Directed by:
Anthony MannScreenplay:
Reginald RoseCinematography:
Ernest HallerComposer:
Leigh HarlineCast:
Gary Cooper, Julie London, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur O'Connell, Jack Lord, John Dehner, Royal Dano, Tom London, Robert J. Wilke, Emory Parnell, Frank Ferguson (more)VOD (1)
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Seemingly naive Link (Gary Cooper) leaves his family to take a train to Fort Worth. Also on the train is saloon singer Billie Ellis (Julie London), who is compelled by con man Sam Beasley (Arthur O'Connell) to cheat Link out of his money. But the con comes to naught when the nefarious Dock Tobin (Lee J. Cobb) and his gang rob the train. Link takes Billie and Beasley to Tobin's cabin, where it is revealed the mild-mannered Link is Tobin's nephew and a former member of his cutthroat gang. Dock Tobin draws up a plan to rob a bank which the outlaws find agreeable, but they're reluctant to have Link rejoin their group. Soon it becomes apparent why they feel this way; when Link rejoins his old gang, his shy demeanor falls away and his outlaw instincts rise to the surface. (Shock Entertainment)
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Gary Cooper is one of those actors for whom aging doesn’t seem to make a difference. Here, he immersed himself in the role of a cowboy who might not be as much of a gentleman as one might think at first glance. His past haunts him, but it doesn't just affect him alone and also impacts the people around him. This encounter with the past in a western setting didn't exactly thrill me, but it does show the depth of the genre.
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