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Six Black Horses

  • 19621962
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)
Western
A beautiful woman with an ulterior motive hires two gunslingers to escort her through Indian territory so she can be reunited with her awaiting husband.A beautiful woman with an ulterior motive hires two gunslingers to escort her through Indian territory so she can be reunited with her awaiting husband.A beautiful woman with an ulterior motive hires two gunslingers to escort her through Indian territory so she can be reunited with her awaiting husband.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
831
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
48,963
6,056
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    • Director
      • Harry Keller
    • Writer
      • Burt Kennedy
    • Stars
      • Audie Murphy
      • Dan Duryea
      • Joan O'Brien
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    • Director
      • Harry Keller
    • Writer
      • Burt Kennedy
    • Stars
      • Audie Murphy
      • Dan Duryea
      • Joan O'Brien
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    • 23User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Phil Chambers, and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)
    Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)
    Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)
    Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)
    Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)
    Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)
    Audie Murphy and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)
    Audie Murphy and Dan Duryea in Six Black Horses (1962)
    Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)
    Dan Duryea and Joan O'Brien in Six Black Horses (1962)

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    Audie Murphy
    Audie Murphy
    • Ben Lane
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Frank Jesse
    Joan O'Brien
    Joan O'Brien
    • Kelly
    George D. Wallace
    George D. Wallace
    • Will Boone
    • (as George Wallace)
    Roy Barcroft
    Roy Barcroft
    • Mustanger
    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    • Puncher
    Henry Wills
    Henry Wills
    • Indian leader
    Phil Chambers
    Phil Chambers
    • Undertaker
    Charlita
    • Mexican dancer
    • (as Charlita Regis)
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    • Man
    Collie
    Collie
    • Dog riding Mule or Horse
    Joe Garcio
    Joe Garcio
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Pascoe
    • Charlie
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harry Keller
    • Writer
      • Burt Kennedy
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    • Trivia
      Burt Kennedy wrote this as a vehicle for Richard Widmark.
    • Goofs
      Indians are reputed to ride horses bare back it's obvious that the blanket on Yellow Shirt's horse is covering a saddle as not only are stirrups hanging down but he puts his hands on a hidden pummel to pill himself up.
    • Quotes

      Frank Jesse: I got myself a policy: never do an honest days work unless it's absolutely necessary.

    • Connections
      Featured in Best in Action: 1962 (2018)

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    6/10
    Above average Oater that sees Burt Kennedy recycle a classic format.
    Six Black Horses is directed by Harry Keller and written by Burt Kennedy. It stars Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea and Joan O'Brien. Photography is by Maury Gertsman and the music scored by Joseph Gershenson. It's filmed in Eastmancolor and location for the shoot is St. George, Utah, USA. Plot sees Murphy and Duryea hired by O'Brien to take her across dangerous Indian country to her husband. But are ulterior motives at work?.

    There's no getting away from it, this film has striking similarities to the far superior "Budd Boetticher/Randy Scott" movie, "Ride Lonesome". Also scripted by Burt Kennedy, the plot follows the same format and Kennedy even scripts some of the same dialogue. While the keen Western fan will note the name of Murphy's character, Ben Lane, was also used for a character in "Boetticher's Comanche Station". So far so regurgitated then, but although it goes without saying that to watch this piece in conjunction with "Ride Lonseome" is a futile exercise, this does have enough about it to warrant a viewing on its own terms one Sunday afternoon.

    It's a professional and well put together movie, Murphy and Duryea (the latter owning the film from the second he turns up on his horse, shotgun in hands) aren't asked to extend themselves but still make an engaging duo (see also their pairing in "James Stewart" starrer "Night Passage 1957"). While O'Brien ("The Comancheros") is gorgeous and does a nice line in sultry devious. Editor turned director Keller does a competent job, his action construction solid if somewhat hamstrung by the odd daft moment involving the Coyoteros Indians. Stunt work is very good and Gershenson's ("No Name on the Bullet/Lonely Are the Brave") score is brisk and tonally correct. Bonus here is the location scenery, beautifully realised by Gertsman's ("Cattle Drive 1951") photography, the St. George craggy hills form an imposing backdrop as the protagonist's journey grows more perilous and their emotional states come under scrutiny.

    Enjoyable with genuine moments of quality, even if it's ultimately the second cousin to a far better movie. 6.5/10
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    • Apr 15, 2011

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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 6 Crnih konja
    • Filming locations
      • St. George, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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