The Tall T
Summary:
Perhaps the grittiest and grimmest of the Randolph Scott-Budd Boetticher collaborations, The Tall T was adapted by Burt Kennedy from the Elmore Leonard short story -The Captive. Scott plays a former ranch foreman who, along with newlyweds Maureen O'Sullivan and John Hubbard, is held hostage at a deserted stagecoach station by ruthless bandit Richard Boone and hi... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Randolph Scott - (Pat Brennan)
Richard Boone - (Frank Usher)
Maureen O'Sullivan - (Doretta Mims)
Arthur Hunnicutt - (Ed Rintoon)
Skip Homeier - (Billy Jack)
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Review:
Adapted from a story by Elmore Leonard, this may be the best of Boetticher's cult Westerns of the '50s. Like the others, it's a lean, laconic tale of grace under pressure, whose minimal budget allowed the director a measure of stylistic freedom. As always, a leathery Randolph Scott embodies Boetticher's vision of the weary loner who ... Continue >>
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