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Release Date:
12 December 1955 (Sweden)
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As Big and Spectacular and Exciting As The Mighty West Itself! more
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Two brothers, Ben and Clint, join a cattle drive from Texas to Montana. While heading for Texas they save Nella from the Indians...
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fair but not spectacular fare
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Clark Gable | ... | Colonel Ben Allison | |
| Jane Russell | ... | Nella Turner | |
| Robert Ryan | ... | Nathan Stark | |
| Cameron Mitchell | ... | Clint Allison | |
| Juan García | ... | Luis, Allison's Head Vaccaro (as Juan Garcia) | |
| Harry Shannon | ... | Sam, Cattleman robbed by Jayhawkers | |
| Emile Meyer | ... | Chickasaw Charlie | |
| Steve Darrell | ... | Colonel Norris, U.S. Cavalry (as Stevan Darrell) | |
| Will Wright | ... | Gus - the Bartender at Black Nugget Saloon | |
| Robert Adler | ... | Wrangler | |
| J. Lewis Smith | ... | Cowboy | |
| Russell Simpson | ... | Emigrant | |
| Mae Marsh | ... | Emigrant | |
| Gertrude Graner | ... | Emigrant | |
| Tom Wilson | ... | Miner |
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122 min
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2.55 : 1 more
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4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (35 mm magnetic prints) |
Mono (Western Electric Recording) (35 mm optical prints)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #17476) |
West Germany:12 (nf) |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:U
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Clark Gable had to stand on a box to look taller than his 6'4" co-star Robert Ryan in one scene.
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Continuity: When Ben and Clint first enter the saloon and the livery stable in Mineral city, Clint's two-gun rig is hidden by his coat. When Clint follows Stark into the livery stable, his guns are strapped on the outside and over his coat, yet when they ride out of town, his guns are back under the coat.
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[first lines]
[pointing to a lynched man dangling from a tree limb]
Colonel Ben Allison: Looks like we're close to civilization.
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[pointing to a lynched man dangling from a tree limb]
Colonel Ben Allison: Looks like we're close to civilization.
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Soundtrack:
Cancion Mixteca
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Despite this film starring Clark Gable, Cameron Mitchell and Robert Ryan, it's not exactly the most exciting or interesting film I've ever seen. In fact, with these stars I really expected something more memorable. Instead, it's an unusual but completely ordinary Western about a kidnapping and Gable and Mitchell hiding out with Jane Russell. The dialog is pretty far-fetched and the story just seems to drag. Maybe part of it was because the movie was often set in the middle of winter during a snow storm--this couldn't help but give the movie a certain degree of claustrophobia--keeping much of the "action" indoors. While I am not saying it's a bad film, there are better ones and unless you are a die-hard fan, try watching some other Gable or Ryan film first.