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Release Date: Jan 1, 1940 Wide
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Wesley Ruggles's Arizona is an epic western set in an impoverished Arizona outpost. It tells the story of the feisty, no-nonsense Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur). Wearing leather breeches, with a bullwhip and gun, she can out-shoot and out-fight nearly every bad hombre in town, and manages to transform the down-and-out community into Tuscon, one of the most respected towns in the West. When handsome Peter Muncie (William Holden) arrives, on his way to California, Phoebe asserts that he is the perfect
Jan 1, 1940 Wide
Dec 6, 2005
All Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0)
Star power (Jean Arthur and the young William Holden) elevate this routine Western, directed by Wesley Ruggles, better known for helming Cimarron.
It's not as gritty as John Wayne or as romantic as Louis L'Amour, but the flick's a solid enough black & white throwback to keep the Western fans suitably entertained.
Ordinary oater with a quality cast. Jean Arthur seems uncomfortable in her role, she tries too hard to be at home in the western setting and therefore sticks out like a sore thumb. William Holden, still 10 years away from his megastardom, is more at home on the range and while callow makes a believable cowpoke. The
April 29, 2011
Super Reviewer
A fine western with a terrific cast, particularly Jean Arthur who I normally wouldn't associate with Westerns. Good early work by William Holden. Well made, good production.
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