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62% Critic Match
The Virginian
“The All-Time Best-Selling Love Story of the West... Now On the Screen In Spectacular Technicolor!”
6.2 / 10• 1946• 1h 27m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her. To add to his troubles, the Virginian finds that his old pal Steve is mixed up with black-hatted Trampas and his rustlers...then finds himself at the head of a posse after said rustlers; and Molly hates the violent side of frontier life.
Cast & Crew

Joel McCrea
The Virginian
Lead
Brian Donlevy
Trampas

Sonny Tufts
Steve Andrews

Barbara Britton
Molly Wood

William Frawley
Honey Wiggen

Fay Bainter
Mrs. Taylor

Henry O'Neill
Mr. Taylor

Tom Tully
Nebraska
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stuart Gilmore's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Virginian is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”










