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6.7/10   2,270 votes
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Writers:
Paul Wellman (novel) and
James Edward Grant (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 October 1961 (USA) more
Plot:
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
User Reviews:
This Action-packed Western is Great Fun! more (36 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

John Wayne ... Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter
Stuart Whitman ... Paul Regret
Ina Balin ... Pilar Graile

Nehemiah Persoff ... Graile

Lee Marvin ... Tully Crow
Michael Ansara ... Amelung
Patrick Wayne ... Tobe (Texas Ranger) (as Pat Wayne)
Bruce Cabot ... Maj. Henry (Ranger CO)
Joan O'Brien ... Melinda Marshall

Jack Elam ... Horseface (Comanchero)
Edgar Buchanan ... Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen
Henry Daniell ... Gireaux
Richard Devon ... Esteban
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Arnold ... Nervous Drunk (uncredited)
Anne Barton ... Mrs. Martha Schofield (uncredited)
Steve Baylor ... Comanchero (uncredited)
Don Brodie ... Card Dealer (uncredited)
Alan Carney ... Stillwater Bartender (uncredited)
Iphigenie Castiglioni ... Josefina (uncredited)
Dennis Cole ... Blonde Youth (uncredited)
Booth Colman ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Gabriel Curtiz ... Marsac (uncredited)
John Dierkes ... Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited)
Ilana Dowding ... Mary Schofield (uncredited)
William Fawcett ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Eric Feldary ... Valtin (uncredited)

Joe Gray ... Minor ROle (uncredited)
Lenmana Guerin ... Indian Maid (uncredited)
Claude Hall ... Ranger (uncredited)
Tom Hennesy ... Gordo - Graile's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Tom Hernández ... Croupier (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava ... Dealer (uncredited)
George J. Lewis ... Chief Iron Shirt (uncredited)
Jon Lormer ... Elderly man on riverboat (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Roger Mobley ... Bub Schofield (uncredited)
Ralph Neff ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Gregg Palmer ... Emil Bouvier (opponent in duel) (uncredited)
Thayer Roberts ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Michael Ross ... Gordo (Graile's bodyguard) (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell ... Faro Dealer (uncredited)
Leigh Snowden ... Evie - Blonde in Hotel Room (uncredited)
Bob Steele ... Pa Schofield (uncredited)
Lusita Triana ... Spanish dancer (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie ... Riverboat Pit Boss (uncredited)
Aissa Wayne ... Bessie Marshall (uncredited)
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ... Ed McBain (gunrunner) (uncredited)
Henry Wills ... Ranger (uncredited)
Sammy Wolfe ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Kelly Yost ... Indian (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Curtiz 
John Wayne (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
Paul Wellman (novel) (as Paul I. Wellman)

James Edward Grant  screenplay
Clair Huffaker  screenplay

Produced by
George Sherman .... producer
 
Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein 
 
Cinematography by
William H. Clothier 
 
Film Editing by
Louis R. Loeffler  (as Louis Loeffler)
 
Art Direction by
Jack Martin Smith 
Alfred Ybarra 
 
Set Decoration by
Robert Priestley  (as Robert Priestly)
Walter M. Scott 
 
Costume Design by
Marjorie Best 
 
Makeup Department
Ben Nye .... makeup artist
Helen Turpin .... hair stylist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack R. Berne .... assistant director
Cliff Lyons .... action sequences director
 
Art Department
Don B. Greenwood .... property master (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Alfred Bruzlin .... sound
Warren B. Delaplain .... sound
 
Stunts
Denny Arnold .... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Burk .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Tap Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Philip Crawford .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Hart .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward .... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Hennesy .... stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Morgan .... stunts (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan .... stunts (uncredited)
Morry Ogden .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Williams .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack N. Young .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Orven Schanzer .... first assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Jack Hayes .... orchestrator
Leo Shuken .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Harold Belfer .... dance stager (as Hal Belfer)
Tom Mankiewicz .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (as De Luxe)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm mag-optical prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm optical prints)
Certification:

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Wayne's character, Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter, is called Big Jake. Wayne later played Jacob McCandles in Big Jake (1971). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the bar scene: Tully Crow (Lee Marvin) asks the bartender for a bottle of "the good stuff." The bartender holds up a bottle of whiskey with his right hand. Crow, not believing that it really is "the good stuff," gets mad and shoots the bottle and breaks it. The camera view then changes to a stuffed deer head on the wall, which Crow also shoots. Then the camera goes back to the bartender, but he is standing there with the same bottle of whiskey in his right hand - bottle is intact and unbroken. more
Quotes:
Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen: Most say, except for them who are unfair minded, that I have the finest legal mind in the entire southwest. So you can have faith in your lawyer, son. How much money you got?
Paul Regret: I don't have any.
Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen: Well, I'm beginning to doubt your chances against the law.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in C'era una volta il West (1968) more

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15 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
This Action-packed Western is Great Fun!, 25 August 1999
Author: James S. Prine (jprine@prinebooks.com) from New Orleans, Louisiana

A thrilling movie that stands the test of time. Exciting, action-packed, chock-full of engaging characters, coupled with a lively and evocative soundtrack, all combine to make this a real treat.

One of those rare movies that you hate to see end...

I rate it a 9.9 out of 10.

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