WESTERN MOVIE REVIEW: Robert Taylor in WESTWARD THE WOMEN STEVE HAYES Tired Old Queen at the Movies

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CLASSIC WESTERN MOVIE: Action director William Wellman takes you on a perilous journey through the old west as Robert Taylor leads a wagon train full of women to California in “Westward The Women” (1951). Filled with action, romance, comedy and tragedy, this is a rip-roaring adventure that will have you glued to your seats from beginning to end. A classic Western movie, featuring a terrific cast that includes; Denise Darcel, Julie Bishop, John McEntire, Henry Nakamura and the wonderful and hysterical Hope Emerson, you won’t want to miss a moment of the journey west with this wagon load of wonderful women!
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[@mullen25]

another film i never heard of before that you've unearthed for me. i hope you know how much we love you and the joy you bring to these reviews. you're a gem.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I never tire of being told and thank you from the bottom of my heart. I think you'll adore this movie!

[@malmck1758]

Not just one of my favourite westerns but one of favourite films from any genre. I agree with SH it has a lot of heart but also tons of grit and the balance between humour and drama is just perfect. Beautifully crafted in all departments

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I'm so glad to see you feel the same way about it as I do. It warms my hear while breaking it at the same time. That final shot of them standing in the wedding line, as Ito removes his hat and bows his head with that score rising in the background brings me to tears every time. As you said, one of the great films of any genre. GAlso, geat to curl aup and re-visit at this time of year. "Smokin' okums, what are ya waitin' for?" Thanks for watchng and Happy Holidays! Best; Steve

[@malmck1758]

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ yes. My favourite western is The Searchers but WW is for me up there with it in the way it mixes drama and humour, makes you feel good then has you on the edge of your seat. I've only seen it once (sadly here in the UK we don't get the old films broadcast regularly the way they used to when I grew up in the 60-80s developing my love of old cinema) but it has remained with me. Keep up the good work.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

@@malmck1758 Thanks so much! When it comes to John Wayne westerns, I'm more of a "Red River" fan. Wetward The Women I put o whenever I need a good cry. It's still moves me very deeply. I hope that you have lovely holidays! I miss the UK. Best Wishes; Steve

[@Lyork]

Thank you for reviewing this wonderful little movie! This is also one of my favorites! Thank you for the background on the lesser known actresses. You're a peach!!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I love every one of them!

[@BeverlyM52]

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ Me too! Different ones on different viewings! And when they all meet their men...WOW! It's so fun to see who gets whom! "You look tall in your picture." "I'm tall enough." :D .

[@movingtotiktok9729]

I remember when I was a kid in the early 70s on late Friday night (CBS I think) they did movies. Since no school next day we could stay up and watch late TV. Remember they showed a lot of Elvis and Jerry Lewis flicks and what my brother and I called "Roman movies". Anyway, Westward the Women came on often and it was one of my favorites. Haven't seen it in years. Thanks for reminding me of this gem and bringing back a lot of nostalgia for those days when we only had 4 channels. (How did we survive?!)

[@TomCoteTheTomCoteShow]

this is such a great movie - completely unforgettable...

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

My favorite western!

[@blessOTMA]

One of my very favorite. With that stubble, Bob Taylor never looked so good. He shows the women no mercy, but speaks about how marvelous they are later to the men in CA...and an old geezer says in awe " They must be great" Indeed

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I love the cast in this, they're a real ensemble!

[@msubasii]

As a 22 year old girl... I LIVE for these. Love you Steve!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I'm so glad! Thanks!

[@bluelagoon1980]

My absolute favorite western. I wish I could find a copy.

[@jvhobson]

Much more naturalistic acting than is typical for that era. Great movie!

[@fidelis9]

My dad's dad was Daniel B Cathcart, art director for this movie.

[@danielcombs3207]

Robert Taylor is one of my favorite actors. I’ve seen this and it is great. It has a wonderful cast and a fantastic director.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

My favorite western, folowed closely by "Red River", The Big Sky" and "Shane"...but not too closely. Happy New Yerar! Steve

[@danielcombs3207]

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ Nevada Smith was a favorite of mine too along with the film Rawhide . Tyrone Power was a favorite actor in a number of films I like. Especially The Mark of Zorro.

