How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won
Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named Linus who helps them fight off a pack of thieves. Linus then marries daughter Eve Prescott (Carroll Baker), and 30 years later goes off with their son to fight in the Civil War, with bloody results. Eve's sister Lily heads farther west and has adventures with a professional gambler, stretching all the way to 1880s San Francisco.
eif999 reviewedAugust 12, 2025
I had a hard time connecting with this one but the train action near the end was exciting. For the most part the extreme wide screen looked cool and it’s a beautifully shot film. But the history is incorrect. The film is watered down to such a degree that it when Jimmy Stewart savagely puts an axe into a man’s back or when Walter Brennan murders a man at point blank range none of this strangely bloodless violence is ever more than an act for the cameras. Someone else here called it Disneyfied and I agree. Also seeing old men constantly romance woman a third younger then them ages this like milk. Finally for an all-star cast most of the big stars have small walk on roles.