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Arizona

Name: Arizona
Genre: Western
Released: 1940-12-25
Cast: Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William, Porter Hall, Edgar Buchanan

1940 | 125 min | Western

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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 most people.
The mood: Easygoing.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 5 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1940: an older pace and style.

Phoebe Titus is a tough, swaggering pioneer woman, but her ways become decidedly more feminine when she falls for California bound Peter Muncie. But Peter won't be distracted from his journey and Phoebe is left alone and plenty busy with villains Jefferson Carteret and Lazarus Ward plotting at every turn to destroy her freighting company. She has not seen the last of Peter, however.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsSolid
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 18K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Wesley Ruggles

Jean ArthurPhoebe Titus
William HoldenPeter Muncie
Warren WilliamJefferson Carteret
Porter HallLazarus Ward
Edgar BuchananJudge Bogardus
Paul HarveySolomon Warner
George ChandlerHaley
Byron FoulgerPete Kitchen
Regis ToomeyGrant Oury
Paula LopezEstevan Ochoa