[@anitarichmond8930]

I grew up watching westerns on a black and white 13 inch TV, we even played cowboys & Indians as children what fun we had with cap guns, and 10 gallon hat ,Partner.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I remember vividly. I still have the "Best Of The West" toy figurines by Marx. The are; Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, Palladin 'Have Gun Will Travel", Bat Masterson, Matt Dillon " (Gunsmoke" and Jim Bowie. They ride together on a shlef above my bathroom door, My favorite TV series were: "Wagon Train", "Cheyanne" & "The Rifleman" Such childhood memories! Still luv 'em!

[@anitarichmond8930]

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ thank for sharing your love of classic films with true fans, who probably threw up watching them on black and white televisions. Getting back to you please allow me to gosh I am so honored to have the opportunity let you know how excited I am when invited to your home,Steve Hayes to revisit stars of yesteryear . With someone who has a wealth of firsthand knowledge. Bravo.🍿

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

@@anitarichmond8930 Thank you for the lovely compliments! I'm gld you visit and that you like what you see! Hooray!!! Steve

[@chriswilson4112]

OK...a movie I have NOT heard of. Awesome and you made it sound great. I'll definitely give it a shot! Thanks!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

My all-time favorite westren! You haven't seen it? To quote the great Hope Emerson: "Smokoin' okum, what're ya waitin' for?" Enjoy! Steve

[@buckaroobonsaibuddy7]

Steve you are a National Treasure, keep up the good work.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

Thanks so much!

[@ilikeoptter]

Hi Steve, I just watched Westward The Women because of your recommendation. Thank you. It is a terrific film! Have you ever seen Land Of The Pharaohs? I'd love to hear what you think.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

Joan Collins. Not a favorite. Sorry. Thanks for watching!

[@ilikeoptter]

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ Thanks, Steve, I understand. I look forward to your next review. Stay safe.

[@cmariedesign]

Hi Steve! Terrible things are happening in the world, and it can get me down and anxious. Fortunately, I can come to your channel to watch positive reviews of wonderful movies, and then, like Maria, then I don’t feel so bad. Thank you! ❤ Cam

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

What a lovely compliment. I'm deeply touched. Thank you so much!

[@davidcerda6386]

You are right about this movie Steve. Amazing. I love how much you love films!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

Thanks so much!

[@kylemichelsullivan9860]

Excellent movie, and if I remember right, there was next to nothing of a musical score. Hope Emerson was a treasure.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

Hope Emerson is amazing! Should have gotten a nomination for this.

[@kathylynch9732]

I love Hope Emerson!!!

[@markchase7419]

Smokin Ookum that was a marvelous review. Fun picture!! 🎭

[@stevenhayes4063]

Yes! So heartfelt and simply wonderful. I get misty every time that last shot comes up, Henry Nakamura removes his hat and bows his head as the women get married as the female chorus starts to sing and The End appears. I'm such a softie.

[@rochefort]

I've never wanted to see one of your movies more than this one! It looks great!!

[@BeverlyM52]

I hope you've seen it @Nathan C. I'd love to know what you thought of it!

[@veroniquebernier2461]

I posted a little something a while ago to thank you for the films I had seen thanks to TOQ, again a thousand thanks, I have just watched W. the W. thanks to you. It is such a pleasant movie. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

A big favorite of mine. Perhaps even my favorite western. I'm so glad you watch TOQ and so glad you enjoyed it! Happy Holidays! Steve

[@kathylynch9732]

One of my favorite westerns.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

My vaery favorite! Thanks so much for watching! Best wishes and pleasse stay SAFE! Steve

[@kathylynch9732]

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ I was reading his online biography and it didn't even mention this movie!! What?? He is so charismatic in this movie, the actors are all awesome, and the storyline is amazing. I could watch this movie over and over. Thanks for talking about it. Excuse me while I go watch this movie again!!

[@TheCarnivalguy]

I bet I’ve seen this classic 50 times and it’s never gotten stale. “To the West! to the West! where the rivers that flow…”. To The West, the song heard at the end of the film, was not written for the film. It’s a song written in the mid 1800s (music by Henry Russell & lyrics by Charles Mackay) that those settlers actually sang on the trails during the westward expansion. Someone at MGM really did their homework choosing that song.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I love that song and everytime I hear it, I get a bit misty. That final shot of Ito removing his hat and bowing hs head at the wedding ceremoies as the music rises, always make me cry. The TOQ is a romantic sap...what of it!?!Best; Steve

[@melissaolson6108]

Ahhhh. That's what I wanted to read. Now I know what I'm going to watch tonight. (I own the DVD.) It's not subtitled, but the actors enunciate pretty well in older movies in these older movies. (Unlike Method actors!) Such fun - thanks for reviewing.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

My favorite western. Love the actresses.

[@SaBoRhbg]

I love this movie. Must have seen it a bunch of times

[@paulnelson7525]

Hope Emerson was one of a kind. She was fantastic.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

Yes, she made way too few films and the ones she was in, no matter what size the part, she stole every scene.

[@BeverlyM52]

Coming back to look at who said what on here. We need to all watch this "together" (virtually!). Show it "live" on here, so we can all chat over to the side as the movie is shown. :D . I just canNOT get enough to this movie...ever.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

It's a keeper!

[@robertomangione1596]

Grandioso robert Taylor

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

And those women!

[@auntybecky122]

Steve, you and I have this movie in common. It's my favorite weather too. It is heartbreaking at times, that's true. Still, it's so out of character for movies of that time. That's why I love it.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

It's got everything and the actresses are so incredible!

[@BeverlyM52]

This has always been my favorite movie. When VCR's first came out, I'd check every few months to see if it'd come out yet. (This and the old "The Haunting.") I wish someone would remake this...in the RIGHT way, of course!)

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I hope they don't. I love this version too much!

[@infonut]

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ ... Oh!, I don't know... Arnold Schwarzenegger in drag would make a wonderful Hope Emmerson.

[@marylawson6060]

Love this movie and Robert Taylor. To me this movie was dead on to what really happened for people heading West.

[@BeverlyM52]

I own the screen play for this. :) It was an unexpected, SO APPRECIATED gift! Someone needs to make a follow-up for this.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

How cool is that!

[@terry4137]

Robert Taylor was beautiful and a Patriot!

[@elizabeths4371]

You MUST pay the Rent,.... but I can't pay the rent.... I'll pay The Rent! ... Loved this movie!!!

[@airyellefrost1823]

...my hero.

[@BeverlyM52]

I just squealed when I read that! When we were kids, my sister and I tossed that one back and forth forever! SO GOOD!

[@BeverlyM52]

@@airyellefrost1823 !!!!!!!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

he's a wonderful actor. Not only for the comic relief , but wise and so poignant at the end. I always felt sorry that there was no one for him at the end of the journey.

[@elizabeths4371]

@@BeverlyM52 So did me and my sister whose name is ALSO Bev Taylor!

[@BeverlyM52]

Two more great oldies, Steve: Young John Wayne's "Shepherd of the Hills" and YOUNGER John Wayne's "The Big Trail." The latter was a VERY early John Wayne--1930!--he's just a BOY! It is so early that it includes shades of vaudeville in the characters and the script. Part was so ruined that it's been subtitled. I bet you know this, but years ago, I read (or was told) that John Wayne and a friend were leaving the studio one day, and passed a heaping garbage bin full of a bunch of old movies...a number of which were his. They collected them, and this is the only reason we HAVE some of those movies. This is second/third hand info? so...? It's a great story, and I didn't make it up; so I'm holding on to it! ;)

[@allan5750]

Airplane! was inspired by The High and the Mighty

[@H3len50]

Steve, I have never seen this movie but I will definitely be tracking it down. This looks brilliant.

[@BeverlyM52]

+Helen McLaughlan BEST western ever, Helen! Every time I watch it, I follow a different woman. :)

[@H3len50]

It looks great, I must see this.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

@@BeverlyM52 Me too! I love Maggie O'Malley with her glasses and her six shooter!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

It's wonderful and has alot of heart.

[@BeverlyM52]

And when Maggie shoots one of the eyes on the poster when they are all signing up and meeting Buck and Roy! "Is that what you meant?" :D . Then there's Patience! "Smokin' oakem! You can't expect a woman to state her right age!" And when Ito and Buck get drunk on Jim Quackenbush..."I can't pay the rent!" :D . GREAT MOVIE!!!

