Wild Women is a 1970 American Made-for-television Western film directed by Don Taylor and starring Hugh O'Brian, Anne Francis and Marilyn Maxwell. The film was originally a television pilot that appeared on the ABC Movie of the Week.
| Wild Women | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Western |
| Based on | Vincent Fotre |
| Teleplay by | Lou Morheim Richard Carr |
| Directed by | Don Taylor |
| Starring | Hugh O'Brian Anne Francis Marilyn Maxwell |
| Music by | Fred Steiner |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Aaron Spelling |
| Cinematography | Fleet Southscott |
| Editor | Aaron Stell |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production company | Aaron Spelling Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 20, 1970 |
The movie premiered on October 20, 1970. When it was rerun during the summer 1971 rerun season, it was the most viewed primetime broadcast for the week, with a 26.3 rating.[1]
The Los Angeles Times called it "diverting entertainment".[2]
Plot
editA band of boisterous paroled female prisoners accompany U.S. Army engineers on an undercover map-making assignment into or near Mexican territory. The assignment also includes the smuggling of weapons into Texas. Their cover story is that the group consists of settlers; each of the women is paired with one of the engineers to appear to be his wife.
Cast
edit- Hugh O'Brian as Killian
- Anne Francis as Jean Marshek
- Marilyn Maxwell as Maude Webber
- Marie Windsor as Lottie Clampett
- Sherry Jackson as Nancy Belacourt
- Robert F. Simon as Col. Donahue
- Richard Kelton as Cpt. Charring
- Cynthia Hull as Mit-O-Ne
- Pepe Callahan as Lt. Santos, the Mexican
- Ed Call as Sgt. Frame
- John A. Neris as Sgt. Flmer Cass (as John Neris)
- Pepe Callahan as Lt. Santos
- Troy Melton as Cpl. Isham
- Joseph Kaufmann as Pvt. Bishop
- Chuck Hicks as Cpl. Hearn
- Jim Boles as Warden
- Michael Keep as Cadete, the Mescalero
References
edit- ^ (21 June 1971). ABC Movie 'Women' Tops Nielsen, The Los Angeles Times
- ^ Thomas, K. (Oct 21, 1970). "TV REVIEW". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156573851.
External links
edit- Wild Women at IMDb
- Wild Women at the TCM Movie Database
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