It's St. Louis 1880. Lutie Cameron (Katharine Hepburn) is getting married to cattle rancher Col. Jim Brewton (Spencer Tracy) after a short courtship but he can't make it at the last minute. She has to go to New Mexico. Brice Chamberlain (Melvyn Douglas) warns her that she would be unhappy with the hated cattle baron. They are bitter rivals in land disputes and its use.
It's a western epic from the point of view of the wife of the ruthless cattle baron. I do question some of the things that she does although the times are not in her favor. I also question the need to see things from his side. It's an old melodrama. It's long. It's old fashion. It's a narrative born from the dust bowl of the Great Depression. The biggest issue is Jim's coldness. It's hard to root for him.
It's a western epic from the point of view of the wife of the ruthless cattle baron. I do question some of the things that she does although the times are not in her favor. I also question the need to see things from his side. It's an old melodrama. It's long. It's old fashion. It's a narrative born from the dust bowl of the Great Depression. The biggest issue is Jim's coldness. It's hard to root for him.