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The Wild and the Innocent (1959)

 -  Western  -  27 May 1959 (USA)
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Charming tale of mountaineer-trapper Murphy's first taste "big city" life with young, sweet Sandra Dee in tow. She flees her family, which tried to trade her for some of Murphy's beaver ... See full summary »

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Yancy
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Marcy
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Paul
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Mr. Forbes
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Rosalie
George Mitchell ...
Uncle Lije
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Chip
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Ben Stocker
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Ma Ransome
Betty Harford ...
Mrs. Forbes
Mel Leonard ...
Pitchman
Lillian Adams ...
Kiri
Val Benedict ...
Richie
Jim Sheppard ...
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Henchman (as Ed Stroll)
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Charming tale of mountaineer-trapper Murphy's first taste "big city" life with young, sweet Sandra Dee in tow. She flees her family, which tried to trade her for some of Murphy's beaver pelts, and tags along with the reluctant Murphy. They get into all manner of trouble in town, and Murphy has to shoot the sheriff to rescue Dee from her job as a dancehall girl. Written by <rita.richardson@arch2.nara.gov>

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teenager | fur trapper

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Western

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27 May 1959 (USA)  »

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The Buckskin Kid and the Calico Gal  »

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"TOUCH OF PINK"
Written by Diane Lampert and Richard Loring
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not that wild but borders on infantile
3 September 2002 | by (British Columbia) – See all my reviews

Odd little films like THE WILD AND THE INNOCENT pop up from time to time and one has to wonder what brains trust bankrolled it. Surely it was the highroller from the backwoods who yearned to see a family sort of western with just a nasty touch of two older guys, 54 year old Gilbert Roland and 35 year old Audie Murphy, panting after 15 year old Sandra Dee. Or maybe it was some perverse producer who wanted to humiliate Murphy and dress him up as a sort of country bumpkin Stan Laurel lookalike. Still, there's a bit of harmless fun to be had here, especially if you are at a mountain top Drive-in with your best gal and a drop or two of moonshine to keep you company.


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