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One of Donna's B Westerns


December 24, 1954 - Columbia Pictures releases They Rode West (United States).

They Rode West is a 1954 American Western film directed by Phil Karlson. It reunites the stars of The Caine Mutiny, Robert Francis, and May Wynn. Based on the story Wood Hawk by Leo Katcher, it was filmed at the Corriganville movie ranch.


They Rode West (1954) is one of three B Westerns that Donna Reed made at Columbia after her exceptional performance in From Here to Eternity (1953), which later earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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