Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

weezeralfalfa This 70 min. rather low budget offering from Columbia has a bit of everything. There are typical elements of westerns: Indians chasing a stagecoach, a local gang of desperados led by one of the leading citizens in disguise as 'Killer Pete', whose main goal seems to be to expand his holdings from a large ranch to businesses in town. He already has a big lean on the town saloon the Crystal Palace, which he periodically robs. As expected, Pete has a secret moll in Lola(Ann Miller), who is the chief entertainer for the Crystal Palace. Lola is contrasted with the prim classy blond Belinda or Bill for short(Penny Singleton), newly arrived from the East. She may look harmless, but she packs a mean pistol, as demonstrated in the Indian attack on the stage she and the new sheriff Tex Miller(a young Glen Ford) were riding in. Strangely, the town elders didn't seem to know about Tex, and were planning to offer 'Bill' the hazardous vacant position of sheriff. The last 4 sheriffs had been killed by Killer Pete. Bill might be a better shot than Tex, but she had no desire to take Tex's job away from him. Instead, she was satisfied keeping house for her uncle Jim, who owned the Crystal Palace, until such time that she might get married. Tex and Bill soon became romantically involved, although their initial meeting in the stage was hardly cordial, until they were forced to cooperate in fighting off the Indians. Their courtship was set back a few times when Bill accidentally hit Tex in the face with a freshly baked pie. This running gag was modified the 3rd time by Bill accidentally hitting Bill in the face with the frying pan she was using to subdue the members of Pete's gang.......The simmering relationship between Lola and Bill finally erupted into a notable cat fight, which some reviewers say was the highlight for them. ......Charles Ruggles was charismatic as Jim: Bill's uncle, reminding me of Walter Brennan, in speech and style. Onslow Stevens was tall and handsome, when his kerchief was pulled down, as Killer Bill. Allen Jenkins was appropriately humorous as the flaky deputy, who usually ran from trouble.....In the music department, Ann Miller and Penny Singleton are both decent stage singers and dancers, although their dancing styles were quite different, with Ann being a specialist in tap dancing: a skill that would be filmed many times in the future. Ann, at 18, was so young, I barely recognized her. She usually was included in films as a musical specialist or as 'the other woman', as in this film. She sings and dances to the title song, including a segment where she tap danced up and down the bar counter. Worth a second look. Later, she joins Allen Jenkins in a humorous song and dance to "I Wish I Could be a Singing Cowboy". Allen much reminded me of the dancing style of Ray Bolger(the scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz"). Penny stepped out of her usual role, in the "Blondie" series, to participate in this film. She would lead a sing along, while on horseback, to "Dogie, Take Your Time". Later, Penny led a classy stage song and dance to "Most Gentlemen Don't Prefer a Lady", with The Foursome as backups. Unlady-like, she dropped her skirt to dance in her bloomers half way through, giving her freedom to do some more athletic maneuvers. Unfortunately, her uncle Jim was not pleased, and wanted to ship her back East, until Tex expressed a marriage interest. The Foursome did a barber shop quartet-styled sing to "Somewhere along the Trial". All of the above songs were composed by the team of Sid Chaplin and Sammy Cahn. In addition, a revised "Ida Red" was sung and played by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys.....See it at YouTube.

moonspinner55 Western town under the thumb of a masked bandit sends for a new sheriff, who arrives by coach along with the saloon owner's niece from back East--a young lady of proper breeding who is also quite handy with a pistol. Fresh, rather laid-back comedy-western with music interludes has perhaps too much story exposition at the beginning, yet director Frank R. Strayer keeps a spirited pace and covers nicely with help from a colorful cast. The original songs by Saul Chaplin and Sammy Cahn are terrific, as are the musical performances by The Foursome and Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. Ann Miller (playing a shady chanteuse named Lola) sings too, and taps up a storm; her catfight scene with Penny Singleton is a definite highlight. The character actors here (including Allen Jenkins, who also gets to warble and dance to a ditty) are so strong that young Glenn Ford almost gets lost in the crowd. Very modest, but very pleasant tale that ambles along agreeably without lapsing into silliness. **1/2 from ****

jnselko This is not a comment- rather, I would like to point out a goof: When Penny Singleton and Ann Miller are having their cat fight towards the end of the movie (incidentally, one of the all-time great cat fights) it really looks like those girls are belting each other), Ann Miller's blouse buttons and unbuttons during the scrimmaging.But, as long as I am here... This was a truly enjoyable western. Glen Ford is actually funny in this movie, and the relationship between him and Penny Singleton is very well developed and quite touching, in an amusingly innocent sort of way (inotherwords, exactly the opposite of most movies today). The rise of the townswomen to thwart the evildoers plans is also very well done.This is a rare western comedy that actually delivers some jocular moments. I've seen it three times, and enjoyed it all three times. And, if it comes on the Westerns Channel again when my boy is home from school or doesn't have practice or a game, We'll watch it together.It's just a fun movie. period.

F Gwynplaine MacIntyre 'Go West, Young Lady' is a surprisingly delightful little film that easily straddles at least three different genres: it's a comedy western with a couple of full-fledged musical numbers, but which never quite becomes a full-scale musical. This film features the only good comedy performance I've ever seen by Glenn Ford, who is usually a dead loss in comedies. (He ruined 'Pocketful of Miracles'.) I actively dislike Penny Singleton, partly because she's so annoying onscreen and largely because (in real life), as the inept president of Agva, she nearly drove that union into bankruptcy. But Singleton gives an enjoyable performance in this film. Even Ann Miller (whom I usually dislike) gives a fine performance as Lola, the dance-hall girl in the local saloon.Allen Jenkins, one of my favourite character actors, is hilarious (as usual) as sheriff Ford's deputy. A high point of this film is the 'Yip-Ay-Yay' number performed by Ann Miller and Jenkins. For possibly the only time in his prolific career, Jenkins sings onscreen! His gravelly voice (with his prole New York accent) is completely unsuited to carrying a tune, but Jenkins sings gamely (in both senses of the term) while Miller does a couple of simple tap steps (less elaborate than usual for her) alongside him.SLIGHT SPOILER. There's a very funny running gag, well executed. Ford keeps getting into brawls with various tough guys who are bigger and stronger than him. Each time this happens, Penny Singleton tries to help him by coshing the other man ... but she always misses him and beans Ford instead. The payoff comes when she tries this one more time. As Ford looks up in horror to see Singleton bearing down on him with a bottle, he shouts: 'Don't hit him! It'll be me!' Very funny indeed, and several other scenes in this movie are funny too. I'll rate this charming low-budget gem 9 points out of 10.