The Tall Men (film)
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | William A. Bacher, William B. Hawks |
| Written by | Heck Allen (novel) (as Clay Fisher), Sydney Boehm (screenplay), Frank S. Nugent (screenplay) (as Frank Nugent) |
| Starring | Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, Cameron Mitchell |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | October 5, 1955 |
| Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Tall Men is a 1955 American western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Clark Gable, Jane Russell, and Robert Ryan.
The 20th Century Fox film was produced by William A. Bacher and William B. Hawks. Sydney Boehm and Frank S. Nugent wrote the screenplay, based on a novel by Heck Allen (as Clay Fisher).
[edit] Plot
Ben Allison (Clark Gable) and his brother Clint (Cameron Mitchell) journey to Montana in search of gold. They come upon wealthy businessman Nathan Stark (Robert Ryan) who they rob and kidnap before he talks them into becoming partners with him on a cattle drive to Montana. As they travel to Texas to buy the cattle, they come upon a party of settlers who share their fire and agree to slaughter a mule for food; as they leave the next day they realize the Indians (Sioux) are likely to attack the settlers and Ben heads back to see the last of the settlers being attacked by a war party and shoots several of them. He saves Nella Turner (Jane Russell) who eventually joins them on the cattle drive. Ben and Nella have a fling while stuck in a cabin during a snow storm, but Nella rejects him as he "dreams too small" wanting to settle down to a ranch in his hometown whereas she sees that lifestyle as the road to unhappiness given her parents' experience. Arriving in San Antonio, Nella takes up with Stark, whose desire to make as much money as possible coincides with Nella's own ambitions. But when, at Stark's insistence, she accompanies him on the final trek to Montana, the friction between Ben and Stark erupts as the drive heads into dangerous Indian country.
[edit] Cast
- Clark Gable as Colonel Ben Allison
- Jane Russell as Nella Turner
- Robert Ryan as Nathan Stark
- Cameron Mitchell as Clint Allison
- Juan García as Luis, Allison's head vaquero
- Harry Shannon as Sam, cattleman robbed by jayhawkers
- Emile Meyer as Chickasaw Charlie
- Steve Darrell as Colonel Norris, U.S. Cavalry (as Stevan Darrell)
[edit] External links
- The Tall Men at the Internet Movie Database
- The Tall Men (film) at the TCM Movie Database
- The Tall Men (film) at AllRovi
