
The Maverick Queen
5.5/10
Rating
90 min
Runtime
1956
Release Year
Joseph Kane
Director
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Scott Brady, Mary Murphy, Wallace Ford
Quick Synopsis
Kit Banion, a woman originally from Virginia who grew up during the turbulent period after the Civil War, has made a new life for herself in Wyoming. There, she has built a successful business, including owning a hotel named "The Maverick Queen," a nickname she earned by branding unmarked cattle in her early days on the frontier. Her life becomes complicated when a Pinkerton detective arrives, posing as Jeff Younger, the supposed nephew of the notorious Younger brothers. His mission is to track down the outlaw Butch Cassidy and his gang, known as The Wild Bunch, bringing both romance and conflict into Kit's world.
Detailed Synopsis of The Maverick Queen
Kit Banion, a Virginia-born beauty and product of post-Civil War chaos, has settled in Wyoming and prospered; acquiring a fortune and a hotel, which, like the owner bears the name of "The Maverick Queen."---a title picked up by Kit in her earlier days in Wyoming when she took every unbranded steer and put her own brand on it. Love and trouble enter her life in the person of a Pinkerton detective posing as Jeff Younger, nephew of the infamous Younger brothers. He is dedicated to catching Butch Cassidy and the members of The Wild Bunch



