THE VIRGINIAN, JOEL MCCREA, 1946 CLASSIC American Western film

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THE VIRGINIAN, JOEL MCCREA, 1946,
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The Virginian is a 1946 American Western film directed by Stuart Gilmore and starring Joel McCrea,Brian Donlevy, Sonny Tufts, and Barbara Britton. Based on the Owen Wister novel of the same name, the film was adapted from the popular 1904 theatrical play Wister had collaborated on with playwright Kirke La Shelle.[2] The Virginian is about an eastern school teacher who comes to Medicine Bow in Wyoming and encounters life on the frontier. The film is a remake of the 1929 movie with Gary Cooperand Walter Huston. There have been several versions of the story, beginning with a 1914 film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and including a 1960s television series that bore little relation to the book other than the title.[3] The film was originally distributed by Paramount Pictures in 1946.[4]
In 1885, Molly Wood (Barbara Britton) leaves the security (and dullness) of Vermont to be a schoolteacher in frontier Wyoming. On arrival, she becomes frightened by a spooked steer, and is "rescued" by the Virginian (Joel McCrea), only to discover the animal is so mild, it is a little girl's pet. As a result, she takes a strong dislike to the cowboy. He, on the other hand, is smitten with her. When Trampas (Brian Donlevy) voices his scurrilous speculation as to why she came west, the Virginian confronts him and forces him, at gunpoint, to take it back.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor (Henry O'Neill and Fay Bainter) put Molly up in their old home. The Virginian starts courting her, much against her will initially. Steve Andrews (Sonny Tufts), a friend the Virginian has not seen in three years, is also interested in her. Eventually, she warms to the Virginian, but her feelings for him are not as strong and certain as his are for her.
Meanwhile, families are being driven away by the depredations of cattle rustlers. The Virginian suspects Trampas is the ringleader, but has no proof. When he sees Steve becoming friendly to Trampas, he warns his easygoing friend to keep better company. When he catches Steve with one of Judge Henry's calves, applying Trampas's brand on the pretext of branding a "stray," the Virginian warns Steve to choose wisely what course he wants his life to take because he will not cover up any rustling activities.
·         Joel McCrea as the Virginian
·         Brian Donlevy as Trampas
·         Sonny Tufts as Steve Andrews
·         Barbara Britton as Molly Wood
·         Fay Bainter as Mrs. Taylor
·         Tom Tully as Nebraska
·         Henry O'Neill as Mr. Taylor
·         Bill Edwards as Sam Bennett
·         William Frawley as Honey Wiggen
·         Paul Guilfoyle as Shorty, one of the hanged rustlers
·         Marc Lawrence as Pete
·         Vince Barnett as Baldy[5]
·         Teddy Infuhr as Christopher
Filming locations
·         Andy Jauregui Ranch, Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA
·         Kernville, California, USA
·         Monogram Ranch, 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA
Paramount Ranch, 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA
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