Down-and-out cowhand Jim Garry is asked by his old friend Tate Riling to help mediate a cattle dispute. When Garry arrives, however, it soon becomes clear that Riling has not been entirely forthright. Garry uncovers Riling's plot to dupe local rancher John Lufton out of a fortune. When Lufton's firecracker of a daughter, Amy, gets involved, Garry must choose between his old loyalties and what he knows to be right.
Directed by Robert Wise
daughter
cattle drive
homesteader
drifter
cattle baron
herd
corrupt official
neighbor feud
western noir
cowboys
rancher
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3.5 / 5
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Cast
Robert Mitchum
Jim Garry
Barbara Bel Geddes
Amy Lufton
Robert Preston
Tate Riling
Walter Brennan
Kris Barden
Phyllis Thaxter
Carol Lufton
Frank Faylen
Jake Pindalest
Tom Tully
John Lufton
Charles McGraw
Milo Sweet
Clifton Young
Joe Shotten
Tom Tyler
Frank Reardon
George Cooper
Fred Barden
Tom Keene
Ted Elser
Crew
Robert Wise
Director
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
JK
I want to get as performatively into RKO as the kids are with A24. Going to buy an RKO tote bag because they make a helluva radio picture!
I want to get as performatively into RKO as the kids are with A24. Going to buy an RKO tote bag because they make a helluva radio picture!
Hannah
7.3★ · 11/19/24
Robert Mitchum is so insanely cool
Robert Mitchum is so insanely cool
Hhh
7.0★ · 11/19/24
Robert Mitchum is so insanely cool
Robert Mitchum is so insanely cool
Orfalite
6.0★ · 08/07/20
Robert Mitchum’s face has a weird inability to look happy. I love it.
You can see a lot of the great noir elements, but isn’t refined enough stylistically yet. More psychological western than ‘noir’ imo.
Robert Mitchum’s face has a weird inability to look happy. I love it.
You can see a lot of the great noir elements, but isn’t refined enough stylistically yet. More psychological western than ‘noir’ imo.
