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17/11/1957 Western 1h 23m
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Savagely written by the author of "Hondo"!

Overview

A Union soldier returns to his western home at the end of the Civil War and finds himself caught in the middle of a land war between his greedy half-brother and a wagon train of Confederate homesteaders.

  1. Thomas Carr

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Joel McCrea

    Ned Bannon

  2. Virginia Mayo

    Ellen

  3. Barry Kelley

    Hardy Bishop

  4. Michael Ansara

    Zarata

  5. Whit Bissell

    Adam Judson

  6. James Dobson

    Dud

  7. George N. Neise

    Mort Harper (as George Neise)

  8. Michael Pate

    Charley

  9. Leo Gordon

    Stark

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-03-03
Routine plot - efficient in execution, but beware of pan and scan monstrosity.

The Tall Stranger is directed by Thomas Carr and written for the screen by Christopher Knopf from a story by Louis L'Amour. It stars Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo, Michael Ansara, George Neise, Whit Bissell, Adam Kennedy, Barry Kelley and Leo Gordon. A CinemaScope/De Luxe color production, film is filmed on location at two ranches in California, Morrison and Russell, with Wilfred M. Cline the cinematographer. Hans J. Salter scores the music.

Plot sees McCrea as Ned Bannon, who has a run in with rustlers and lef...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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