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Writers:
Lee E. Wells (novel)
Philip Yordan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
July 1959 (USA) more
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Cowboys and ranchers have to put their differences aside when a gang of outlaws, led by army captain Jack Bruhn... more | add synopsis
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a "white noir" western, excellent in all aspects. more (16 total)

Cast

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Robert Ryan ... Blaise Starrett

Burl Ives ... Jack Bruhn
Tina Louise ... Helen Crane
Alan Marshal ... Hal Crane
Venetia Stevenson ... Ernine, Vic's Daughter
David Nelson ... Gene, Bruhn's Gang

Nehemiah Persoff ... Dan, Starret's Foreman
Jack Lambert ... Tex (Bruhn's gang)
Frank DeKova ... Denver, Bruhn's Gang (as Frank deKova)
Lance Fuller ... Pace, Bruhn's Gang
Elisha Cook Jr. ... Larry Teter (town barber) (as Elisha Cook)
Dabbs Greer ... Doc Langer, Veterinarian
Betsy Jones-Moreland ... Mrs. Preston (as Betsey Jones-Moreland)
Helen Westcott ... Vivian

Donald Elson ... Vic, General Store Owner
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Runtime:
92 min
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Mono (Westrex Sound)
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Blaise Starrett: The trail ends in this town. There's no place to go but back.
Jack Bruhn: The trail back is closed.
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a "white noir" western, excellent in all aspects., 14 June 2008
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Author: tmwest from S. Paulo, Brazil

This excellent western has a very dark mood from beginning to end, you can call it a white noir film because of the ever present snow. Robert Ryan is Blaise Starrett, a man who wants open range and is going to kill Hal Crane, the husband of Helen (Tina Louise), because of barbed wire. When Jack Bruhn(Burl Ives) shows up with his gang, everything changes and they become prisoners in their own town. There is tremendous, violent impact in a scene where the women are obliged to dance with members of the gang. The situation becomes unbearable and Ryan will find a way out that might seem unreasonable at first, but when exposed by him to Bruhn will make a lot of sense. Andre De Toth directed many good westerns with Randolph Scott, but nothing compared to this one. Great cinematography in black and white by Russel Harlan, who also did The Last Hunt( there is something common in them). Good performances by David Nelson and Venetia Stevenson, both popular with teenagers of those times. A film not to be missed.

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