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Tumbleweed

1953Movie1 h 19 minNR

64

DecentGoodWatch score

64

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it Yaqui fighters surround a wagon train, so Jim Harvey, the man guiding the pioneers, steps out to negotiate.

Good for

Family movie night
Friends night
Kids

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Keeps you on edge.

Not for laughs or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 64
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −28 min on the typical 107
typical 10779
Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1953
December 1, 1953
73 years ago
Genre
Western
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
17 of 17
Directing · 1
Nathan Juran Director
Writing · 2
John Meredyth Lucas Screenplay
Kenneth Perkins Novel
Production · 1
Ross Hunter Producer
Camera · 1
Russell Metty Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Virgil W. Vogel Editor
Sound · 3
Joseph Gershenson Music Director
Leslie I. Carey Sound
Glenn E. Anderson Sound
Art · 4
Bernard Herzbrun Art Direction
Richard H. Riedel Art Direction
John P. Austin Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
Bill Thomas Costume Design
Joan St. Oegger Hairstylist
Bud Westmore Makeup Artist

Tropes

Character WitnessRare · in 49 titlesJim Logan saves the life of the wounded Yaqui warrior Tigre. This saves his life twice later in the movie.The Alleged SteedRare · in 50 titlesThis is what Tumbleweed appears to be, and certainly what Jim assumes him to be: a broken down old cayuse who is part burro.All 26 tropes

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