Set in the rugged Montana Territory of the 1880s, a woman vows vengeance for her father's murder and is determined to regain the land and cattle stolen from her by a villainous rancher and renegade Indians.
Barbara Stanwyck plays the title character with her usual no-nonsense aplomb, but as the great actress she is, she's equally great in the emotional scenes, however she spends most of the film ridin' shootin', and eventually teams up with the underrated Ronald Reagan, who is quite the enigmatic character- he works with the bad guys, but is he really a bad hombre or an undercover agent? You have to watch this Allan Dwan directed film to find out..
Devoid of any cynicism that was showing in 50's western, Cattle Queen of Montana is a thoroughly entertaining, action-packed western with great locations, and an energetic plot which has some good twist and turns - there's some suspense too. A fine film if you want something light and entertaining.
Barbara Stanwyck plays the title character with her usual no-nonsense aplomb, but as the great actress she is, she's equally great in the emotional scenes, however she spends most of the film ridin' shootin', and eventually teams up with the underrated Ronald Reagan, who is quite the enigmatic character- he works with the bad guys, but is he really a bad hombre or an undercover agent? You have to watch this Allan Dwan directed film to find out..
Devoid of any cynicism that was showing in 50's western, Cattle Queen of Montana is a thoroughly entertaining, action-packed western with great locations, and an energetic plot which has some good twist and turns - there's some suspense too. A fine film if you want something light and entertaining.