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Overview

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Director:
Anthony Mann
Writers:
Borden Chase (story)
Borden Chase (screenplay)
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Release Date:
12 February 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Western more
Tagline:
RENEE...the innocent...and the untamed...BEN...the gambler...and the loser...GANNON...the law...and the noose...RUBE...the friendless...and the afraid. more
Plot:
A self-minded adventurer (Jeff Webster) locks horns with a crooked lawman (Mr. Gannon) while driving cattle to Dawson. full summary | full synopsis
User Comments:
Real star is the cinematography more

Cast

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James Stewart ... Jeff Webster
Ruth Roman ... Ronda Castle (owner, Skagway Castle & Dawson Castle saloons)
Corinne Calvet ... Renee Vallon

Walter Brennan ... Ben Tatum (Jeff's partner)
John McIntire ... Skagway Sheriff Gannon
Jay C. Flippen ... Dawson Marshal Rube Morris
Harry Morgan ... Ketchum (Castle driver / miner) (as Henry Morgan)
Steve Brodie ... Ives (Castle driver / miner)
Connie Gilchrist ... Hominy (co-owner, Dawson Hash House)

Robert J. Wilke ... Madden (Gannon gunman) (as Robert Wilke)
Chubby Johnson ... Dusty (Dawson miner)
Royal Dano ... Luke (Dawson miner)

Jack Elam ... Frank Newberry (Gannon's deputy)
Kathleen Freeman ... Grits (co-owner, Dawson Hash House)
Connie Van ... Molasses (co-owner, Dawson Hash House)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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Trivia:
The Finnish title of this film is "Seikkailijoiden luvattu maa", meaning "The Promised Land of Adventurers" in English. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The film takes place in 1896. Ronda Castle contracts Jeff Webster to drive her caravan until Dawson, Canada. Nevertheless, that Canadian miner town-site was named Dawson only in January 1897. more
Quotes:
Luke: Well, I knew it was coming. I warned you, I did. Where's there's gold, there's stealing. Where there's stealing, there's killing. I knew it was coming. I just did know it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in L'anglaise et le duc (2001) more
Soundtrack:
PRETTY LITTLE PRIMROSE more

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30 out of 49 people found the following comment useful:-
Real star is the cinematography, 4 March 2004
10/10
Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

Jimmy Stewart and Anthony Mann teamed to do some of the best westerns ever made and this is one of the best.

The real star of the film however is the spectacular Canadian Rockies that serve as a backdrop for the story. Some of the best cinematography ever done in the history of film.

In all five of the westerns that Stewart and Mann did together the supporting roles were perfectly cast. No exception here, right down to parts that might only have a few lines, the characters are firmly etched with those lines.

Stewart is a cynical hard-bitten loner in this film whose only real friend is his sidekick Walter Brennan. It's Brennan's death at the hands of the villains that makes him want to finally free the gold settlement from the bad guys and incidentally redeem himself in the process.

John McIntire is the head villain of the piece and he was an under-appreciated actor with a vast range. He could play delightful old codgers, authority figures and in this case a particularly nasty and crafty villain.

One of the best westerns ever.

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