Denice Darcel in a torn dress and Robert Taylor in Westward the Women (1951), photographed by William C Mellor. Bill was born in Missouri and had 92 cinematography credits, from 1934 to The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). His entries among my best 1,001 movies are The Great McGinty and Bad Day at Black Rock.
His other notable credits include his two Oscars for A Place in the Sun and The Diary of Anne Frank, and Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), Road to Singapore, My Favorite Blonde, Road to Morocco, Too Late for Tears, The Naked Spur. 60 episodes of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Giant, Love in the Afternoon, Peyton Place, and Wild in the Country (with Elvis Presley).
Hope Emerson as Patience Hawley in Westward the Women (1951). Hope was born in Hawarden, Iowa, stood 6'2", and had 49 acting credits, from an uncredited bit in a 1934 short, to 32 episodes of The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1959-60). Her entries among my best 1,001 movies are the films noir Cry of the City. and Thieves Highway. Her other notable credits include Adams Rib, Caged (as the prison guard), an episode of I Married Joan, Casanova’s Big Night, and 27 episodes of Peter Gunn.
Henry Nakamura, Robert Taylor and John McIntire in an original publicity still for Westward the Women (1951). Henry was born in Honolulu and had seven acting credits, from 1951 to 1958. None of his other credits are notable.
Robert Taylor and John McIntire in an original publicity still for Westward the Women (1951). This is John’s fourth honorable mention, after Saddle Tramp, Two Rode Together, and Flaming Star (with Elvis Presley).
original lobby cards for Westward the Women (1951), directed by William Wellman. This is Bill’s fifth honorable mention, after Beggars of Life, Night Nurse, Roxie Hart and Goodbye My Lady.
Julie Bishop as Laurie Smith and Denice Darcel with a rifle in Westward the Women (1951). Julie was born in Denver and had 93 acting credits, from three 1923 credits as Jacqueline Wells, her given name, to 1957. Her other notable credits include Tarzan the Fearless (1933), Tillie and Gus, The Black Cat, her first credit as Julie Bishop (1941), Action in the North Atlantic, Northern Pursuit, Rhapsody in Blue, Sands of Iwo Jima, and The High and the Mighty.
Denice Darcel defends herself as Fifi Danon in a publicity still for Westward the Women (1951). Denice was born in Paris and had 14 acting credits, from 1948 to a 1963 episode of Combat. Her entry among my best 1,001 movies is Vera Cruz. Her other notable credits include Battleground, Tarzan and the Slave Girl, Dangerous When Wet, and 7 Women from Hell.
Robert Taylor leads six of the women westward from Chicago to California in Westward the Women (1951), including Denice Darcel, Hope Emerson, Julie Bishop. Lenore Lonergan, Marilyn Erskine, and Beverly Dennis.
Lenore had seven acting credits, Marilyn had 46 through a 1972 episode of Ironside, and Beverly had nine.
