Stranger on the Run (1967) (TV)

Director:

Don Siegel

Writers:

Dean Riesner (writer)
Reginald Rose (story)

Release Date:

31 October 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Western

Plot:

A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse...

Plot Keywords:

Man Hunt | Police | Alcohol

Cast

Henry Fonda	...	Ben Chamberlain
Anne Baxter	...	Valverda Johnson
Michael Parks	...	Vince McKay
Dan Duryea	...	O.E. Hotchkiss
Sal Mineo	...	George Blaylock
Lloyd Bochner	...	Mr. Gorman
Michael Burns	...	Matt Johnson
Tom Reese	...	Leo Weed
Bernie Hamilton	...	Dickory
Zalman King	...	Larkin
Madlyn Rhue	...	Alma Britten
Walter Burke	...	Berk
Rodolfo Acosta	...	Mercurio
George Dunn	...	Pilney
Pepe Hern	...	Manolo

Also Known As:

Lonesome Gun

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Universal TV

Something of a gem

I'd love to know more about how this made-for-TV movie came about. It's got Don Siegel for it's director and Henry Fonda leading a first rate cast -- Dan Duryea is a stand out as the older, wiser gun-hand well past his prime (although he's actual a year younger that Fonda, Duryea looks at least 15 years older, but I gather he was in ill health). Not to give too much away, Fonda is a bum who drifts into town and upsets the apple cart by inquiring about the sister of a friend. The story builds quickly and is intriguing, but it is the characterizations of the players that give the movie it's greatest appeal. Even the minor characters are given some depth and not just the stereotypical kind of depth that is generally used as a kind of short-hand. The production values are just what they should be and the photography is excellent. I would suggest you go out of your way to try to catch this little gem of a western.