The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)

In this western remake of Kiss of Death, a convicted bank robber serving his sentence, and wishing nothing more than to finish his time and get back to his family, gets involved with a ... See full summary »

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Harry Brown, Ben Hecht,

Stars:

Hugh O'Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels

Cast

Cast overview:
Hugh O'Brian	...	Daniel Slade Hardy
Robert Evans	...	Felix Griffin
Dolores Michaels	...	May
Linda Cristal	...	Ellen Hardy
Stephen McNally	...	Marshal Frank Emmett
June Blair	...	Saloon Girl
Edward Andrews	...	Judge Parker
Ron Ely	...	Deputy Jim Dyer
Ken Scott	...	Paul Finney
Emile Meyer	...	Ames
Gregory Morton	...	Defense Attorney Gage
Shari Lee Bernath	...	Janie Hardy

Storyline

In this western remake of Kiss of Death, a convicted bank robber serving his sentence, and wishing nothing more than to finish his time and get back to his family, gets involved with a psychotic, homicidal inmate who turns on him and winds up terrorizing his wife and murdering his friends.

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Plot Keywords:

remake | man hunt | killing spree | cardinal direction in title | prison | 

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Taglines:

...A NEW KIND OF THRILL SENSATION AGAINST A NEW KIND OF BACKGROUND! (original print ad - all caps)

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le tueur qui murmure

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fox reused the music score from The Day the Earth Stood Still by Bernard Herrmann in this picture, much to his regret. He was outraged, and told the studio executives what he thought of it when he received notice from the Musicians' Union in 1958.

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Connections

Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

User Reviews

can you say "gothic, psychologically gripping, oater?"

I must confess that I saw this movie an awful long time ago, when I was just a kid. However, it made a big impression on me and it blended genres in a way that I hadn't ever seen a film before. The story sort of reminds me of "Psycho," but set in the old west, and to a lesser degree, set in some deserted shipyards and other industrial locations. Anyhow, ever since I've been dying to see it again. Filmed in beautifully harsh and stark black and white.