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After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
4.6K
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- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Taradash(screenplay)
- Silvia Richards(original story)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Taradash(screenplay)
- Silvia Richards(original story)
- Stars
Rodd Redwing
- Rio
- (as Rodric Redwing)
Victor Adamson
- Racer with Fat Girl
- (uncredited)
Roger Anderson
- Red
- (uncredited)
Al Bain
- Race Spectator
- (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Taradash(screenplay)
- Silvia Richards(original story)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe ballad "The Legend of Chuck-a-Luck" is heard during the opening credits and throughout the film, using the lyrics as narration. According to the American Film Institute, this is the first American film to use a song in this manner.
- GoofsWhen Haskell and Fairmont are in the cell and talking about gambling. One of them refers to a Chuk-a-Luck "Wheel". There is no wheel in Chuk-a-Luck. Chuk-a-Luck is a dice game, it's played with three dice usually contained in an hour-glass shaped rotatable cage. Bets are placed as to what number will come up on gaming table.
- Quotes
Altar Keane: [to Vern] I'd wish you go away... and come back ten years ago.
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (1994)
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About as sexy and smoldering as your grandmother...
When the film begins, Vern Haskell (Arthur Kennedy) is shown with his fiancé. However, shortly after Vern leaves her store, a thug wanders in to rob the place and then assaults and murders her as well. Vern makes it his life work to track down the killer and punish him, but he has very few clues. Through much of the film, he's on the trail and eventually finds his way to a wanted man, Frenchy Fairmont (Mel Ferrer). He arranges to break Frenchy out of jail...and pretends to be a bad guy in the hope that Frenchy takes him to the rest of the gang and the murderer. Once with the gang, however, like EVERYONE in this film he inexplicably falls for the charms of Altar Keane (Marlene Dietrich)--a woman who runs sort of a hostel for crooks called 'Chuck-A-Luck'. Vern's problem now is what to do...keep on his path of revenge or settle down with Altar and her feminine wiles.
While I know a lot of folks love this film, for me it was problematic to watch due to the casting. Like Joan Crawford in "Johnny Guitar", the leading lady (Dietrich) was just too old and unattractive to be portraying such a vivacious and sexy character. Some women are still gorgeous at 51, but, sadly, Dietrich here is just kind of sad playing a sexy siren. This is a severe knock against the film as is the annoying song "Chuck-A-Luck", though otherwise it is well acted, written and directed (by Fritz Lang of all people). Enjoyable but seriously flawed.
While I know a lot of folks love this film, for me it was problematic to watch due to the casting. Like Joan Crawford in "Johnny Guitar", the leading lady (Dietrich) was just too old and unattractive to be portraying such a vivacious and sexy character. Some women are still gorgeous at 51, but, sadly, Dietrich here is just kind of sad playing a sexy siren. This is a severe knock against the film as is the annoying song "Chuck-A-Luck", though otherwise it is well acted, written and directed (by Fritz Lang of all people). Enjoyable but seriously flawed.
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- planktonrules
- Apr 13, 2016
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- Budget
- $900,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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