The Virginian
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The Virginian

The All-Time Best-Selling Love Story of the West... Now On the Screen In Spectacular Technicolor!

6.2 / 10 1946 1h 27mNR 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

Joel McCrea

The Virginian

Lead
Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Trampas

Sonny Tufts

Sonny Tufts

Steve Andrews

Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton

Molly Wood

William Frawley

William Frawley

Honey Wiggen

Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Mrs. Taylor

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Mr. Taylor

Tom Tully

Tom Tully

Nebraska

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stuart Gilmore's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Virginian is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker