# Westbound (1959)

> A duty-bound cavalry captain fights to keep a Union-bound stage line moving through a sabotage-ridden Colorado town during the Civil War.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/73412

## Facts

- Runtime: 69 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Budd Boetticher
- Cast: Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo, Karen Steele, Michael Dante, Andrew Duggan, Michael Pate, Wally Brown, John Daheim
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053441/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, stoic, dramatic, classic western night, retro movie afternoon

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