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A Ticket to Tomahawk

- Comedy Western on the Railroad

A cowboy is hired by a stagecoach boss to stop the railroad reaching his territory and putting him out of business. He uses everything from Indians to dancehall girls to try to thwart the plan. But the railroad workers, led by a female sharpshooter and an ambitious salesman, prove tough customers.

Release Date : 1950-05-19

Language :MandarinEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Johnny Behind-the-Deuces

Original Name : Dan Dailey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kit Dodge Jr.

Original Name : Anne Baxter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dakota

Original Name : Rory Calhoun

Gender : Male

Character Name : Terence Sweeny

Original Name : Walter Brennan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sad Eyes

Original Name : Arthur Hunnicutt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chuckity

Original Name : Charles Kemper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Madame Adelaide

Original Name : Connie Gilchrist

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marshal Kit Dodge

Original Name : Will Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pawnee

Original Name : Chief Yowlachie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Long Time

Original Name : Victor Sen Yung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fargo

Original Name : Jack Elam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clara

Original Name : Marilyn Monroe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gilo

Original Name : Lee MacGregor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charley

Original Name : Harry Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trancos

Original Name : Charles Stevens

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Amiable Comedy Western. Not a great deal to write home about here, this is safe, at times bright, but instantly forgettable fare. The plot basically revolves around a group of honest do good folk trying to get the monopoly on the transport rights by getting their train to an appointed destination in Colorado on time. Naturally the bad guy stagecoach owner wants to stop them, thus no threat to his money maker you see, so the good folk led by Kit Dodge Jr (a sort of Virginal Calamity Jane) have to contend with his underhand tricks and of course the peril provided by Indian raids. Anne Baxter (Kit) is as cute as a button and most agreeable in the piece, the role is a sort of comedy version of her excellent serious role as Constance Mae 'Mike' in 1948s wonderful Yellow Sky. Joining Anne for this frothy train romp is Dan Dailey, Rory Calhoun and the always watchable Walter Brennan, whilst a mention has to be made that Marilyn Monroe appears in an uncredited role, see if you can spot her? Western purists will no doubt be lifted by the fact that Tonto himself (Chief Thundercloud) also appears, tho it has to be said that he looks rather bemused by it all. 5/10