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A Time for Dying

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6.4/10 • 20

1969-09-151h 13m

Western

Only he knew it was...a time for dying

Passing through a town, a farm boy aspiring to be a bounty hunter rescues a woman who has been tricked into working in its brothel and the two travel towards his father's ranch.

Directors
Budd Boetticher
Editors
Harry V. Knapp

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Richard Lapp

    Richard Lapp

    Cass Bunning

  2. Anne Randall

    Anne Randall

    Nellie Winters

  3. Robert Random

    Robert Random

    Billy Pimple (as Bob Random)

  4. Beatrice Kay

    Beatrice Kay

    Mamie

  5. Victor Jory

    Victor Jory

    Judge Roy Bean

  6. Audie Murphy

    Audie Murphy

    Jesse James

  7. Ron Masak

    Ron Masak

    Sam - the Bartender

  8. Burt Mustin

    Burt Mustin

    Ed

  9. Peter Brocco

    Peter Brocco

    Seth

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CinemaSerf

Jun 3, 2023

5/10

This is quite an odd Western, this one - like many made in the late 1960s, it is anticipating the arrival of the railroad and, ultimately, it's own demise... This one is only really notable as the last appearance for Audie Murphy - and appearance is the word - probably no more than 3 minutes of screen time as the legendary Jesse James. The rest of the film really belongs to Victor Jury as the curmudgeonly - and quite ruthless - "Judge Roy Bean" who rules his town with a rod of iron, tempered only by his ability to drink copiously and his fascination with Lily Langtree. Richard Lapp is our rather naive, unassuming hero who has some skill with a gun that he is, thus far, reluctant to use until he is finally provoked... It actually looks quite good, but the story is all rather weak, I found - Lapp and his co-star Anne Randall ("Nellie Winters") are just too nice, their love story too frat-like and many of the action scenes looked more like rodeo staging than anything more authentic.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
lynch mob