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The Maverick Queen (1956)

The Maverick Queen poster
Directed by
Joseph Kane
Genre
Western film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An undercover Pinkerton detective infiltrates a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He gets involved with a saloon owner who has ties to the criminals.

romanticadventurousdramaticsuspensefulclassicstraightforwardwestern-tinged

What happens

The Maverick Queen is a 1956 American Western and starring Barbara Stanwyck as the titular character and Barry Sullivan as an undercover Pinkerton detective out to stop outlaws Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and the Wild Bunch. It was the first film made in Republic's widescreen process Naturama. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Zane Grey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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