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7.4/10   508 votes
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Director:
Writers:
David Dortort (writer)
Horace McCoy (writer)
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Release Date:
24 October 1952 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A Fast Buck... A Fast Bronc... A Fast Thrill!
Plot:
When he sustains a rodeo injury, star rider Jeff McCloud returns to his hometown after many years of absence... more | add synopsis
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Excellent Mitchum Vehicle more (14 total)

Cast

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Susan Hayward ... Louise Merritt

Robert Mitchum ... Jeff McCloud
Arthur Kennedy ... Wes Merritt
Arthur Hunnicutt ... Booker Davis

Frank Faylen ... Al Dawson
Walter Coy ... Buster Burgess
Carol Nugent ... Rusty Davis
Maria Hart ... Rosemary Maddox
Lorna Thayer ... Grace Burgess
Burt Mustin ... Jeremiah Watrus
Karen King ... Ginny Logan
Jimmie Dodd ... Red Logan
Eleanor Todd ... Babs
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cowpoke (USA) (working title)
The Losers (USA) (working title)
This Man is Mine (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
113 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Robert Parrish directed for several days when Nicholas Ray fell ill. more
Quotes:
Jeremiah Watrus: You a thinkin' man?
Jeff McCloud: Oh, I can get in out of the rain. That's about all.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) more

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Excellent Mitchum Vehicle, 22 February 2001
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Author: Eric Chapman (caspar_h@yahoo.com) from Pittsburgh, PA

Fascinating, penetrating glimpse into the world of rodeo competitions and the often foolish lengths that men will go to prove their manhood. Superbly shot, written and acted, it's also a chance to see Robert Mitchum in top form. Criminally confident and cool, he absolutely carries the film despite exhibiting the demeanor of a man dozing in a hammock under a hot summer sun. Fed a steady diet of dead-on dialogue like "Never was a bull that couldn't be rode, Never was a cowboy that couldn't be throwed," and "Hope's a funny thing. A man can have it - even when there ain't no reason," he feasts with a wink and a smile. He and feisty Susan Hayward have great chemistry together and the movie is consistently eventful and exciting, with particularly realistic rodeo footage. (Maltin is right about the very last scene though - it does feel false.) By all means, seek it out - it's one of the most purely entertaining 1950's films I can recall.

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