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VHS : Across the Wide MissouriIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak, Adolphe Menjou, J. Carrol Naish directed by: William A. Wellman  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302241150 Format: Color, Mono, NTSC ISBN: 6302241154 Label: MGM/UA Home Video Manufacturer: MGM/UA Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM/UA Home Video Release Date: September 01, 1998 Running Time: 78 minutes Studio: MGM/UA Home Video Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 1951 Sales Rank: 2188 Related Items:
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 Rating: - Lyrical and elegaic WesternIt is impossible to watch this at time breathtakingly beautiful movie without sadness not least because what survives is a mere fraction of the movie made by the great William Wellman -the studio interfered in the picture excising great swathes of the footage Wellman shot and adding a ponderous voice over narration declaimed in sonourous mannner by Howard Keel which adds nothing to the picture whatsoever . It is a movie about the destruction of a way of life -that of the mountain men .The source ... Read More Rating:  - Wellman complicates civic history lesson.'Missouri' feels more like a civic lecture than a film; it tries the impossible task of celebrating the American frontier spirit with a newly tolerant approach to Native Americans, who are kindly allowed do more than whoop menacingly. Well some are; this Western is only liberal to those Natives who agree to the white subjugation of their land - those who refuse are murderous, anti-family transgressors. That's what the script says, and the cheerful narration and dazzlingly bright colours seem ... Read More Rating:  - Outstanding Frontier Adventure filmClark Gable is excellent as a mountain man who leads a company of mountain men and trappers into the Blackfoot Indian Nation to trap beaver. It has humor, drama, action, and suspense. The "Run For Your Life" scene where Gable is given a choice by the Indians to either run or be killed is classic. Ricardo Montalban is also in fine form as the Blackfoot Indian War Chief who hates the intrusion into his country by Gable and his company. A must see for Clark Gable fans. Also, if you liked the movie, "The ... Read More Rating: - A Great Family FilmMy Great Grandfather was in this movie as a French Trapper. It was great to see a man, whom I never met, on the big screen. It would be a great movie for the entire family. It has some excellent scenery shots and a great performance by Clark Gable. It combines history, comedy, and drama all wrapped into one film. Browse for similar items by category:
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