Tall in the Saddle (1944)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Edwin L. Marin

Writers:

Gordon Ray Young (story)
Michael Hogan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

29 September 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Western | Romance

Tagline:

The Saturday Evening Post Story Comes to Life!

Plot:

When a stranger arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who sent for him has been murdered...

Plot Keywords:

Ranch | Beautiful Woman | Poker | Knife Throwing | Stagecoach

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erville Alderson	...	Wells Fargo Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin	...	Stan (depot master) (uncredited)
Hank Bell	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Clem Bevans	...	Card game spectator (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers	...	Ab Jenkins (uncredited)
George Chandler	...	Saddle Maker (uncredited)
Victor Cox	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Darien	...	Train Station Master (uncredited)
William Desmond	...	Town Citizen (uncredited)
Russell Hopton	...	Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Ben Johnson	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Cy Kendall	...	Cap, Bartender (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel	...	Servant (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie	...	Doc Riding (uncredited)
Frank Orth	...	'Shorty' Davis (uncredited)
Frank Puglia	...	Talo (uncredited)
Russell Simpson	...	Pat Foster (uncredited)
Tom Smith	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Eddy Waller	...	Santa Inez Depot Master (uncredited)

Directed by
Edwin L. Marin

Writing credits
Gordon Ray Young		(story)
Michael Hogan		(screenplay) and
Paul Fix		(screenplay) (as Paul P. Fix)

Produced by
Robert Fellows	....	producer
Theron Warth	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Roy Webb

Cinematography by
Robert De Grasse		(as Robert de Grasse)

Film Editing by
Philip Martin		(as Philip Martin Jr.)

Art Direction by
Ralph Berger
Albert S. D'Agostino

Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera
William Stevens

Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson		(gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harry Scott	....	assistant director

Sound Department
James G. Stewart	....	sound re-recordist
John E. Tribby	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Vernon L. Walker	....	special effects

Stunts
Fred Graham	....	stunt double: John Wayne and Harry Woods (uncredited)
Ben Johnson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Wills	....	stunts (uncredited)

Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff	....	musical director

Other crew
Sid Davis	....	stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited)

Production Companies

• RKO Radio Pictures

Distributors

• RKO Radio Pictures (1944) (USA) (theatrical)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1949) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1949) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1953) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• C&C Television Corporation (1955) (USA) (TV)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1957) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1957) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (video)
• Image Entertainment (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (2000) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #10109) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Agoura Ranch, Agoura, California, USA

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

This was the first John Wayne film to be shown on American network television.

Quotes:

Miss Elizabeth Martin: I saw you hit that poor man!
Rocklin: Yes, ma'am, just as hard as I could.

Movie Connections:

Featured in John Wayne Made Me Cry: Our Western Heros (2002) (TV)

One of my all-time favorite movies

This is, perhaps, my favorite movie. I like John Wayne and westerns. What I loved about this flick is Ella Raines. She looks and acts great. Her bantering with Wayne is delightful. Great role for Wayne, too -- strong, silent type, mysterious stranger. Good poker game scene. Good Gabby Hayes humor.