Stranger on Horseback (1955)

Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Writers:

Louis L'Amour (story)
Don Martin (writer)

Release Date:

23 March 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process. |

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Killer | Father | Beautiful Woman | Evil Man

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Joel McCrea	...	Judge Richard 'Rick' Thorne
Miroslava	...	Amy Lee Bannerman
Kevin McCarthy	...	Tom Bannerman
John McIntire	...	Josiah Bannerman
John Carradine	...	Col. Buck Streeter
Nancy Gates	...	Caroline Webb
Emile Meyer	...	Sheriff Nat Bell
Robert Cornthwaite	...	Arnold Hammer
Jaclynne Greene	...	Paula Morrison (as Jacklyn Breen)
Walter Baldwin	...	Vince Webb
Emmett Lynn	...	Barfly
Roy Roberts	...	Sam Kettering
George Keymas	...	Bannerman's Henchman

Runtime:

USA:66 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Anscocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Sedona, Arizona, USA

Company:

Robert Goldstein Productions

Quotes:

[After water's thrown in his face.]
Thorne: Thanks, it's a hot day.
Baddie: I don't like what you said.
Thorne: I said it was a hot day.
Baddie: Well, I don't like the way you said it.

Great western-noir

Another Jacques Tourneur's picturesque movie. This is a bright story about brave and honest Ranger, who is fighting about crime in a town in 19th century America! Here we can see many beautiful filmography in decent Tourneur's style. Mountains and stoned valleys. The film is an excellent example of fantastic taste that the great director has. His character is surely a hero, the hero who helps to believe that judges serve God, like angels. We recommend this film to everybody.

The special thanks to the artist of the film, he made the pictures be really surprising.

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