[@BeverlyM52]

ASIDE: Steve, have you ever read Stephen Vincent Benet's short story, "Sobbin' Women"? It was the basis for "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (but I bet that you figured that out!) . It is a great little story and NOT like the movie! I love 'em both! After "Westward the Women," I think "Seven Brides..." is my favorite (at least, right now!), :) . I have to go see if you have covered "Seven Brides..." on here! I hope so!!!

[@aagold76]

Robert Taylor movies- have you done Quo Vadis? He was good and Peter Ustinov was BRILLIANT!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I didn't always buy Taylor in costume pictures, but love him in rugged roles like this one.

[@daneb.mcfadhen7654]

Man oh man, you're a human treasure. Can we get you to visit schools and talk on these films? Youth is being bombarded by video game companies, their time taken up with BOOM and BANG and missing out on these wonderful moments on celluloid.

[@rextrek]

Dane B. McFadhen never heard of this - and Im 55.........Id love to see a remake of it......looks great

[@ConfigurationQueen]

rextrek Why a remake? Why not see the original? Looks great!

[@NostaIgiaJunkie]

If it helps they made a video game called L.A Noire which is very much like an interactive noire film. U can even play it in black n white! They recreated 1947 LA to a t.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

TCM is still the best way to get the kids to watch these movies, depending of course on what's schedualed. You can also stream quite a few and KZbin, God Bless 'em, offers a huge library of them for free. Thansk for watching!

[@airyellefrost1823]

I love this movie. My Grampy loved westerns and this was the 1st he ever showed to me. To this day it's still one of my favorite story. I have it on VHS (the only reason I still have the tape player). Anyone know where we can find it on DVD?

[@BeverlyM52]

I used to have a colorized version in VHS. I shared it...and we know how that goes! LOL! I remember that you could see car tire tracks across the desert when colorized! LOL!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

It's available and for sale on Amazon! Thanks for watching!

[@poetcomic1]

One of the best least known pictures ever!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I totally agree. Should be included in the pantheon of classic westerns. The actresses are sensational! Steve

[@belindakastigar4256]

Anyone have this movie.??

[@BeverlyM52]

I've probably bought more copies of this movie than of any other! I've loved to share it!

[@mjji21]

i love this film…so glad you covered it!!!!!!!

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

Bless you, darling Steve-a-roo for doing one of my all time faves, should be a better known film - WESTWARD THE WOMEN. 'Whitman's Valley" the destination of the brides is of course...Kanab, Utah - now the home of BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY, making it is doubly dear to many hearts. I saw this movie beaucoup years ago when I was a teen -- and have loved it all my life. Each little vignette is fully developed and fleshed out: the saloon gals who want to start new lives in California, the unwed mom, the widows (Italian and New England). Some real drama, touching vignettes (the little dog has a nice role as well) and all told - a truly unusual take on what could easily have been your basic Western: wagons-ho shoot 'em up.

[@BeverlyM52]

Years ago I found a book about Kanab just to see the setting of this movie. In my mind, however, it was always Bishop, California. It just looked like Bishop, and that was one of my favorite towns.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I didn't know about "Best Friends"! How lovely! Yes,everyone has a moment and it should be much more reknowned than it is. For once a wetesrn with something different,with variety and meaning. Not just a shoot out and indian fighting. tahks for watching.

[@BeverlyM52]

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ We even MISSED the Indian fight...we were with the lovers...Man, when he slapped her face, I wonder if she got a REAL concussion on that rock!

[@rinaepic3620]

So how do I watch it

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

It might be on KZbin for free or for a small amount. It plays on TCM quite often or you could uy a used copy on Amazon or Ebay. Thanks for watching! Best; Steve

[@2legit64]

I'm going to have to look into watching this one. It sounds like my kind of movie. Thanks, Steve. As usual, you're the best.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

This is such a moving film on so many levels.

[@BeverlyM52]

I wonder if you've seen the movie...if so, might you share your impression? :) . It's fun to roll it around and share it!

[@alexforest1]

Great Stuff🎞I always enjoy the Tired Old Queen at the Movies!

[@willieloman7445]

Thanks, Steve. Looks fun; I think I will order it.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

You'll be glad you!

