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The Lonely Man (1957)
Directed by Henry Levin
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Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob’s former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada…and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past…
Rated NR | Length 88 minutes
Actors
Jack Palance | Anthony Perkins | Neville Brand | Robert Middleton | Elisha Cook Jr. | Claude Akins | Lee Van Cleef | Harry Shannon | James Bell | Adam Williams | Denver Pyle | John Doucette | Paul Newlan | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Elaine Aiken | Moody Blanchard | Ray Boyle | Taggart Casey | Billy Dix | Duke Fishman | Milton Frome | Chick Hannan | Ken Hooker | Wes Hudman | William Meader | Zon Murray | Tudor Owen | Buddy Roosevelt | Dick Ryan | Russell Simpson | Philip Van Zandt | Dan White
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/2013 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Let’s just start by saying this movie has an incredible cast. Palance, Perkins, Cook, Brand, Akins, Van Cleef to name a few. I’d say that if you dropped that core into any movie I’d be there. And really that’s what carries this film of cowboys holding a grudge against a gunslinger and seeking to eliminate him. Solid drama too with a love triangle to boot. Definitely a worthy western.
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