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The Wild and the Innocent (1959)

PG | | Action, Adventure, Romance | 27 May 1959 (USA)
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In Wyoming, mountain trapper Yancy goes to the nearest town to trade his pelts but gets into trouble when he tries to save runaway saloon girl Rosalie from her shameful job.

Director:

Jack Sher

Writers:

Sy Gomberg (screenplay), Jack Sher (screenplay) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland | See full cast & crew »
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Complete credited cast:
Audie Murphy ... Yancy
Joanne Dru ... Marcy Howard
Gilbert Roland ... Paul Bartell
Sandra Dee ... Rosalie
Jim Backus ... Cecil Forbes
Peter Breck ... Chip Miller
Wesley Marie Tackitt ... Ma Ransome (as WesleyTackitt)
Strother Martin ... Ben Stocker
George Mitchell ... Uncle Lije
Betty Harford Betty Harford ... Mrs. Forbes
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Charming tale of mountaineer-trapper Murphy's first taste "big city" life with young, sweet Sandra Dee in tow. She flees her family, which tried to trade her for some of Murphy's beaver pelts, and tags along with the reluctant Murphy. They get into all manner of trouble in town, and Murphy has to shoot the sheriff to rescue Dee from her job as a dancehall girl. Written by <rita.richardson@arch2.nara.gov>

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The wild and wonderful story of the exciting young frontier !

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Action | Adventure | Romance | Western

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Was originally titled The Wild Innocents. See more »

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TOUCH OF PINK
Written by Diane Lampert and Richard Loring
Sung by George Mitchell and Audie Murphy
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It's a feel good movie
24 September 2006 | by glentom1 – See all my reviews

I really should have given it a 5 of 10, but it just felt good to watch.

This movie reminds me of some of the Elvis movies where they surrounded him with great character actors. Audie was famous years before Elvis, but in a different way. I would not be surprised if Audie was a hero of Elvis.

Anyway, this is a vehicle movie made for Audie, and it works fine. Audie is a good actor, and you will always get what you expect from one of his movies. Sandra Dee is good as well; she conveys much with her pouty face without ever saying a word.

Worth watching.
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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 1959 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Wild and the Innocent See more »

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »

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Universal International Pictures (UI) See more »
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Color (Eastman Color)| Color

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2.35 : 1
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