Monday, 16 September 2013

A western with women

The King and Four Queens (1956)

Directed by Raoul Walsh this film stars Clark Gable, Jo Van Fleet, Eleanor Parker, Jean Willes, Barbara Nichols and Sara Shane. A cowboy rides into a ghost town where four women and their mother in law live with a hidden pile of loot.

It's rare that you get a western with a decent female character so having five here makes for a nice change of pace. The plot works pretty well as the smarmy protagonist more than meets his match in the other characters. Largely the film is well made but this is a pretty average film even if it does have some novelty appeal going for it.


3/5

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