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Branded

1950Movie1 h 44 minNR

71

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71

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Summary

A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by pretending to be their son, who was kidnapped as child.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Drop-in friendly

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Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you on edge.
Pays off your patience.

Not for laughs or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 80Audiences 64GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer80%
IMDb6.7
Audience score60%
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for westerns
typical 107104
Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
Released
1950
November 3, 1950
76 years ago
Genre
Western
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
Directing · 1
Rudolph Maté Director
Writing · 3
Sydney Boehm Screenplay
Cyril Hume Screenplay
Max Brand Novel
Production · 2
Mel Epstein Producer
Bert McKay Casting
Camera · 2
Charles Lang Director of Photography
W. Wallace Kelley Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Alma Macrorie Editor
Sound · 2
Roy Webb Original Music Composer
Jim Miller Sound
Art · 5
Sam Comer Set Decoration
Hans Dreier Art Direction
Ray Moyer Set Decoration
Roland Anderson Art Direction
Robert McCrellis Props
Costume & Make-Up · 7
Edith Head Costume Design
Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Glen Alden Makeup Artist
Lenore Weaver Hairstylist
Nellie Manley Hairstylist
William Woods Makeup Artist

Tropes

Batman Gambitin 2,557 titlesTo combat what he now sees, Misha starts waging aggressive advertising campaigns, literally teaching his brands to kill the competition.My God, What Have I Done?in 4,664 titlesMisha's boss works for the CIA, and part of the condition for financing Misha's business is that he spy on his clients and deliver reports.All 15 tropes

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