Cattle Queen of Montana

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Summary: Classic, well done RKO Western
Review: Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan give fine performances in this colorful little western. Directed by Allan Dwan and produced by Benedict Bogeaus, Cattle Queen of Montana, is well produced, colorful, and entertaining throughout. Lots of action, great photographer, and a great story make for the kind of thrills that Western fans appreciate. Louis Forbes, who also did the musical score for the Dwan/Borgeaus collaboration Silver Lode, also composed the fine score for this one.
The VCI DVD issue is clean and sharp, colorful, and well-done, with extras that add to our enjoyment. We owe VCI a debt of thanks for rescuing this film, and others suchs as TENNESSEE'S PARTNER, SILVER LODE, THE YOUNG LAND, and PASSION (all from the 1950s), which they have made available [see listing for them].
Highly recommended to fans of Westerns and those who enjoy 1950s cinema.

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Summary: Tough, gritty Barbara Stanwyck is at home on the range
Review: Diverting western about cattle stampeding and land-grabbing in Montana where a local land owner is in cahoots with renegade Blackfeet Indians to kill and drive off white settlers who want to build homes and raise cattle and who pays off the hostiles with rifles and whiskey. Barbara Stanwyck is a tough-as-nails Texas woman who aims to take her rightful place where she and her father filed a legal land claim but are thwarted at every turn by greedy rancher McCord. Colorados, a college-educated Indian who wants peace and prosperity for the Blackfeet, gives aid and comfort to Sierra Nevada Jones after her cattle have been run off, incurring the wrath of a warlike sub-chief of a band of hostile Blackfeet. A lovely Indian maiden, jealous of the attentions paid to the red-haired white woman by Colorados, leads Sierra and Colorados into an ambush which backfires and ends with loyal Blackfeet battling against their hostile tribesmen and McCord's bunch of malcontents. Ronald Reagan appears as a government troubleshooter sent to find out how the Blackfeet are getting repeating rifles. Lance Fuller is smooth as the eloquent, learned Colorados, and Anthony Caruso is very good as a fierce warrior intent on driving all whites out of Blackfeet country.

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Summary: Holy cattle, Mr. President!
Review: Hey, any movie featured in Back To The Future
is worth a top review.

Even if I had never seen this movie I would give it a great review.

It taught me the importance of peaceful bovine coexistance, and the nutritional value of plains grasses.

Some people think nobody lives in Montana just because the highways have no speed limits, but this movie shows that there are at least 2.

Look for a cameo by a very yound Elvis Presley.

Rating:
Summary: Barbara Stanwyck & Ronald Reagan fizzle in this bomb!
Review: I had high hopes for this western but I could hardly sit through it till the end! I'm a big fan of both Stanwyck & Reagan but this movie is one of the corniest westerns I've ever seen! I can't believe someone actually gave this flop a 5-star review!The only reason I even give it 2 stars is because of the beautiful scenery of Montana's Glacier National Park. The Indians in this all look white & never speak Native American. They just drink wiskey & speak broken English. This was a common cliche with many westerns of that era but this movie is downright offensive to anyone with common sense. When Reagan & Stanwyck finally get together it's totally unconvincing & well, quite boring. These two great actors deserved much better than this dull flop but at the time they were probably desperate. For a great Reagan movie, see "Kings Row". For a great Stanwyck movie, see "Double Indemnity". Don't waste your money on this one.