Main Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Scott Brady, Mary Murphy, Wallace Ford, Howard Petrie
Release Year: 1955
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
Plot
Based on a Zane Grey novel published over a decade after the author's death, The Maverick Queen stars Barbara Stanwyck in the title role. As head of the outlaw gang called The Wild Bunch, Kit Banion (Stanwyck) wreaks havoc on the banks and railroads of the West. Pinkerton detective Jeff (Barry Sullivan) infiltrates the gang, falling in love with Kit along the way. Inevitably, one of the main characters expires in the other's arms, bringing this thrilling western to a poignant conclusion. Of interest to western buffs are the decidedly unsympathetic portrayals of gang members Butch Cassidy (Howard Petrie) and the Sundance Kid (Scott Brady). In the manner of High Noon, the film's continuity is tied together with a western ballad, written by Ned Washington and Victor Young and sung by Joni James. The Maverick Queen was Republic's first widescreen effort, lensed in a now-forgotten process called Naturama. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Joseph Kane - Associate Producer, Adele Palmer - Costume Designer, Olive Koenitz - Costume Designer, Arthur J. Vitarelli - First Assistant Director, Joseph Kane - Director, Richard Van Enger - Editor, Victor Young - Composer (Music Score), Walter E. Keller - Production Designer, Jack A. Marta - Cinematographer, Herbert J. Yates - Producer, John McCarthy - Set Designer, C. Fay Babcock - Set Designer, Howard Lydecker - Special Effects, Theodore Lydecker - Special Effects, Kenneth Gamet - Screenwriter, DeVallon Scott - Screenwriter, Zane Grey - Book Author
