Summary
An ex-convict drifter and his flawed young partner are made sheriff and deputy of a Western town.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 67
IMDb6.7
Audience score66%
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most westerns, −14 min on the typical 107
typical 10793Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 22 more
Released
1955
April 29, 1955
71 years ago
Genres
WesternDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- 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
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more24 people
- James CagneyMatt Dow
- Viveca LindforsHelga Swenson
- John DerekDavey Bishop
- Jean HersholtMr. Swenson
- Grant WithersGentry
- Jack LambertLarsen
- Ernest BorgnineMorgan
- Ray TealSheriff
Irving BaconScotty
Trevor BardettePaulsen
John MiljanMayor Walsh
Gus SchillingDoc Ridgeway
Denver PyleHarvey
Phil ChambersMorgan's Partner in Bank Robbery (uncredited)- BFBob FolkersonHughes (uncredited)
- JHJoe HaworthLarry - Train Guard (uncredited)
- HJHarold J. KennedyDevers - Expressman on Train (uncredited)
Emmett LynnBartender (uncredited)
Emerson TreacyBank Clerk (uncredited)
Henry WillsTownsman (uncredited)
Frank CordellMinor Role (uncredited)- HJHoward JoslinMinor Role (uncredited)
- JMJack MontgomeryMinor Role (uncredited)
Rocky ShahanMinor Role (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Nicholas Ray Director
- Francisco Day Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Winston Miller Screenplay
- Harriet Frank Jr. Story
- Irving Ravetch Story
Production · 3
- William C. Thomas Producer, Additional Writing
- William H. Pine Producer
- A.C. Lyles Publicist
Camera · 1
- Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Howard A. Smith Editor
Sound · 6
- Howard Jackson Original Music Composer, Music Director
- Robert Teisseire Sound Recordist
- André Soler Sound Assistant
- Lucien Cailliet Orchestrator
- Gene Merritt Sound Recordist
- John Cope Sound Recordist
Art · 4
- Hal Pereira Art Direction
- Sam Comer Set Decoration
- Henry Bumstead Art Direction
- Frank R. McKelvy Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Edith Head Costume Design
- Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Visual Effects · 2
- Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
- John P. Fulton Visual Effects
Other crew · 6
- Henry Wills Stunts
- Sumner Williams Dialogue Coach
- Bob Folkerson Stunts
- Frank Cordell Stunts
- Rocky Shahan Stunts
- Barlow Simpson Stunt Double
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