An idealistic tenderfoot Chicago hotel clerk is taken on a cattle-drive to Mexico by famous trail boss Tom Reece but discovers that cowboy life isn't what he expected.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Glenn Ford | ... | Tom Reese | |
| Jack Lemmon | ... | Frank Harris | |
| Anna Kashfi | ... | Maria Vidal / Arriega | |
| Brian Donlevy | ... | Doc Bender - Trail Hand | |
| Dick York | ... | Charlie - Trail Hand | |
| Víctor Manuel Mendoza | ... | Paco Mendoza - Ramrod | |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Paul Curtis | |
| King Donovan | ... | Joe Capper - Trail Hand | |
| Vaughn Taylor | ... | Mr. Fowler - Chicago Hotel Manager | |
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Donald Randolph | ... | Senor Vidal - Maria's Father |
| James Westerfield | ... | Mike Adams | |
| Eugene Iglesias | ... | Don Manuel Arriega | |
| Frank DeKova | ... | Alcaide (as Frank de Kova) | |
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Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of making his fortune in the cattle business. He gets his chance when, the father of the Mexican woman he loves breaks off their relationship and Frank bankrolls cattleman Tom Reece to be able to join him on a cattle buying trip to Mexico. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out the reality of life on the trail as a cowboy is not what he expected. Written by Jorge Mourinha <rjmourinha@mail.telepac.pt>
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cattle baron | mexico | cattle ranch | native american attack | based on book |Taglines:
A man's not a man - until he's a cowboy See more »Genres:
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EnglishRelease Date:
23 March 1958 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Sung by the cowboys as a parody of opera
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The script is based on the memoirs of Frank Harris, chronicling his first trail drive as a greenhorn from Chicago. See more »Goofs
In a rail car containing the shipment of cattle, Tom Reese, an 'experienced' cattle-handler, attempts to help up a fallen steer by pulling the animal's head so that it can get up on its front legs then, presumably, on to its hind legs. No bovine will normally get up like this, and it's easier for it, firstly, to raise itself up on its hind legs by lunging forward, then put its front legs under it to stand up. To help this animal get up, you must lift its rear end by grabbing either the tail root or its backside. See more »Quotes
Tom Reese: If you had anything inside you worth saving, I'd beat you until you couldn't stand up. But it wouldn't do any good because you'll never learn. You haven't gotten tougher... you've gotten miserable!See more »
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Sextet from 'Lucia di Lammermoor'Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Sung by the cowboys as a parody of opera
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I found this movie to be excellent. I think it did not find an audience because of its dark tone. It explores the concept of death in a unique way for a western. The light comedy interspersed was a nice relief. Definitely worth watching for any western fans. Glenn Ford was magnificent. Jack Lemmon, while showing his flair for comedy, was subtly profound. The movie itself is profound in a subtle way. We can relate to Lemmon's character easily-stuck in a boring job and wishing for something more. Finding something more however, doesn't bring the joy he thought it would. He changes and grows;his relationship with Ford is terrific. This is not a western that glorifies the life of the cowboy. Rather, you see the grim, hard life that tries to suck the sweetness of man out of him.