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The Kansan

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1943 | 79 min | Romance, Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
Made for romantics. If you loved High Noon or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 19 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1943: an older pace and style.

Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town banker, who controls everything in town and is squeezing the townspeople for every penny he can get out of them.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    Nominated for 1 Oscar.

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by George Archainbaud

  • Richard DixJohn Bonniwell
  • Jane WyattEleanor Sager
  • Albert DekkerSteve Barat
  • Eugene PalletteTom Waggoner
  • Victor JoryJeff Barat
  • Robert ArmstrongMalachy
  • Beryl WallaceSoubrette
  • Clem BevansBridge-Tender
  • Hobart CavanaughJosh Hudkins
  • Francis McDonaldGil Hatton