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01/07/1958 Western, Drama 1h 43m
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A story that reaches far and wide as the human heart!

Overview

Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch. He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from a local landowner who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.

  1. Michael Curtiz

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Alan Ladd

    John Chandler

  2. Olivia de Havilland

    Linnett Moore

  3. Dean Jagger

    Harry Burleigh

  4. David Ladd

    David Chandler

  5. Cecil Kellaway

    Dr. Enos Davis

  6. Harry Dean Stanton

    Jeb Burleigh

  7. Tom Pittman

    Tom Burleigh

  8. Henry Hull

    Judge Morley

  9. Eli Mintz

    Gorman

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-10-18
***Sort of a low-key drama version of “Shane,” set in Illinois (Why Sure!)***

After the Civil War, a former Confederate (Alan Ladd) travels the North searching for a doctor who can heal his son's shock-induced muteness (the boy is played by Alan’s real-life son, David). He ends up working on the farm of a woman (Olivia de Havilland) to pay off a debt and has to contend with troublesome sheep ranchers.

The tone and some plot elements are reminiscent of “Shane” (1953), which is unsurprising seeing as how “Shane” is one of the greatest Westerns of all time and producers would ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,600,000.00

Revenue
$1,500,000.00

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