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A Bullet Is Waiting (1954)

Directed by John Farrow

Crime | Drama | Romance

Overview

A plane carrying a sheriff and a man indicted for manslaughter is wrecked on a lonely California beach and the prisoner manages to escape, after a struggle, only to be taken in hand by the female manager of a remote sheep ranch.

Length 81 minutes

Actors

Rory Calhoun | Jean Simmons | Stephen McNally | Brian Aherne

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
05/15/2022Home TheaterBlu-rayOwned5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Despite a strong opening, this one didn’t grab me much. You spend most of the movie trying to guess if the good guy is actually bad and the bad guy actually good, and in the end it doesn’t really matter much. The whole thing ends ham-fisted when the moralizing father shows up.

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