Across the Wide Missouri
Seen it?1951 | 78 min | Adventure, Romance, Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and adventure fans. If you loved Stardust, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1951: an older pace and style.
In the 1830's beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then unnamed territories of Montana and Idaho. Flint marries a Blackfoot woman as a way to gain entrance into her people's rich lands, but finds she means more to him than a ticket to good beaver habitat.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 23K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by William A. Wellman
- Clark GableFlint Mitchell
- Ricardo MontalbanIronshirt
- John HodiakBrecan
- Adolphe MenjouPierre
- J. Carrol NaishLooking Glass
- Jack HoltBear Ghost
- Alan NapierCapt. Humberstone Lyon
- George ChandlerGowie
- Richard AndersonDick
- María Elena MarquésKamiah