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The Tall Men (1955)

APPROVED 122 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama  -   12 December 1955 (Sweden)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Writers:

Sydney Boehm (screenplay), Frank S. Nugent (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clark Gable ...
Colonel Ben Allison
Jane Russell ...
Nella Turner
Robert Ryan ...
Nathan Stark
Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell ...
Clint Allison
Juan García Juan García ...
Luis, Allison's Head Vaccaro (as Juan Garcia)
Harry Shannon Harry Shannon ...
Sam - Cattleman
Emile Meyer Emile Meyer ...
Chickasaw Charlie
Steve Darrell Steve Darrell ...
Colonel Norris, U.S. Cavalry (as Stevan Darrell)
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Storyline

Two brothers, Ben and Clint, join a cattle drive from Texas to Montana. While heading for Texas they save Nella from the Indians, and she decides to ride with them. Ben and Nella start to get romantic, but Ben isn't ambitious enough for her, and she soon meets up with the boss of the cattle drive. Will she make the right choice, and, more importantly, will the cattle make it to Montana ! Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Cattle | Gold | Army | Beautiful Woman | Fort  | See more »

Taglines:

As Big and Spectacular and Exciting As The Mighty West Itself! See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Western

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Drei Rivalen See more »

Filming Locations:

Durango, Mexico

Box Office

Gross:

$12,000,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording) (35 mm magnetic prints) | Mono (Western Electric Recording) (35 mm optical prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The first third of the movie was filmed entirely in the studio. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When the Jay Hawkers are collecting money from Clark Gable, during a close up view of him, in the far distance behind him, you can see what is a vehicle, maybe a truck moving along a road or highway. This is supposed to be 1866. See more »

Quotes

[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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Connections

Referenced in "I Love Lucy: Lucy Visits Grauman's (#5.1)" (1955) See more »

Soundtracks

"Tall Men"
By Ken Darby See more »