Review of Tall Man Riding (1955) by Dave J — 28 Aug 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013.
(1955) Tall Man Riding.
WESTERN.
Based on the Norman A. Fox novel starring Randolph Scott as Larry Madden coming back to a small western town to settle a score after he saving a life of a person he doesn't really like. Unlike the remade Westerns of "True Grit" and "3:10 To Yuma" at least this was a western movie that had never been done before even though they're hundreds and thousands of Western books these days instead of making something never shown on screen a Hollywood studio rather remake Westerns that are already good. The story touches on 'staking land claims', total corruption amongst sheriffs who are already bought, underhanded lawyers and misunderstandings regarding a relationship between the protagonist and the settlers. This movie in my opinion has a similar experience to a Randolph Scott/ Budd Boetticher movie not because it has a superficial ending.
Solid.
3 out of 4 stars.
This review of Tall Man Riding (1955) was written by Dave J on 28 Aug 2013.
Tall Man Riding has generally received mixed reviews.
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