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Rancho Notorious

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PG,1hr 29min
Genres:
Western,Drama
Released:
March 1, 1952
Director:
Fritz Lang
Starring:
Marlene Dietrich, Arthur Kennedy, Mel Ferrer  ...more
Synopsis: The original title for Rancho Notorious was Chuck-a-Luck, which is also the title of the soundtrack ballad (written by Ken Darby) which unifies the plotline, à la High Noon. Frontiersman Vern Haskell (Arthur Kennedy) wanders throughout the West in search of the man who robbed and murdered his fiancée. He is told that he'll probably find the culprits at Chuck-a-Luck, a combination horse ranch and criminal hideout overseen by saloon chanteuse Altar Keane (Marlene Dietrich). To gain entrance to Chuck-a-Luck, ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Wiener, AMG Review
The third Western directed by Fritz Lang (whose personal papers were found after his death to contain dozens of paperback Western novels), Rancho Notorious was made under trying circumstances. Not only was Lang fearful that producer Howard Welsch and the studio might not let him complete the film, but star Marlene Dietrich proved a worthy adversary for the autocratic director. Working from a story ... Full Review
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Marlene Dietrich
Altar Keane
Arthur Kennedy
Vern Haskell
Mel Ferrer
Frenchy Fairmont
Lloyd Gough
Kinch
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In the sexually conflicted 1950s, when women were either sex goddesses with pointy bazooms or...
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