The Lonely Man (1957)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Henry Levin

Writers:

Harry Essex (writer) and
Robert Smith (writer)

Release Date:

12 August 1957 (Sweden)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him.

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Ambush | Blacksmith | Oedipal Complex | Suicide

Cast

Jack Palance	...	Jacob Wade
Anthony Perkins	...	Riley Wade
Neville Brand	...	King Fisher
Robert Middleton	...	Ben Ryerson
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Willie (as Elisha Cook)
Claude Akins	...	Blackburn (as Claude A. Akins)
Lee Van Cleef	...	Faro
Harry Shannon	...	Dr. Fisher
James Bell	...	Judge Hart
Adam Williams	...	Lon
Denver Pyle	...	Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
John Doucette	...	Sundown Whipple
Paul Newlan	...	Fence Green (as Paul 'Tiny' Newlan)
Elaine Aiken	...	Ada Marshall
Tennessee Ernie Ford	...	Singer (voice)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Quotes:

Ben Ryerson: [to Riley] Man calls me a liar - I'll kill 'em! You're not a man. You're a boy!

Soundtrack:

The Lonely Man

Not as great as Mann films, but still good

I found "Lonely Man' in a local library. I can't believe it only has 26 votes on the IMDB. This is not as great as the Anthony Mann films I've studied in grad school. There is one with Anthony Perkins called "The Tin Star" which I would recommend more. But, this is still a good Western which doesn't follow the conventional theme/structure narrative. Worth a look.