Arizona (1940 film)
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Theatrical release poster.
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| Directed by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Produced by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Written by | Claude Binyon |
| Based on |
Arizona 1939 novel by Clarence Budington Kelland |
| Starring |
Jean Arthur William Holden Warren William |
| Music by |
Stephen Foster Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Fayte Browne Harry Hallenberger |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon Otto Meyer |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time
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125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Arizona is a 1940 American Western film starring Jean Arthur, William Holden and Warren William and the 4th remake of the 1913 film Arizona. It was directed by Wesley Ruggles.
Victor Young was nominated for the Academy Award for Original Music Score, while Lionel Banks and Robert Peterson were considered for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White.
Life in the Arizona Territory in early 1861 is hard, but Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur), the only American woman in the pioneering community of Tucson, is up to the challenge. She catches the eye of Peter Muncie (William Holden), a handsome young man with a wagon train passing through on its way to California. He begins courting her but tells her he is not ready to settle down in one spot. As a possible solution, Phoebe offers him a job heading a new freight company she has just formed with store owner Solomon Warner (Paul Harvey). He, however, is determined to see California, but promises to return when his wanderlust is satisfied.
Phoebe is more than a match for freight competitor Lazarus Ward (Porter Hall). However, a dandy named Jefferson Carteret (Warren William) shows up just as the American Civil War breaks out. He helps her persuade wavering residents to stay after the Union garrison pulls out, leaving them without protection against the Indians. Carteret pretends to be Phoebe's friend, but coerces Ward into making him a secret partner.
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