West of Carson City
Seen it?1940 | 56 min | Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for fans of prison dramas and western fans. The walls close in, and so does the tension. Sits nicely alongside The Harder They Fall or Hang 'em High.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 56 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1940: an older pace and style.
West of Carson City remains one of the best of Johnny Mack Brown's Universal westerns. The story takes place in a gold-rush community where the locals are taken to the cleaners by duplicitious Eastern gamblers. When it becomes obvious that the local constabulary has been "bought off" by the crooks, two-fisted cattleman Jim Bannister (Brown) swings into action. The film's highlight is an outsized fistic brawl between the hero and secondary villain Breed, played by loose-limbed comic stuntman Frank Mitchell.
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
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ray Taylor
- Johnny Mack BrownJim Bannister
- Bob BakerNevada
- Fuzzy KnightBanjo
- Peggy MoranMillie Harkins
- Harry WoodsMack Gorman
- Robert HomansJudge Harkins
- Al K. HallLem Howard
- Roy BarcroftBill Tompkins
- Charles KingHenchman Drag
- Frank MitchellHenchman Breed