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Tall in the Saddle (1944)
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29 September 1944 (USA) moreTagline:
The Saturday Evening Post Story Comes to Life! morePlot:
When a stranger arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who sent for him has been murdered... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Very enjoyable, with a genuinely interesting female character moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| John Wayne | ... | Rocklin | |
| Ella Raines | ... | Arleta 'Arly' Harolday | |
| Ward Bond | ... | 'Judge' Robert Garvey | |
| George 'Gabby' Hayes | ... | Dave | |
| Audrey Long | ... | Clara Cardell | |
| Elisabeth Risdon | ... | Miss Elizabeth Martin | |
| Donald Douglas | ... | Harolday (as Don Douglas) | |
| Paul Fix | ... | Bob Clews | |
| Russell Wade | ... | Clint Harolday | |
| Emory Parnell | ... | Sheriff Jackson | |
| Raymond Hatton | ... | Zeke | |
| Harry Woods | ... | George Clews |
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Fun Stuff
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There are better Westerns than 'Tall in the Saddle', but very few that are as much sheer fun. The plot is conventional, but the performances elevate the film above the ordinary, especially that of Ella Raines as the wild-spirited ranch operator. Raines is simply a hoot to watch, especially in the three way meeting between her, John Wayne, and Audrey Long in which she makes it clear that Wayne's expectation that no woman is going to "hogtie and brand him" is already in trouble. Watch her face; she manages to pack coyness, bravado, sensuality, wit, and smugness into a comparatively brief scene without ever overreaching herself. She's handy with a gun, with a knife, and with Wayne. The result plays off and balances Wayne's traditional laconic approach very effectively, and thus helps give Wayne's character more depth than was often the case in his mid-40s Western programmers (notice his reaction after his first encounter with Raines; for once in a Western you feel that there's a genuine reason for the hero ordering a whiskey in the middle of the day). I recommend this film highly; it's unpretentious, crisply made, and very enjoyable.