La belle rousse du Wyoming

This shaky A western stars Maureen O'Hara in a variety of fancy dresses. With a range war brewing, old flame William Bishop imports her and her wardrobe to serve as a beard for his operations when she isn't running her obligatory saloon. She's caught between Bishop and mild-mannered sheriff Alex Nicol.

Besides a very purple tuille number, Miss O'Hara wears a black lace dancing outfit for the final shootout, in which she handles a shotgun. I found it a striking and discordant image, typical of auteur Lee Sholem. A decent, if rote script, the usual cast that had been filling out B westerns for a quarter of a century, and some nice color photography by Winton Hoch complete the ensemble.

Let me admit off the bat that I know nothing about Director Lee Sholem and, on the strength of THE REDHEAD FROM WYOMING, I doubt I will get to know more. For a less than famous director, he wastes a good cast: O'Hara gets the star treatment, the two Alexes - Scourby and Nicol - go invisible for long stretches, and poor William Bishop is checkmated by a much two-faced character, a would-be gubernatorial candidate involved in cattle rustling, but using as a front O'Hara and the saloon he gives her.

For a wild west plot, there is very little shooting, contradictory behavior, a whole load of supporting faces whom you cannot tell whether they support Scourby or Bishop, with drifter sheriff Nicol taking beatings from both sides but somehow capturing O'Hara's heart (lucky lad!)

The film seems much longer than its 81 minutes, which ain't a good sign. 6/10.

Just your standard western fare. Well acted. All the key elements are here, right down to the silly cover that isn't really in the movie. Oh and well the Redhead gets to show off that hair :O I was in a rash of buy Maureen movies most of the year in 2015 then bang. She was gone. Not cool. Then I didn't watch them for awhile. Got tons of On Demand dvd (r's) Not all of them westerns but why not have fun. Totally for kids too....

Quality: 6/10 Entertainment: 9/10 Re-playable: 6/10

Okay, Maureen O'hara's dresses are over the top and half the cast in most scenes, seems to be thinking, "why is she wearing that". Still, the movie has some interesting qualities and good moments. First, we have a woman who not only looks pretty and sexy, but can ride fast, think and use a gun. The writer, Polly James, is probably responsible for the fact that we have an interesting and strong woman character in the lead, a refreshing change for a 1953 Western. Second, the film makes several references to Maverick. First Jeanne Cooper (36 years on the Guiding light soap opera later) gets called a maverick, then Maureen O'hara starts referring to Sheriff Stain Blaine as "Maverick". This was four years before the "Maverick" television series and probably this movie was an inspiration for it. William Bishop, as the heavy, Jim Averell, is a much more interesting character than the drifter Sheriff played by Alex Nicol. Bishop is also a better actor than Nicol. The plot twists are silly, but fun. For example, at one point, when you think there is going to be a battle between two gangs, the sheriff convinces everybody to throw their gun belts on a wagon. Surprisingly everybody does it. I just wondered how they were going to get the fifty or so gun belts redistributed back to their original owners when they left. There's some fun in watching Dennis Weaver (later "Gunsmoke" and "McCloud") in one of his earliest roles. He's fine. Also Jack Kelley who went on to play Bart Maverick in the television series is around in a slightly smaller part. Altogether, this is a rather pleasant 80 minutes. Maureen O'Hara, feminists and Western fans should especially enjoy it. Incidentally, costume designer, Edward Stevenson, went on to win an Oscar in 1960 for "the Facts of Life." He designed costumes for over 190 movies. Guess, everybody has an off-day.

A nice Western stars a valiant female who uses the power and raw courage to vanquish difficulties , she's , of course, Maureen O'Hara. Cattle baron Reece Duncan (Alexander Scourby) is opposed by ambitious gambler Jim Averell (William Bishop) , both of whom compete for public lands and unbranded stray cattle. That's why Averell imports his old flame , shapely saloon queen Kate Maxwell (Maureen O'Hara) , and sets her up as an alternate cattle buyer against cattle king Reece Duncan. As matters build toward violence, igniting a range war , while Kate finds she's being taken advantage of . But her only potential ally in staving off carnage is seemingly mild-mannered sheriff Stan Blaine (Alex Nicol) who distrusts her. As she , subsequently , changes sides and will fight against her promoter , as he helps mistreated settlers . Queen of An Outlaw's Lair!

This is a moving western dealing with the ordinary conflict between freedom and the need for order and cattle settlements . An Universal International Picture set in Wyoming Territory , where a range war is brewing between entrenched cattle barons and new settlers. The picture regards interesting issues such as the economical abuses by powerful owners including violence , and the sexual resources that the beautiful lady , gorgeous Maureen O'Hara , using to get her purports . Nice and feisty acting by the great Maureen O'Hara as the sympathetic as well as brave Kate Maxwell who finds himself in the middle of a range war between greedy cattle barons and newcomer settlers . Acceptable picture , the film has agreeable messages dealing with an obstinate woman who fights for the rights of the cattlemen and based on mutual respect for independence of the Woman rather than submission to Man , as well as demonstrations of bravura and decision . Main and support cast are frankly good . Along with the always stunning Maureen O'Hara , there are several known actors and Western ordinary , such as : Alex Nicol , William Bishop , Robert Strauss who won Oscar award in Stalag 17, Alexander Scourby , Gregg Palmer , Jack Kelly , Dennis Weaver of McCloud , Stacy Harris , Fred Aldrich ,among others .

It contains a colorful and brilliant cinematography in CinemaScope and Technicolor by Winton C. Hoch , John Ford's regular cameraman . The motion picture was professionally directed by Lee Sholem. In a 40-year career, he directed upwards of 1300 shows, both features and TV episodes, without once going over schedule--a feat probably unparalleled in Hollywood history. Sholem started out in the cutting room some time in the 1930s. A lengthy association with "Tarzan" producer Sol Lesser brought him in contact with the celebrated William Cameron Menzies, from whom Sholem learned the key to expedient production, and later led to his first directorial assignment (Lesser's Tarzan and the magic fountain 1949). This filmmaker was a good artisan who made a large number of films about various genres such as Adventures : Tarzan and Magic Fountain, Tarzan and the slave, Hell Ship Mutiny, Ma Pa Kettle Waikiki , Jungle Man-eaters , The Louisiana Hussy , Western : Redhead of Wyoming , Río Apache, Terror : Pharaoh's Curse , SciFi : Superman and the Mole Men , Doonsday Machine , Tobor the great . In addition , he made several episodes of known TV series in the 50s and 60s such as : Adventures of Long John Silver, The Sheriff of Cochise, 77 Sunset Strip, Men into Space, Sugarfoot, Bronco, Cheyenne , Miami Undercover, Death Valley Days, Maverick, among others . The film will appeal to vintage western movies enthusiasts .