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Title: Broken Lance (1954)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Spencer Tracy | ... | Matt Devereaux | |
| Robert Wagner | ... | Joe Devereaux | |
| Jean Peters | ... | Barbara | |
| Richard Widmark | ... | Ben Devereaux | |
| Katy Jurado | ... | Señora Devereaux | |
| Hugh O'Brian | ... | Mike Devereaux | |
| Eduard Franz | ... | Two Moons | |
| Earl Holliman | ... | Denny Devereaux | |
| E.G. Marshall | ... | Horace - The Governor | |
| Carl Benton Reid | ... | Clem Lawton | |
| Philip Ober | ... | Van Cleve | |
| Robert Burton | ... | Mac Andrews | |
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Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans revenge. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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half brother half brother relationship | remake | dysfunctional family | father son conflict | resentment |Taglines:
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Ben Devereaux: I don't know. But anybody that throws $10,000 in a spittoon makes me nervous.
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When Matt is seen riding toward his sons off the side of the hill, he is sitting astride his horse, and his right hand is held up holding the reins, but when his son Ben takes him off his horse, he is already dead. See more »Quotes
Mike Devereaux: He'll cool down... and when he does he'll make the deal. He's too smart not to. Ain't that right, Ben?Ben Devereaux: I don't know. But anybody that throws $10,000 in a spittoon makes me nervous.
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25 September 1954 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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This movie has a great cast with Spencer Tracy as the father and owner of a large ranch and and his sons played by Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark, and Hugh O'Brian as his sons. Tracy has been in charge a long time and has a lot of power that got E.G. Marshall elected governor. But everything starts going downhill when two of his sons are caught stealing cattle and Tracy kicks them out. The sons don't think they are being paid enough and Richard Widmark is the first one to turn on his father when he goes on trial for destroying a rival's property. Robert Wagner is the only one to stand up for his father and he winds up going to jail. Katy Jurado plays Tracy's wife and also was in High Noon and One-Eyed Jacks.