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The Highwayman (1951)
Loved it as a boy of 10
I saw this movie as a ten year old when it was released. Like most boys, I loved the rousing adventure, cringed at the mushy scenes, and hated the ending when Bess and The Highwayman died. I haven't seen the film as adult, so I'm not qualified to vote at present. Years later, in junior high school the Noyes poem was required reading as an example of alliteration. I loved the poem then and now. Last night, the words of the first verse kept popping into my feeble brain. Today, I pulled the poem up on the computer, re-read it, and came hunting for details of the film. I wish that I could view the film again and see if it was as good as I remember it to be. Certainly, it doesn't rank with Stalag 17 or other classic films of the fifties, but it was fun.