Review of The Man from Laramie (1955) by Tasos L — 18 Feb 2015
A pretty good yarn about a big ranch shoving around the locals. Stewart was cast as a western loner most of time and should have stayed back east as in the earlier days of his filmography, but nonetheless, this film is pretty good and not a waste of your time.
Written by Philip Yordan and Frank Burt, the film is about a stranger who defies a local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.
The father of the ranch of course knows nothing of his stupid spoiled kid Dave selling rifles to the Apaches. The father is played by Donald Crisp, of How Green Was My Valley fame, an Oscar best picture.
Against all odds, Stewart leaves most everyone important dead in the film. He rides off into the sunset despite falling in love with the widow of Dave. Come ask for me if you ever visit Laramie, he says to her at the end of the film.
A huge anticlimax to a long and suspense filled movie.
REVIEWS:
60%.
James Stewart is one of my favorites, but the more I see of Arthur Kennedy, the more I like.
60%.
A Satisfying Western.
NOTES:
1 The Man from Laramie was one of the first Westerns to be filmed in CinemaScope to capture the vastness of the scenery. The film was also shot in Technicolor. This is the fifth and final Western collaboration between Anthony Mann and James Stewart.
James Stewart as Will Lockhart.
Arthur Kennedy as Vic Hansbro.
Donald Crisp as Alec Waggoman.
Cathy O'Donnell as Barbara Waggoman.
Alex Nicol as Dave Waggoman.
Aline MacMahon as Kate Canady.
Wallace Ford as Charley O'Leary.
Jack Elam as Chris Boldt.
James Millican as Tom Quigby.
Frank DeKova as Padre.
Eddy Waller as Dr. Selden (uncredited).
Directed by.
Anthony Mann.
Produced by.
William Goetz.
Written by.
Philip Yordan.
Frank Burt.
Music by.
George Duning.
Lester Lee.
Cinematography.
Charles Lang.
Editing by.
William Lyon.
Studio.
William Goetz Productions.
Distributed by.
Columbia Pictures.
Release dates.
August 31, 1955.
Running time.
104 minutes.
Country.
United States.
Language.
English.
Box office.
$3.3 million (US).
This review of The Man from Laramie (1955) was written by Tasos L on 18 Feb 2015.
The Man from Laramie has generally received positive reviews.
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