[@2legit64]

I've been wanting to see this film since your recommendation and I, finally, got to see it this weekend. It was marvelous. There wasn't a dull moment in the entire two hours! Those women left me with a lot of food for thought regarding how far one would have to go, the grit and courage that one would have to have and the extreme sacrifices that one would have to make in order to make major life changes for the better. I loved the women (Hope Emerson was a joy!) and, in my opinion, Robert Taylor was never better. I'm not a fan, but he was perfect in this role. Thanks for bringing this film to the forefront. I love westerns with my favorite being "Stagecoach," but I think that I've found a new fave.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

Oh, I'm so thriled that you loved it so much! I always have. It's been my favorite western since I was kid and first saw it on NBC Saturday Night at the movies. I love Hope too,. Also think Taylor was never better and think everyone had wonderful moments and were simply amazing. Between the two of us, every time< at the very end, when all the couples are finally paired up, lined up to be married and ITO removes his hat, bows his head and the chrous begins singing "To The West", I burst into tears! May I recommend another? Look for "Canyon Passage" . It's a Technicolor wesern from 1946 with Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward , Brian Donlevey, Andy Devine and Hoagie Carmichael who sings "Old Buttermilk Sky". It's about the settling of Oregon. I think you'll love it! Thanks so much for watching! Saty well, be happy and stay SAFE! Best; Steve

[@2legit64]

@@STEVEHAYESTOQ I got misty at the end, too!!!

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

@@2legit64 Great! Thank God, I have another companon at the "hankie counter"! LOl!

[@TheFBXL5]

Loved the review! Subscribed...

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

How great !!!!! Thanks so much!

[@BeverlyM52]

I adore the ending. I wanted to see all of them settle into the town.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

It always makes me weep a little.

[@dorainelouis7811]

THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE! LOVE IT SINCE I WAS A TEEN. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR TCM TO AIR THIS CLASSIC. I HAVE SENT REQUEST MORE THAN ONCE, AND NOTHING. IT'S RECKING MY NERVE, TCM REPEATS PLENTY OF THIER MOVIES THESE DAYS,BUT NOT THIS MOVIE.FOR SOME REASON CERTAIN MOVIES I LOVE TO WATCH WHEN THE WORLD IS WATCHING TOO.I ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS MOVIE SHOULD HAVE HAD A SEQUEL WITH THE SAME CAST.

[@BeverlyM52]

I wanted to see them all settle into the town with their husbands! The lady who wore her jeans/gun under her skirt! She spit and said, "And no foolin'!"

[@riversidefan2]

Really exciting western with a twist. A western with women in most of the leads. At last the gals get a chance swear, get dirty, sling a gun and raise a sweat. Great story with lots of passion, shows up on TCM now and then. Good pic Steve.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

Thanks, I love it too for just that reason. I lalways love the womenn's take on difficult situations.

[@andrewbrendan1579]

Steve, you and your viewers might interested in reading "On Location with Billy Wellman", one of the autobiographical essays by Louise Brooks in her book "Lulu in Hollywood". Wellman directed Louise in "Beggars of Life" in 1928 and then a few years later offered her a role in "The Public Enemy" which she declined and the role then went to Jean Harlow. Imagine Louise Brooks in the role that went to Harlow. That would have been something and might have led to a longer film career for Louise.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

Great recomendation! I love Louise Brooks! Wellman was a task master. he could be tough. But his pictures were terrific! Thanks for watching!

[@zebquakenbush3547]

Steve, another movie, The Far Country with James Stewart is another movie people would like to know all the intricate details about.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

I LOVE "The Far Country"! My favorite Jimmy Stewart western. Love Walter Brennan! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@bobbybudman3402]

Could you please do Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein?

[@bearwoody]

Steve!? How could you not mention the eyebrow raising, shocking and hilarious final few seconds of this movie? I know you wouldn't want to give it away, but really! How they got it past the code is still beyond me. And to you readers...don't fast forward to the end because the final shot is the perfect cap to everything that went before it. If you think that, "Nobody's perfect!" was the best ending line in all of film, then this final shot is the best final sight gag ever.

[@BeverlyM52]

@Just think "First time somezing is too soon for you!" "Put your head back where it belongs." :D

[@BeverlyM52]

@Just think "Zere's a line over zhere." "I shaved."

[@rabit818]

Where the men are men and the women are very lonely.

[@STEVEHAYESTOQ]

Where the men are men and LEAVE! Typical.