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While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.
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Directed by: Russell Metty, John Huston, John Gaudioso
Produced by: Frank E. Taylor, John Huston
Composed by: Alex North
Cast

Marilyn Monroe
Roslyn Taber

Clark Gable
Gay Langland

Eli Wallach
Guido

Montgomery Clift
Perce Howland

Thelma Ritter
Isabelle Steers

James Barton
Fletcher's grandfather

Kevin McCarthy
Raymond Taber

Estelle Winwood
Church lady collecting money in bar

Rex Bell
Old Cowboy (uncredited)

John Huston
Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
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