It's 1897. Miss Rose Gillray (Ginger Rogers) is selling corsets in New York but the decency crowd forces her to close. She has no money to pay the steel company and convinces the owner for a job selling his barbed wires out west.
I get the underdog value of a woman trying to sell barbed wires in a man's world. It has great potential for drama. It tries to be a comedy but it's not that funny. This is basically forgettable. It's Ginger Rogers in her later stage of her career. It's long slow decline. She's an old name and no longer at the top. What's more interesting is a couple of familiar names early in their careers. There is Carol Channing doing a relatively big co-starring role. She has a hint of that iconic voice but she's not doing it for comedic effect yet. This movie needed some comedy. Then there is Clint Eastwood. It's the earliest of his roles that I've seen. He's playing the hot young thing and he's well suited for the role. The movie is compelling enough to keep my interest. Mostly, I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a glimpse of Clint. He's so young in this.
I get the underdog value of a woman trying to sell barbed wires in a man's world. It has great potential for drama. It tries to be a comedy but it's not that funny. This is basically forgettable. It's Ginger Rogers in her later stage of her career. It's long slow decline. She's an old name and no longer at the top. What's more interesting is a couple of familiar names early in their careers. There is Carol Channing doing a relatively big co-starring role. She has a hint of that iconic voice but she's not doing it for comedic effect yet. This movie needed some comedy. Then there is Clint Eastwood. It's the earliest of his roles that I've seen. He's playing the hot young thing and he's well suited for the role. The movie is compelling enough to keep my interest. Mostly, I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a glimpse of Clint. He's so young in this.