The Man from Laramie (1955)

Director:

Anthony Mann

Writers:

Philip Yordan (screenplay) &
Frank Burt (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

31 August 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Western

Tagline:

THE MAN You'll Never Forget!

Plot:

A stranger defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.

Plot Keywords:

Apache | Storekeeper | Rifle | Rancher | Massacre

Cast

James Stewart	...	Will Lockhart
Arthur Kennedy	...	Vic Hansbro
Donald Crisp	...	Alec Waggoman
Cathy O'Donnell	...	Barbara Waggoman
Alex Nicol	...	Dave Waggoman
Aline MacMahon	...	Kate Canady
Wallace Ford	...	Charley O'Leary
Jack Elam	...	Chris Boldt
John War Eagle	...	Frank Darrah
James Millican	...	Tom Quigby
Gregg Barton	...	Fritz
Boyd Stockman	...	Spud Oxton
Frank DeKova	...	Padre

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Hungary:14 | Norway:16 | West Germany:12 (nf) | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | UK:U | USA:Approved (certificate #17217)

Filming Locations:

Bonanza Creek Ranch - 15 Bonanza Creek Lane, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

William Goetz Productions

Trivia:

The last of James Stewart's Western collaborations with Anthony Mann.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Just after Lockhart battles the guy trying to knife him in town, the store Indian runs up a ladder. The ladder clunks and is metal, not pine poles as it should be.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Will Lockhart: Whoa! Whoa! Whoa. We'll camp here for the night.
Charley O'Leary: We can go a coupla more miles 'fore sundown.
Will Lockhart: We'll camp here!
Charley O'Leary: You're the boss.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in La boum (1980)

Soundtrack:

The Man From Laramie

Really is a western classic

The last in the Mann/Stewart western series. DVD review.

A decent trader travels to a small town to find out who sold repeating rifles to the Apache.

What a great movie. Everything about The Man From Laramie is memorable: the wide-screen shots, lack of close-ups, Donald Crisp (in a great role), the flawed son, the title song, Arthur Kennedy as the guardian, the violent Apache (who appear at the end), the story (with its many twists), Stewart's great dialogue, the killing of the mules and the splendid photography. Some minor drawbacks: the phony day-for-night scenes (a real '50s trademark), O'Donnell (she's not very pretty) and some of the arguments between Stewart and his foes sound silly. A fine introduction to the western (the greatest of movie genres).

The Man From Laramie is a classic western and a great movie.