Seven Men from Now (1956)

Director:

Budd Boetticher

Writer:

Burt Kennedy (original story and screenplay)

Release Date:

4 August 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Ex-sheriff Ben Stride tracks the seven men who held up a Wells Fargo office and killed his wife. Stride...

Plot Keywords:

Wells Fargo | California | Sheriff | American Indian | Shot In The Back

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Randolph Scott	...	Ben Stride
Gail Russell	...	Annie Greer
Lee Marvin	...	Bill Masters
Walter Reed	...	John Greer
John Larch	...	Payte Bodeen
Don 'Red' Barry	...	Clete (as Donald Barry)
Fred Graham	...	Henchman
John Beradino	...	Clint
John Phillips	...	Jed
Chuck Roberson	...	Mason
Stuart Whitman	...	Cavalry Lt. Collins
Pamela Duncan	...	Señorita
Steve Mitchell	...	Fowler
Cliff Lyons	...	Henchman
Fred Sherman	...	The Prospector

Also Known As:

7 Men from Now (Australia) (UK) (DVD title) (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #17817) | West Germany:12 | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Batjac Productions

Trivia:

John Wayne gave the female lead to Gail Russell, his co-star from Angel and the Badman (1947) and Wake of the Red Witch (1948). He did so despite being warned that she looked twenty years too old to play a 26-year-old.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The man dragged by the horse looks nothing like Randolph Scott.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Budd Boetticher: An American Original (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Seven Men From Now

A western for the ages. Perhaps the best of it's kind.

Seven Men from Now is a must-see for all fans of the western. Beautifully directed and acted, this film is just under 80 minutes and yet manages to do more in that time than the over-long mega-films of today.

Randolph Scott who replaced John Wayne (due to Wayne's schedule) is excellent as the silent man of the West who is out to avenge his wife's murder. Gail Russell in her comeback role is marvelous and touching. Produced by John Wayne, he(Wayne) insisted that Gail be given the leading lady role even after he himself was forced to desert the leading role. He was determined to help the troubled Miss Russell restart her career. They had worked so beautifully together in two previous films, ANGEL AND THE BADMAN and WAKE OF THE RED WITCH. U.C.L.A archives has preserved this film in pristine condition and gorgeous Technicolor. We must make an effort to do a write in campaign to Warner Brothers to release it on D.V.D. so it is not once again lost to the world.