King & Four Queens
by Raoul Walsh
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Actor: Barbara Nichols, Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Jean Willes, Sara ShaneDirector: Raoul Walsh
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 85 minutes
Release Date: 1998-09-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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Movie Review: Fascinating if cynical Western
Summary: 4 Stars
Gable plays Dan Kehoe a weary and jaded conman who wanders into a nearly deserted town ,inhabited only by a woman gunfighter Ma McDade (Jo Van Fleet)and her four widowed daughters-in-law.These are the scheming and intelligent Sabina (Eleanor Parker);the sassy and unscrupulous Ruby(Jean Willes);the naive Oralee(Sara Shane)and the big 'bold and brassy ex chorus girl Birdie (Barbara Nichols).They are the widows of 4 outlaw brothers and kehoe tries to convince them that he was once a member of their gang and thus has a right to a share in the proceeds of a robbery thought to be hidden in the town .
He tries charm ; he tries the "divide and rule"method of setting them against each other but is b;ocked at every turn by the women who outmanoeuvre him with ease and we see it is the conman who is being conned .
The script by Margaret Fitts and Richard Allan Simmons is sharp and cynical ,heaping a degree of scorn on the male hero .This is a deeply revisionist movie for the western genre in that it is women who call the shots and in this respect it is very similar to the cult genre classic Johnny Guitar but without the baroque excesses of tat movie
Well acted by all concerned this is a genuine oddity and a very entertaining picture which is thoroughly recommended even if the Western is not usually your thing
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