Outlaw Women

75 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Outlaw Women is a 1952 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and Ron Ormond and starring Marie Windsor, Richard Rober and Carla Balenda.^[2] It is set in a remote small town run entirely by women. The film was made in Cinecolor and released by the low-budget specialist Lippert Pictures.

Plot

A doctor who is traveling from Silver Creek to Kansas City is abducted from a stagecoach. His kidnappers want him for his professional skills in Los Mujeres, a town controlled by the 'fair' sex. Chief among them is the boss of the Paradise saloon - 'Iron' Mae McLeod.

Cast

• Marie Windsor as 'Iron' Mae McLeod
• Richard Rober as Woody Callaway
• Carla Balenda as Beth Larabee
• Jackie Coogan as Piute Bill
• Allan Nixon as Dr. Bob Ridgeway
• Jacqueline Fontaine as Ellen Larabee
• Billy House as Uncle Barney
• Richard Avonde as Frank Slater
• Lyle Talbot as Judge Roger Dixon
• Maria Hart as Dora
• Leonard Penn as Sam Bass
• Tom Tyler as Chillawaka Charlie
• Lou Lubin as Danny
• Cliff Taylor as Old Barfly
• The Four Dandies as Saloon Quartet
• Connie Cezon as One of Uncle Barney's Girls
• Paula Hill as One of Uncle Barney's Girls
• Sandy Sanders as Curly
• Dolores Fuller as Paradise Saloon Girl
• Diane Fortier as One of Uncle Barney's Girls
• Angela Stevens as One of Uncle Barney's Girls
• Hazel Nilsen as One of Uncle Barney's Girls
• Clark Stevens as Henchman
• Riley Hill as John Ringo

Production

The film was the first production of Howco.^[1]

Critical reception

Writing in DVD Talk, critic Paul Mavis described the film as "colorful, strange" and "an early feminist Western - until the ending, of course, when paternalism is restored to its rightful place - [that] could have been a minor little gem if more time could have been taken to create the feminine-controlled world," and noted that "it's an entertaining story, with a few good performances."^[3] Reviewer Mark Franklin wrote that "The novelty element, and the fact that the directors don’t take the subject matter too seriously, make this worth a watch for the curious. For instance, Iron Mae’s tough-as-nails bouncer is played by Maria Hart, who keeps all the men in line and shows how tough she is by striking matches with her teeth."^[4]

References

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.

External links

• Outlaw Women at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Outlaw Women at IMDb