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29/04/1958 Western 1h 40m
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in the tradition of "StageCoach" "High Noon" and "Shane"

Overview

The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man's vengeful brothers. Tod shelters on the ranch of Amos Bradley and he falls in love with his daughter Juanita. However, Tod is concerned that he'll eventually have to leave when his pursuers catch up with him.

  1. Henry Hathaway

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Don Murray

    Tod Lohman

  2. Diane Varsi

    Juanita Bradley

  3. Chill Wills

    Amos Bradley

  4. Dennis Hopper

    Tom Boyd

  5. R.G. Armstrong

    Hunter Boyd

  6. Jay C. Flippen

    Jake Leffertfinger

  7. Margo

    Mrs. Bradley

  8. John Larch

    Hal Carmody

  9. Ken Scott

    Otis Boyd

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-09-25
Fine Western.

Tod Lohman is mistakenly believed to have caused the death of a member of the feared Boyd family. He's an honest cowboy but is fully aware that tough guys shoot first and ask questions later. With this in mind he flees southwards in the hope of saving his skin. On his travels he meets and befriends Amos Bradley and his adopted daughter, Juanita, it's a meeting that holds the key to Tod's future.

Henry Hathaway directs this one, and the first thing that sticks out is just how interesting his characters are, this is not just a throwaway Western, it has depth of feeling and la...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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