wagon train from Chicago to a California valley community where the women will meet and marry the men who are the town’s first settlers. A moving and entertaining Western, filled with drama and heartbreak and romance, Westward the Women was recently cited as one of five favorite movies by filmmaker Alexander Payne, who will be in attendance.
Cost
Free
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