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The Fiend Who Walked the West

  • 19581958
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  • 1h 41m
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6.3/10
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The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
  • Western
In this western remake of Kiss of Death (1947), a convicted bank robber serving his sentence, and wishing nothing more than to finish his time and get back to his family, gets involved with ... Read allIn this western remake of Kiss of Death (1947), a convicted bank robber serving his sentence, and wishing nothing more than to finish his time and get back to his family, gets involved with a psychotic, homicidal inmate who turns on him and winds up terrorizing his wife and murde... Read allIn this western remake of Kiss of Death (1947), a convicted bank robber serving his sentence, and wishing nothing more than to finish his time and get back to his family, gets involved with a psychotic, homicidal inmate who turns on him and winds up terrorizing his wife and murdering his friends.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
236
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  • Director
    • Gordon Douglas
  • Writers
    • Harry Brown(screenplay)
    • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
    • Ben Hecht(1947 screenplay Kiss of Death)
  • Stars
    • Hugh O'Brian
    • Robert Evans
    • Dolores Michaels
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  • Director
    • Gordon Douglas
  • Writers
    • Harry Brown(screenplay)
    • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
    • Ben Hecht(1947 screenplay Kiss of Death)
  • Stars
    • Hugh O'Brian
    • Robert Evans
    • Dolores Michaels
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    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Robert Evans and Dolores Michaels in The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
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    Hugh O'Brian
    Hugh O'Brian
    • Daniel Slade Hardyas Daniel Slade Hardy
    Robert Evans
    Robert Evans
    • Felix Griffinas Felix Griffin
    Dolores Michaels
    Dolores Michaels
    • Mayas May
    Linda Cristal
    Linda Cristal
    • Ellen Hardyas Ellen Hardy
    Stephen McNally
    Stephen McNally
    • Marshal Frank Emmettas Marshal Frank Emmett
    June Blair
    June Blair
    • Saloon Girlas Saloon Girl
    Edward Andrews
    Edward Andrews
    • Judge Parkeras Judge Parker
    Ron Ely
    Ron Ely
    • Deputy Jim Dyeras Deputy Jim Dyer
    Ken Scott
    Ken Scott
    • Paul Finneyas Paul Finney
    Emile Meyer
    Emile Meyer
    • Amesas Ames
    Gregory Morton
    • Defense Attorney Gageas Defense Attorney Gage
    Shari Lee Bernath
    • Janie Hardyas Janie Hardy
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Harry Jeffords, Deputyas Harry Jeffords, Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    John Barton
    • Juroras Juror
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Becker
    Terry Becker
    • Lew Laneas Lew Lane
    • (uncredited)
    George Blagoi
    George Blagoi
    • Barn Fight Spectatoras Barn Fight Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Oscar Blank
    • Barn Fight Spectatoras Barn Fight Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    John Breen
    • Courtroom Spectatoras Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gordon Douglas
    • Writers
      • Harry Brown(screenplay)
      • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
      • Ben Hecht(1947 screenplay Kiss of Death)
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    • Trivia
      In his autobiography, "The Kid Stays in the Picture," Robert Evans says that this movie had the following working titles: "The Hell-Bent Kid", "Rope Law", "Enough Rope", "Quick Draw", "Quick Draw at Red Rock", and "The Hell-Bent Kid II". This mistakenly created the impression that Evans was appearing in more films than he actually was. The final title came from a marketing exec trying to cater to both western and horror film audiences.
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      Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

    User reviews7

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    Torpedoed by a crass central performance
    There is a minor tradition of remaking crime movies for the Western genre."The Badlanders"is a retread of "The Asphalt Jungle"while "Colorado Territory"is a remake of "High Sierra".

    "The Fiend Who Walked The West"is "Kiss of Death"in Western clothing and is almost a splendid movie.Hugh OBrian is "Daniel Slade Hardy" a decent gangster/outlaw who wants to go straight and turns to criminality only to keep his family fed.While in prison he confides in his deranged cellmate "Felix Griffin"the location of a cache of stolen money.Griffin on release tracks down and kills one of the robbers and slays his mother before terrorising Hardy's wife.Hardy is set free-in the guise of an escape-to bring the now out of control Griffin to justice

    The problem is not the script,direction(by the under-rated Gordon Douglas)or the acting by seasoned performers like OBrian and McNally(playing the sympathetic lawman but a performance of utter inadequacy by Robert Evans as Griffin.Where Richard Widmark in the original induced fear and loathing all that Evans evokes is a desire to laugh.Pouting prettily and assuming sub James Dean stances does not constitute acting and merely suggests a poor imitation of an poor actor.(The influence of James Dean on screen acting was wholly negative)If your villain comes over as a pouting pretty boy who needs a sound spanking then your movie is in trouble

    Its atmospheric,violent for its day and all the ingredients bar one -a credible actor in the pivotal role are in place.This lack mars the whole piece
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    • lorenellroy
    • May 29, 2002

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hell Bent Kid
    • Filming locations
      • 20thCFox Century Ranch, Malibu Canyon, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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