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Mail Order Bride

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In late-19th-century Montana, Will Lane (Buddy Ebsen) is sent to look after unruly Lee (Keir Dullea), the son of a deceased pal. Lane hopes to find Lee a bride who'll tame him, so he selects a mail-order wife, Annie (Lois Nettleton). All goes according to plan, until carefree bachelor Lee makes a deal with Annie: he'll support her financially if she leaves him after the wedding. Annie agrees, but when Lee truly falls for his bride-to-be, he must choose between his lawless ways and settling down.

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Audience Member Low key western from writer director Burt Kennedy about Buddy Ebsen arranging a marriage for the son of a deceased friend. The son goes along with the marriage and the film proceeds with a nice mix of comedy and sentiment, although the finale seems a rather blatant rip off of the far superior "Ride the High Country." Warren Oates, Paul Fix, Marie Windsor, Denver Pyle, Kathleen Freeman and my all time favorite character actor William Smith all also appear in the film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Burt Kennedy

Director

Buddy Ebsen

Will Lane

Keir Dullea

Lee Carey

Lois Nettleton

Annie Boley

Warren Oates

Jace

Marie Windsor

Hanna
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Synopsis In late-19th-century Montana, Will Lane (Buddy Ebsen) is sent to look after unruly Lee (Keir Dullea), the son of a deceased pal. Lane hopes to find Lee a bride who'll tame him, so he selects a mail-order wife, Annie (Lois Nettleton). All goes according to plan, until carefree bachelor Lee makes a deal with Annie: he'll support her financially if she leaves him after the wedding. Annie agrees, but when Lee truly falls for his bride-to-be, he must choose between his lawless ways and settling down.
Director
Burt Kennedy
Screenwriter
Burt Kennedy
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 11, 1964, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 9, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m
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