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Devil's Doorway (1950)
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15 September 1950 (USA) moreGenre:
WesternPlot:
Lance Poole, an Indian who won a Medal of Honor fighting at Gettysburg , returns to his tribal lands intent on peaceful cattle ranching... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Tough, honest, gritty and real, totally lacking in sentimentality. moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Robert Taylor | ... | Lance Poole | |
| Louis Calhern | ... | Verne Coolan | |
| Paula Raymond | ... | Orrie Masters | |
| Marshall Thompson | ... | Rod MacDougall | |
| James Mitchell | ... | Red Rock | |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Zeke Carmody | |
| Rhys Williams | ... | Scotty MacDougall | |
| Spring Byington | ... | Mrs. Masters | |
| James Millican | ... | Ike Stapleton | |
| Bruce Cowling | ... | Lt. Grimes | |
| Fritz Leiber | ... | Mr. Poole | |
| Harry Antrim | ... | Dr. C.O. MacQuillan | |
| Chief John Big Tree | ... | Thundercloud |
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84 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) | Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #14216)Fun Stuff
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Lance Poole: I send you my father to the Land of the Great Mystery. May you ride with him on the North Wind. moreFAQ
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I saw this film as a teenager and immediately recognized it as the real thing. This movie had more atomic weight in its characters,setting, plot and theme than most other films of its time (and the year 1950 was indeed a most impressive time for westerns). Its frank and honest treatment of racism and injustice rang true from beginning to end. Taylor was ,as usual, a tough and gritty hero with three dimensions. Louis Calhern filled the role of chief villain and head bigot impeccably.The film was tough, honest, gritty and real; moreover, it was totally devoid of sentimentality or clichés. I wonder if it wouldeven have been made just two years later-during the McCarthy era.Robert Taylor had clearly evolved from a "pretty boy" leading man of the 1930s into a believable ,masculine hero for a tough-minded postwar film environment.