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Dodge City

1939Movie1 h 44 minNR

85

ExcellentGoodWatch score

85

ExcellentGoodWatch score

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Summary

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.

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Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

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Gets your pulse racing.

Not for scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+28)
Critics 100Audiences 72GoodWatch 86
Tomatometer100%
Audience score74%
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for westerns
typical 107104
Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 67 more
Released
1939
April 8, 1939
87 years ago
Genre
Western
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 52 more
61 people
Directing · 2
Michael Curtiz Director
Sherry Shourds Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Robert Buckner Screenplay
Production · 2
Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
Robert Lord Associate Producer
Camera · 1
Sol Polito Director of Photography
Editing · 1
George Amy Editor
Sound · 3
Max Steiner Original Music Composer
Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
Oliver S. Garretson Sound
Art · 1
Ted Smith Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Milo Anderson Costume Design
Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Other crew · 15
Byron Haskin Special Effects
Harvey Parry Stunts
Jack Williams Stunts
Duke Green Stunts
Don Turner Stunts
Fred Graham Stunts

Tropes

Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!in 4,441 titlesWade is a genuinely heroic man but, while he may not be a Failure Hero, many of his decisions leave something to be desired.Sequel Hookin 2,226 titlesEnds with Wade and Abbie riding off to Virginia City, Nevada, where Wade's been offered another job cleaning up a lawless frontier town.All 21 tropes

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