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16 January 1953 (Finland)
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The Denbow family hope to freeze out homesteaders by denying access across their land; but to evade a murder charge...
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Pretty Good Western
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Joseph Cotten | ... | Kirk Denbow |
 | Shelley Winters | ... | Jane Stevens |
 | Scott Brady | ... | Glenn Denbow |
| Suzan Ball | ... | Lottie |
| Minor Watson | ... | Matt Denbow |
| Katherine Emery | ... | Camilla Denbow |
| José Torvay | ... | Bandera (as Jose Torvay) |
| Douglas Spencer | ... | Clayton Vance |
| John Alexander | ... | Max Wickersham |
 | Lee Van Cleef | ... | Dave Chittun |
| Richard Garland | ... | Charlie Fentress |
| Robert Anderson | ... | Ezra McCloud |
 | Fess Parker | ... | Clem McCloud |
| Ray Bennett | ... | Sheriff Brogan |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Victor Adamson | ... | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Carlos Albert | ... | Vaquero (uncredited) |
| Carl Andre | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Emile Avery | ... | Rustler (uncredited) |
| Mary Bayless | ... | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Bob Burns | ... | Mr. Elliott - Townsman (uncredited) |
| Forrest Burns | ... | Rancher (uncredited) |
| Edmund Cobb | ... | Rancher (uncredited) |
| John Davidson | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Joe Dominguez | ... | Tomas (uncredited) |
| Henry A. Escalante | ... | Vaquero (uncredited) |
| Clem Fuller | ... | Polk (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Gray | ... | Mrs. Brogan (uncredited) |
 | David Janssen | ... | Lottie's Dance Partner (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Leo J. McMahon | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Jennings Miles | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Monte Montague | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Alex Montoya | ... | José (uncredited) |
| Henry Orozco | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Bob Reeves | ... | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Lalo Rios | ... | Pepe (uncredited) |
| Tom Smith | ... | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | ... | Joe - Bartender (uncredited) |
| Forrest Taylor | ... | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Connie Vera | ... | Nina (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Hugo Fregonese | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Gerald Drayson Adams | (screenplay) and | |
| John Bagni | (screenplay) & | |
| Gwen Bagni | (screenplay) | |
| Polly James | (additional dialogue) | |
| Houston Branch | (story) & | |
| Eugenia Night | (story) | |
Produced by | |||
| Leonard Goldstein | .... | producer | |
| Ross Hunter | .... | associate producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hans J. Salter | |||
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| Charles P. Boyle | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Virgil W. Vogel | (as Virgil Vogel) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Bernard Herzbrun | |||
| Nathan Juran | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Russell A. Gausman | |||
| Ruby R. Levitt | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Joan St. Oegger | .... | hair stylist | |
| Bud Westmore | .... | makeup artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Leslie I. Carey | .... | sound | |
| Richard DeWeese | .... | sound (as Richard De Weese) | |
Stunts | |||
| Carl Andre | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Emile Avery | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Henry A. Escalante | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Clem Fuller | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Leo J. McMahon | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Bill Thomas | .... | costumes | |
| Joan Joseff | .... | costume jeweller (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| William Fritzsche | .... | technicolor color consultant | |
Production Companies
- Universal International Pictures (UI) (as Universal - International)
- Universal Pictures (1952) (USA) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Koch Media (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
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78 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #15809) | West Germany:12 (nf) | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG
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Fess Parker's first on-screen credit movie performance.See more »
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A tyrannical rancher and his two sons defend their huge ranch spread against encroaching homesteaders.
Pretty good western, with Cotten and Brady fitting easily into their roles. I like the way the movie starts since the characters are too ambiguous to tell how the story will end. Most westerns, on the other hand, are all-too predictable in that respect. However, as the movie progresses battling sides begin to form and the outcome becomes more predictable.
The producers do a good job making the scale of the film-- with its cattle drive and wide open spaces-- appear bigger than it is. I suspect from some locations that the production actually never left the greater LA area. Also, I really like Brady as the headstrong Glenn; he injects real energy into the part. Of course, Shelley Winters is Shelley Winters. She makes a good floozie, but a not so good ranch lady. Still, it's a fine supporting cast, Van Cleef in an early bad guy role, plus Fess Parker doing a walk-on. But check out the luscious Suzan Ball as Lottie. Her brief life was indeed a tragic one.
Universal turned out a number of Technicolor oaters during this period. I imagine the westerns were upgraded to color in order to compete with early TV. They were usually done cheaply but smartly, and this, all in all, is one of the better ones.