The Woman of the Town (1944)

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Originally, producer Harry Sherman's Woman of the Town was slated for Paramount release, but that studio was overloaded with product, so the film was deferred to United Artists. Nonetheless, the finished product has the "look" of a Paramount, right down to the presence of character actor Albert… More Originally, producer Harry Sherman's Woman of the Town was slated for Paramount release, but that studio was overloaded with product, so the film was deferred to United Artists. Nonetheless, the finished product has the "look" of a Paramount, right down to the presence of character actor Albert Dekker in a leading role. Dekker plays Bat Masterson, who after failing to secure a job as a newspaper reporter becomes marshal of Dodge City. Preferring socializing to peacekeeping, Masterson falls in love with Dora Hand (Claire Trevor), the obligatory golden-hearted chorus girl whose concern for the welfare of her fellow citizens at time reaches Madonna-like dimensions. When Dora is shot down cattle baron King Kennedy (Barry Sullivan), Masterson begins taking his job seriously. After taking care of Kennedy, Masterson determines to enshrine the memory of Dora, whose efforts to clean up Dodge City were largely ignored by the "decent" townsfolk. Our favorite bit in Woman of the Town has the frontier newspaper editor advising an aspiring girl reporter (Beryl Wallace) to stick to her gossip column-whereupon we're informed that the lady is Louella Parsons! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: George Archainbaud
Written By: Aeneas MacKenzie
Genres: Western, Action & Adventure, Classics

On DVD: Feb 28, 1991

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Cast

            Clem Bevans as Buffalo Burns

            George Cleveland as Judge Blackburn

            Joseph Crehan
            
            Wade Crosby as Crockett

            Albert Dekker as "Bat" Masterson

            Charley Foy as Eddy Foy

            Dorothy Granger as Belle

            Eula Guy as Mrs. Brown

            Porter Hall as Dog Kelley

            Russell Hicks as The Publisher

            Arthur Hohl as Robert Wright

            Henry Hull as Inky Wilkinson

            Percy Kilbride as Rev. Samuel Small

            Tom London as Cowboy

            Marion Martin as Daisy Davenport

            Frances Morris as Mrs. Logan

            Garry Owen as Dealer

            Herbert Rawlinson as Doc Sears

            Dewey Robinson as Waddy Kerns

            Russell Simpson as Sime

            Glenn Strange as Walker

            Barry Sullivan as King Sullivan

            Hal Taliaferro as Wagner

            Claire Trevor as Dora Hand

            Wally Wales as Wagner

            Beryl Wallace as Louella Parsons

            Claire Whitney as Mrs. Wright

            Teddi Sherman as Fanny Garretson
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