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5.6/10 • 16

1955-06-181h 23m

ActionWestern

His Guns Put Little River On The Map... And His Guns Could Wipe It Off!

Still seeking revenge against ranch owner Tuck Ordway for publicly whipping him years earlier and breaking up his relationship with Ordway's daughter, cowboy Larry Madden plans to oust Ordway from his ranch by having his claim to the land declared invalid. Ordway's daughter Corinna, believing Madden to be the cause of the family's recent misfortunes, is unaware that the local saloon owner also has designs upon the Ordway holdings.

Directors
Lesley Selander
Editors
Irene Morra

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  1. Randolph Scott

    Randolph Scott

    Larry Madden

  2. Dorothy Malone

    Dorothy Malone

    Corinna Ordway

  3. Peggie Castle

    Peggie Castle

    Reva

  4. William Ching

    William Ching

    Rex Willard

  5. John Baragrey

    John Baragrey

    Cibo Pearlo

  6. Robert Barrat

    Robert Barrat

    Tucker Ordway

  7. John Dehner

    John Dehner

    Ames Luddington

  8. Paul Richards

    Paul Richards

    Peso Kid

  9. Lane Chandler

    Lane Chandler

    Hap Sutton

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John Chard

Apr 20, 2014

6/10

Warbonnet Requiem. Tall Man Riding is directed by Lesley Selander and adapted to screenplay by Joseph Hoffman from the novel written by Norman A. Fox. It stars Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Peggie Castle, William Ching, John Baragrey, Robert Barrat and John Dehner. Music is by Paul Sawtell and cinematography by Wilfred M. Cline. Pretty routine Oater that retains watchable factors due to Randolph Scott, location photography (in Warnercolor) and some straight backed action. Larry Madden (Scott) returns to the town of Little River seeking revenge on the land baron (Barratt) who publically humiliated him with a whipping. Madden’s crime was to date the man’s daughter (Malone). Soon enough Madden is dealing with all sorts of problems, liars and cheats, murder, hired assassin, an ambush, prison escape, betrayal, corrupt law and of course affairs of the heart. All wrapped up in under 85 minutes. There’s some interesting characterisations about the place, but the screenplay doesn’t have time to capitalise on the potential (eg: one key character is going blind but barely anything is made to add dramatic worth to this issue). Selander does a competent job of directing, but the over all feeling is that the makers were happy to settle for a “B” Western and just chock the play with formula staples guaranteed to please all the family looking for an unassuming afternoon at the theatre. Which on the face of it is enough for Western fans who know what they are getting with these 50s “B” level Oaters. When you got Randy Scott in square jawed antagonist mode, Dottie Malone batting her eyelids, Peggie Castle showcasing beautiful thighs that could crush walnuts, and Wilfred Cline photographing the Calif Ranch locales, well it’s impossible for genre fans to hate really. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Revenue
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Keywords
saloonranchrevengecattle baron