Blu-ray Review Westward the Women Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Matt Hough]

Let’s look at Westward the Women. William Wellman shoots another western nearly the equal of his masterpiece The Ox-Bow Incident.



Westward the Women (1951)



Released: 31 Dec 1951
Rated: Passed
Runtime: 118 min




Director: William A. Wellman
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western



Cast: Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, Hope Emerson
Writer(s): Charles Schnee, Frank Capra



Plot: A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently begun settling there.



IMDB rating: 7.6
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: MGM
Distributed By: Warner Archive
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC



Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Audio: English 2.0 DTS-HDMA...

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[Robert Crawford]

One of my favorite westerns as I’m looking forward to my Blu-ray. Thank you for your fine review. I will be watching the bonus material.

 

[Matt Hough]

One of my favorite westerns as I’m looking forward to my Blu-ray. Thank you for your fine review. I will be watching the bonus material.

As you recall, I had never seen it before, and your enthusiasm for it primed me for something good. I had NO idea how good it was going to be!

 

[Robert Crawford]

As you recall, I had never seen it before, and your enthusiasm for it primed me for something good. I had NO idea how good it was going to be!

It was one of the most poignant westerns made from that film era.

 

[Jeff Flugel]

Great review of a great film, Matt! Glad your first exposure to it was via Warner Archive's new Blu-Ray.