Arizona (1940 film)

Arizona is a 1940 American Western film starring Jean Arthur, William Holden and Warren William. It was directed by Wesley Ruggles.

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 Phoebes friend, but coerces Ward into making him a secret partner. ........

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