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Director:
Writers:
John Tucker Battle (screenplay)
Mort Briskin (story)
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Release Date:
17 October 1955 (USA) more
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Plot:
A gunfighter, stranded in the desert, comes across the aftermath of a stage robbery, in which all the passengers were killed... more | add synopsis
User Reviews:
A solid western film w/ star/director Milland in good form more (14 total)

Cast

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Ray Milland ... Wes Steele
Mary Murphy ... Nadine Corrigan
Ward Bond ... Sheriff Gil Corrigan
Raymond Burr ... Stanley, Bank of Mesa
Arthur Space ... Doctor Mason
Lee Van Cleef ... Clanton (Stanley henchman)
Alan Hale Jr. ... Acting Sheriff Jim Anderson (as Alan Hale)
Douglas Spencer ... Henry Slocum, Undertaker
Thomas Browne Henry ... Maybanks, Newspaper Man (as Thomas B. Henry)
Grandon Rhodes ... Luke Joiner, Stanley's Partner
Martin Garralaga ... Ortega, Stanley Henchman
Kim Spalding ... Sam Hall, Stanley Henchman
Howard Negley ... Wilson (as Howard J. Negley)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
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Color:
Color (Trucolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Directorial debut of Ray Milland. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Set in the 19th century but an aircraft's vapor trail is visible at one point. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Rosa Parks Story (2002) (TV) more

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14 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
A solid western film w/ star/director Milland in good form, 9 November 2002
8/10
Author: funkyfry from Oakland CA

Ray Milland makes use of his silent film experience to play the first half of this movie virtually without speaking. He plays the title character, a lonely man in ever sense as he finds a group of slain stagecoach passengers, is forced to kill the sheriff (Hale, Jr.), sees another man shot before his eyes, and ends up a man wanted for all the killings.

A good commentary on human weakness in the "psychological" tradition, but it gets to talky and melodramatic in the second half.

Good supporting cast headed by Burr, Murphy, and Bond hold up well to Milland's straightforward playing and direction.

A stark, fairly convincing western.

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