The Girl of the Golden West

"When a western beauty meets a dangerous bandit you'll get a thrill at their hot-blooded romance!"

Mar 18 1938 Approved 2h 1m
Musical, Romance, Western

A bandit disguises himself as an officer in an attempt to woo a saloon singer.

Plot

Mary Robbins is a moderately educated, beautiful, young woman who owns the saloon called "The Poker". She is the only woman in the town of Cloudee-making her the fancy of all the men there, especially to Sheriff Jack Rance. On the way to Monterey to sing at a mass officiated by Father Sienna, her stagecoach is held up by the infamous masked bandit, Ramerez. He too takes a fancy to Mary, and decides to secretly follow her, taking on the identity of an officer named, Lieutenant Johnson. While in Monterey, he dances, sings and courts Mary, who has now fallen in love with him. He then has to make a quick getaway. In the mean-time, Sheriff Jack has set up a trap to catch Ramerez at "The Poker". When Ramerez does arrive he soon discovers that Mary is the owner, and quickly changes to the identity of Lieutenant Johnson. How long can this sherade last?

Written by

Isabel Dawn, Boyce DeGaw, David Belasco

Directed by

Robert Z. Leonard

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
507
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA