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Cattle Queen
“GUNS SHOT FASTER...MEN DIED QUICKER...under the ice-cold gaze of a reckless, relentless beauty”
9.0 / 10• 1951• 1h 12m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
After conning a potential buyer into believing that Queenie's herd is diseased, nasty would-be empire builder Duke Drake is confronted by the girl's new tough foreman Bill Foster. In retaliation, Drake frames Bill for a stage robbery committed by his own henchmen and arranges a phony trial presided over by the saloon's bartender Judge Whipple. Queenie interrupts the "trial" with the news that the townswomen have all elected Jim Marshal. To uphold the decision, Bill has secured the release of three convicted outlaws: Blackie Malone, Bad Bill Smith, and Shotgun Thompson, two of whom join in the fight against Drake and his gang.
Cast & Crew
Maria Hart
Queenie Hart
LeadDS
Drake Smith
Bill Foster
William Fawcett
Alkali
RG
Robert Gardett
Duke Drake
Johnny Carpenter
The Tucson Kid
EC
Edward Clark
Doc Hodges
Emile Meyer
Shotgun Thompson
James Pierce
Bad Bill Smith
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Emmett Tansey's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cattle Queen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
