Raoul Walsh directs Clark Gable in this western comedy which was released thru United Artists. It is an above-average picture with above-average performances and stunning cinematography.
In the picture, a con man (Clark Gable) goes to the old homestead of an outlaw gang that has been killed. Supposedly, their widows (the four ladies in the title) know where a stash of gold is buried. Gable wants that gold badly. Of course, during the course of the story, he gets drawn into impossible romantic situations with the gals, including one that is played to a tee by Eleanor Parker. But first, he has to deal with gun-toting, bible- thumping Ma (Jo Van Fleet). She wants him off their property. And she's not bluffing.
In the picture, a con man (Clark Gable) goes to the old homestead of an outlaw gang that has been killed. Supposedly, their widows (the four ladies in the title) know where a stash of gold is buried. Gable wants that gold badly. Of course, during the course of the story, he gets drawn into impossible romantic situations with the gals, including one that is played to a tee by Eleanor Parker. But first, he has to deal with gun-toting, bible- thumping Ma (Jo Van Fleet). She wants him off their property. And she's not bluffing.