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15/05/1959 Western 2h 2m
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Wherever you've been ... Whatever you've seen ... You've never run into anything like Warlock.

Overview

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.

  1. Edward Dmytryk

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Widmark

    Johnny Gannon

  2. Henry Fonda

    Clay Blaisedell

  3. Anthony Quinn

    Tom Morgan

  4. Dorothy Malone

    Lily Dollar

  5. Dolores Michaels

    Jessie Marlow

  6. Wallace Ford

    Judge Holloway

  7. Tom Drake

    Abe McQuown

  8. Richard Arlen

    Bacon

  9. DeForest Kelley

    Curley Burne

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2019-02-21
***Archetypal Western tragedy based on the Earp/Holliday/Tombstone legends***

A professional town-tamer named Blaisdell (Henry Fonda) is hired as an independent marshal by the citizens of Warlock to rid them of an unruly gang; meanwhile a repentant member of the bunch becomes deputy sheriff (Richard Widmark), which creates friction. Anthony Quinn plays the former’s faithful sidekick.

“Warlock” (1959) is an adult Western cut from the same dramatic cloth as similar late 50s/early 60’s Westerns like “Man of the West” (1958). The mature and psychological script was based on Oakle...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,400,000.00

Revenue
$1,700,000.00

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